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"We live in a culture that dismisses the significance of an ecological identity, a culture that posits that we make home by the simple fact of habitation, rather than by intimate connection to the land, the sky, the air. Any place can become home, we're told. Which means, really that no place is home." So writes Ann Pelo in her book, The Goodness of Rain: Developing an Ecological Identity in Young Children.

"This is a dangerous view," she goes on to say. "When no place is home, a dammed river is regrettable, but not a devastating blow to the heart. When no place is home, eating food grown thousands of miles away is normal, and the cost to the planet of processing and shipping it is easy to ignore…

"An ecological identity offers an antidote to the displacement that makes possible the wounding and wrecking of the planet."

"Reading The Goodness of Rain made my heart soar. With her beautiful descriptions of guiding young Dylan into seeing the details of the natural world around her, Ann Pelo offers us a clear picture of how we can offer children a strong sense of place in their upbringing." – Margie Carter Join author Ann Pelo on her year-long journey as she nurtures the ecological identity of a toddler and discovers for herself what it means to live in relationship with the natural world.

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