Nature Stories Around the World sparks children’s interest in and connection to nature. We share engaging picture books with tales of our other-than-human neighbors and the secrets only they can share. How do you inspire a lifelong passion for the planet? Start early!
Nature Stories is an online “read aloud” storytime. Selected readers will eventually share their favorite nature picture books, in a number of languages, to help connect or reconnect kids to the natural world. In the first phase of this project, all books are read in English.
Children have paid a steep price for being disconnected from nature in the forms of increased diagnoses of attention deficit disorder, higher rates of obesity, and soaring levels of emotional illnesses. Fortunately, numerous studies show that by being exposed to the natural world children can experience higher levels of creativity, lower levels of stress, and improved overall health.
The goal of Nature Stories is to spark renewed interest by children (and their parents) in the outdoors and provide a story pathway to those benefits by engaging with nature through outdoor activities while enhancing literacy along the way.
In the earliest days of this project, Biomimicry Fellow Margo Farnsworth reached out to Sami Aaron with The Resilient Activist who was delighted to create this partnership and make this project a reality. An action plan was formed. Books were selected. Then videographer Phoebe Mussman offered her expertise to film and edit them for the first release of the videos read in English by Margo. We are delighted to announce that Nature Stories Videos are also available in French, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish! They are now ready to be shared with curious kids – of all ages – around the world.
Visit The Resilient Activist’s Nature Stories website:
(https://www.theresilientactivist.org/nature-stories/)
