What Does It Mean to Care About Nature?

What does it mean to care about nature?

Does caring about nature mean saving the whales from harm or protecting forests from environmental changes? Caring about nature doesn’t have to mean traveling the world. Caring about nature can happen in your own community.

“What Does It Mean to Care About Nature?” uses everyday examples to show how children can love, respect and care for our environment and the world around us. When we take time to look deeper, wonder why, and notice nature’s beauty, we develop a desire to protect our place and all of its creatures. Earth is our home and we can all do our part to care about nature.

Printed locally on 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

Author Lauren MacLean is a passionate teacher, author, and outdoor learning consultant whose work inspires connection with nature and inclusive learning. She works along educators who are enthusiastic about infusing play-based learning in their classrooms.

Author Kelly Shuto is a dedicated kindergarten teacher, author, and mother of two boys who is deeply committed to nurturing curiosity, empathy, and belonging in young learners. She is the creator of the beloved What Does It Mean to Be series, which supports children in understanding themselves and the world around them with kindness and clarity. Her work reflects her passion for early learning, social-emotional development, and joyful, play-based classrooms.

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