Why the Wild Things Are Animals in the Lives of Children by Gail F. Melson, L. GailMelson Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2001 by Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00481-8, ISBN: 0-674-00481-7
" Whether they see themselves as King of the Wild Things or protector of Toto, children live in a world filled with animals--both real and imaginary. From Black Beauty to Barney, animal characters romp through children's books, cartoons, videos, and computer games. As Gail Melson tells us, more than three-quarters of all children in America live with pets and are now more likely to grow up with a pet than with both parents. She explores ..."
Family and Environment An Ecosystem Perspective by L. GailMelson 275 Pages, Published 1980 by Burgess Pub. Co ISBN-13: 978-0-8087-1395-1, ISBN: 0-8087-1395-7
Why the Wild Things Are(Updated) Animals in the Lives of Children by Gail F. Melson Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-01752-8, ISBN: 0-674-01752-8
" Whether they see themselves as King of the Wild Things or protector of Toto, children live in a world filled with animals--both real and imaginary. From Black Beauty to Barney, animal characters romp through children's books, cartoons, videos, and computer games. As Gail Melson tells us, more than three-quarters of all children in America live with pets and are now more likely to grow up with a pet than with both parents. She explores ..."
Origins of Nurturance Developmental, Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Caregiving by Alan Fogel, G. F.. Melson, Editor-A. Fogel Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 1986 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-89859-643-4, ISBN: 0-89859-643-2
"We often enjoy the benefits of connecting with nearby, domesticated nature -- a city park, a backyard garden. But this book makes the provocative case for the necessity of connecting with wild nature -- untamed, unmanaged, not encompassed, self-organizing, and unencumbered and unmediated by technological artifice. We can love the wild. We can fear it. We are strengthened an ..."
"We often enjoy the benefits of connecting with nearby, domesticated nature -- a city park, a backyard garden. But this book makes the provocative case for the necessity of connecting with wild nature -- untamed, unmanaged, not encompassed, self-organizing, and unencumbered and unmediated by technological artifice. We can love the wild. We can fear it. We are strengthened and nurtured by it. As a species, we came of age in a natural worl ..."