Katie Woehrle
Very dry to start - just power through all the statistics. Starts raising some interesting food for thought about halfway through (which can largely be summed up as "We need more time in nature. Kids, specifically, need more nature-based play - not just being outside."). What rubbed me wrong about this book is that it's written very much from the perspective of "old white guy" who thinks Boomer generation is the gold standard to aspire to, and we've lost our way from the "good old days". Without a single thought or acknowledgement that Indigenous Peoples have been co-existing respectfully with nature for centuries. He does no exploration into what we can learn from Indigenous ways of life. No interviews with Indigenous tribes or people (that I recall - I admittedly zoned out during the dry bits). This book explores a "reconciliation with nature" from a Western lens only. I expected far more insight into non-Western cultures who have been doing this for ages, with relevant takeaways.