“Exploration of the natural world begins in early childhood, flourishes in middle childhood, and continues in adolescence as a pleasure and a source of strength for social action.”
Quote by David Sobel
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“Wet sneakers and muddy clothes are prerequisites for understanding the water cycle.”
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“Blow kisses to the oak trees and sparrows and elephants and weeds.”
“May books and nature be their early joy!”
Source: The Prelude, Or, Growth of a Poet's Mind: An Autobiographical Poem
Source: The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth
Source: William Wordsworth: The Pedlar, Tintern Abbey, the Two-Part Prelude
