The Wild City Book by Jo Schofield

The Wild City Book by Jo Schofield

A wild, surprising world of plants and animals is always waiting to be discovered round the corner, right now, in every city. You just need to keep your eyes open and know where to look.

"an ideal book to inspire teachers, parents and children with new and exciting things to do outside of the classroom"

"With this book in hand expeditions around your neighbourhood will be as exciting as any visit to a foreign park"

'For city dwellers it is is not always obvious how to entice young imaginations into the great outdoors ... The Wild City Book is full of ideas for outdoor activities in an urban setting"

'For city dwellers it is is not always obvious how to entice young imaginations into the great outdoors ... The Wild City Book is full of ideas for outdoor activities in an urban setting"

'If you value play, being outdoors and finding our wild side, this book is for you - simple, fun and magic.'

"With this book in hand expeditions around your neighbourhood will be as exciting as any visit to a foreign park."

"an ideal book to inspire teachers, parents and children with new and exciting things to do outside of the classroom"

Jo Schofield gained a degree in psychology from Exeter University and began her career working for an educational psychologist in London. After getting involved in the production of a film, she went on to work in the creative department of a TV advertising agency where she began taking still photographs. This led on to her becoming a commercial photographer in Australia and then London. She worked mainly for national editorial magazines such as Country Living. When her children were small she worked in Watlington Primary School and the Dragon school in Oxford, applying her creative knowledge to the classroom with children aged 6-9 years. More recently she has been focusing on writing and photographing for a series of books with co-author Fiona Danks. Jo lives near Watlington in Oxfordshire. Through their website www.goingwild.net Jo and Fiona provide more ideas for outdoor activities and an opportunity for debate on the importance of real world adventures for all young people.

For more information on how to encourage children to go outdoors, visit Jo and Fiona's website click here

Fiona Danks is an environmental educator and author who works with her writing partner Jo Schofield to create beautiful books about the natural world. Fiona and Jo believe that reconnecting everyone with nature is vital if we are to understand our reliance on a healthy and biodiverse natural world, and ensure it is protected for the future. They believe that all children and families should regularly spend time outdoors in green spaces where nature can weave its magic upon them.  

Together they have been writing and photographing the Going Wild books for the last fifteen years.  Through their books and website, they inspire families everywhere to get outside and become immersed in the natural world. They have run events, lead training courses for teachers and environmental educators, presented at conferences as keynote speakers, written articles, and they are helping to build the Leaves for Life Campaign (@joinleavesforlife) to raise awareness of the ecological emergency. Their latest book Make This Book Wild was shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards for best Illustrated books.

They both live at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, where they enjoy natural history, walking and exploring the local countryside. For more information on how to encourage children to go outdoors, visit Jo and Fiona's website - www.goingwild.net  

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780711234888
ISBN 10	0711234884
Title	The Wild City Book
Author	Jo Schofield
Series	Going Wild
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-05-01
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.