2. Dannenmaier, M. A Child’s Garden: Enchanting Outdoor Spaces for Children and Parents. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Lots of pictures and projects for children’s garden spaces. Buy it

3. Day, Christopher. Places of the Soul: Architecture and Environmental Design as Healing Art. London: Thorsons, 1990. A powerful look at how the architectural environment makes an impact on health, thought, and especially spirit. Buy it

4. Frost, Joe. Play and Child Development. New Jersey: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2001. All about children’s play and development - from an early history of play through modern practices, theories and environments. Buy it

5. Goldsworthy, Andy. Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature. Henry A Abrams, 1990. Stunning photos Goldsworthy’s environmental art which uses natural materials, from snow and ice to leaves, stone, and twigs... Buy it

6. Greenman, Jim Caring Places, Learning Places: Children’s Environments That Work. Bellevue, WA: Exchange Press, 1987. A holistic look at the design of child care environments. Buy it

7. Hart, Roger. Children’s Participation: The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care. Earthscan Publications, LTD, 1997. Techniques and resources to help allow children to play a central and lasting role in sustainable development and environmental projects. Buy it

8. Moore, Robin. Childhood’s Domain. Berkeley, CA: MIG Communication, 1986 A look at the world through children's eyes and how the physical environment contributes to their development and learning. Buy it

9. Moore, Robin and Wong, H. Natural Learning: Creating Environments for Rediscovering Nature’s Way of Teaching. Berkeley, CA: MIG Communication, 1997 An in-depth look at a ground-breaking natural play and learning envionment project. An amazing resource and guide to natural play environments. Buy it

10. Moore, Robin. Plants for Play. Berkeley, CA: MIG Communication, 1993
A plant guide for children’s environments. Buy it

11. Moore, R. Goltsman, S & Iacofano, D. (Eds., second edition). 1992. The Play For All Guidelines: Planning, Design, and Management of Outdoor Play Settings For All Children. Berkeley, California: MIG Communications.
A resource for creating developmentally appropriate, accessible play settings from pre-school on up. Buy it

12. Nabhan, Gary Paul and Trimble, Stephen. The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places. Boston: Beacon Press, 1994. Reflections on children’s inherent connection to the natural world. Buy it

13. Olds, Anita Rui. Child Care Design Guide. McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2000
THE way to think about the design of beautiful, holistic child-care environments. Buy it

14. Pearson, David, Earth to Spirit: In Search of Natural Architecture. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. A deep look at buildings and environments that heed the ancient wisdom of ecology, health and spiritual awareness. Inspiring photographs. Buy it

15. Rivkin, R. 1995. The Great Outdoors: Restoring Children’s Right to Play Outdoors. Washington, D.C.: NAEYC. All about natural play spaces for early childhood settings. Buy it

16. Shafer, R. Murray. The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World. New York: Knopf, 1977. A look at sound and soundscapes in our lives. Buy it

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