Dr Kristen Nawrotzki, a lecturer in English, is co-authoring a book with Larry Prochner on ‘Global Perspectives on Outdoor Learning for Young Children’.

[hop] The book *Nature and Early Education: Global Perspectives on Outdoor Learning for Young Children*, edited by English lecturer Dr Kristen Nawrotzki in collaboration with Larry Prochner, explores how nature-based education for children is evolving in the 21st century. Drawing on empirical research and real-world examples, the book demonstrates how nature-based approaches are transforming educational policy, theoretical frameworks and pedagogical practice in early childhood and beyond.

Based on research by international authors from various educational institutions, the volume examines:

• Challenges to concepts of childhood, risk and human–nature interaction, past and present
• Culture-specific and indigenous knowledge systems
• Teacher training and professional development
• Strategies for family and community engagement
• Effective nature-based learning in urban environments

The book offers practical recommendations as well as thought-provoking questions designed for both individual reflection and group discussions.

Larry Prochner and Kristen Nawrotzki (eds.), *Nature and Early Education. Global Perspectives on Outdoor Learning for Young Children*, Routledge, New York, 2026, 184 pages, ;