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Outdoor Education Bibliography

Many of the following publications could be most helpful in planning outdoor education activities. All of these are in the Smith Center Library. You may want to have some added to the school's professional library.

Andrews, William A. Investigating Aquatic Ecosystems. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice- Hall Canada, Inc., 1987.

Caduto, Michael J. & Joseph Bruchac. Keepers of the Earth. Golden Co: Fulcrum, Inc., 1988.

Cornell, Joseph. Sharing Nature with Children. Nevada City, CA 95959: Ananda Publications, 1979.

Cornell, Joseph. Sharing the Joy of Nature. Nevada City, CA 95959: Dawn Publications, 1989.

Couchman, MacBean, Steckler, Wentworth. Examining Your Environment (series). Toronto, Canada: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1974.

Link, Michael. Outdoor Education: A Manual for Teaching in Nature's Classroom. Englewood Cliffs, JH 07632: Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Milne, Lorus & Margery. The World of Night. New York, NY 10022: Harper Colophon Books, 1956.

Mitchell, John. The Curious Naturalist. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632: Prentice-Hall, 1980.

Orlick, Terry. The Cooperative Sports & Games Book. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1978.

Orlick,Terry. The Second Cooperative Sports & Games Book. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1982.

Rowell, Elizabeth and Thomas Goodkind. Teaching the Pleasures of Reading. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632: Prentice-Hall, 1982.

Sisson, Edith. Nature with Children of All Ages: Activities for Exploring, Learning, and Enjoying the World Around Us. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632: Prentice-Hall.

Swan, Malcolm. Tips & Tricks in Outdoor Education. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632: Prentice-Hall, 1978.

Van Matre. The Earth Speaks. Acclimatization Experiences Institute, 1983.

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"The New Games Book." Dolphin Books. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1976.

"More New Games." Dolphin Books. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1976.

Environmental Discovery Units. National Wildlife Federation, 1412 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Naturescope. National Wildlife Federation, 1412 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS). Delta Education, Inc., Nashua, NH 03063.

Acclimatization, Acclimatizing, Sunship Earth. American Camping Assn. Martinsville, IN 46151, 1972, 1974, 1979.

Project Learning Tree. American Forest Foundation, 11 19th St., NW, Suite 780, Washington, DC 20036 (6th ed), 1998.

Project WILD, Aquatic. Western Regional Environmental Education Council, P.O. Box 18060, Boulder, CO., 1987.

Project WILD, Secondary Guide. Western Regional Environmental Education Council, P.O. Box 18060, Boulder, CO., 1087.

Project WILD. Western Regional Environmental Education Council, P.O. Box 18060, Boulder, CO., 1987.

Golden Nature Guides & Golden Science Guides. Golden Press. Racine, WI 54911. Western Publishing Co., Inc.

Star & Planet Locator (9227). Edmond Scientific, 101 E. Gloucester Pike, Barrington, NH 08007.

Wonders of Wetlands. Environment Concerns, Inc., P.O. Box P, St. Michael's, MD 21663 and The Watercourse, 201 Culbertson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, 1995.

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