Grounded

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When a cat gets loose the four kids band together to help find it, while also each dealing with issues of their own. Together these words and images combine to create a sense of place and a feeling of what it was like to be on Hollesley Marshes during a particular moment in time.

Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestselling and award-winning authors—Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S. It is something that I feel is vital for my wellbeing, it makes me feel alive and helps put everything else into perspective. We all know the importance of the natural world for our physical, mental, and even spiritual health. Beginning with Presence, each of the chapters has simple explanations as to what she is trying to get you to do, along with clear steps to bring you closer to nature. What interests [Canton] above all is British rural sites where the evidence of the deep past still lies on or close to the surface.Interacting with the outdoors can ground us, offer us a sense of security, deepen the roots of resilience, and enhance our sensory awareness that contributes to feeling fully alive. Grounded invites us to step away from our modern world, to rekindle the wonder and awe in the places we live in, to discover the history and meaning encoded into the land – if only we take the time to look. This is not just speculation, but scientific evidence has demonstrated this in many different studies.

To me this is the real Suffolk landscape; an amalgamation of grazing marsh, salt marsh, river and creek which has provided me with some of my most immersive times out in the landscape. It feels like it has in some small way opened something up within me that has been closed off for a long time; I am very thankful to Ruth for writing such a healing and transformative guide to connecting with nature! She also works privately with clients of all ages, helping people understand and heal from the impact that trauma has on brains and bodies. It’s an ideal book to have on the coffee-table to provide a fast-fix dose of escapism; it’s pretty to look at, and contains plenty of mindfulness tenants to ease you through the day.Over the years I've read to a lot of kids, with a lot of kids, discussed books in classrooms, and in book clubs, so when reviewing I often share what kids think or what I imagine kids will think, and I usually acknowledge when I'm being overly critical as a reviewer, but this book I will tell you, I did not read through the intended middle grade lens, I read it as a 42 year old seasoned reader.

It's a modern yet down-to-earth guidebook for aspiring smallholders on par with John Seymour’s The Fat of the Land. Departing India prior to the grounding of flights in March, Sam documented the eerie calmness of Bristol during the first lockdown, before venturing to Europe via an empty ferry as restrictions eased.This story made us so cozy, warm, and joyful as we wrote, and I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed writing it. This is more than a cute kitty caper with humorous airport antics: it’s a thought-provoking adventure about growing up and the need for individuality, independence, and autonomy. We have updated our Privacy Policy, effective June 29, 2020, to clarify how we collect and process your personal data. I love that the voices are different, but polished and seamless in conveying a fictional story with universal themes through a variety of Muslim characters without talking down or over explaining anything. In our modern world we have to a large extent lost that enchantment and intimate knowledge of place.