Forest Education

The Learning Rainforest is renowned educator Tom Sherrington's attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching. It is a celebration of great teaching - the joy of it and the intellectual and personal rewards that teaching brings.

Ancient writers observed that forests always recede as civilizations develop and grow. The great Roman poet Ovid wrote that before civilization began, “even the pine tree stood on its own very hills” but when civilization took over, “the mountain oak, the pine were felled.” This happened for a simple reason: trees have been the principal fuel and building material of every society over the millennia, from the time urban areas were settled until the middle of the nineteenth century. To this day trees still fulfill these roles for a good portion of the world’s population.

Do you want to create a sustainable food forest and garden in your backyard, but don’t know how to start? Plenty of beginning gardeners want to grow their own food, but aren’t sure they can handle the maintenance. Put all of those worries aside — this book will walk you through every step. You’ll be amazed at the bounty you’ll harvest from such a small space without having to expend too much effort or too many resources. It’s possible to create a sustainable food forest around your home, and this book will show you how.

No matter where you live in the state, you can transform a patch of grass or woods into a magical edible Eden in just a few years. Discover the permaculture breakthrough that may one day feed the world. Learn how to build soil, get plants for free, and grow more food with less work in this book with expert Florida gardener David The Good.

England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell’s men are fighting the King’s men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead and their father died while fighting for the King. Now Cromwell’s soldiers have come to burn the house - with the children in it.

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for The Forest People by Colin N. Turnbull includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as village life versus forest life, community, and religion. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Aprender un idioma extranjero, a cualquier edad, es extremadamente beneficioso. Este libro tiene una lista de palabras en Inglés que suenan similares en Español. El formato electrónico contiene clips de audio para todas las traducciones. El audiolibro contiene un ciclo de repetición especial que es ideal para los oyentes que les gusta aprender mientras conducen sus automóviles o para los oyentes a los que les gusta quedarse dormidos mientras escuchan los audífonos.

Learning a foreign language, at any age, is extremely beneficial. This audiobook has a list of Spanish words that sound similar in English. The electronic format of this audiobook contains audio clips for all translations. The audiobook format contains a special repeating cycle that is ideal for listeners who like to learn while driving their cars or for the listeners who like to fall asleep while listening to headphones.

Have you wondered why Japanese people use a lot of English words when you listen to a conversation in Japanese? These are the loanwords - Japanese-adopted words from other foreign languages. Some words have the same meaning, while others have a different meaning. In this audiobook, you will discover 550+ loanwords with the same meaning as in English and their pronunciations.