Dirty Play
Why Children Need Mud, Microbes & Nature
$44.19
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2026
Summary
Mud, muck and microbes are not hazards to be scrubbed from childhood; they can be some of its most powerful ingredients.
Dirty Play makes the scientific case for letting children get gloriously, beneficially dirty. Coined by the author and microbial ecologist Jake Robinson, ‘dirty play’ is intuitive, unstructured, sensory-rich engagement with soil, mud, plants and the microbially diverse environments of the living world. Bringing together the science of play, the latest in mi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784277079 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178427707X |
| Author: | Alexia Barrable |
| Publisher: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Imprint: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Alexia Barrable
Alexia Barrable is a researcher in human–nature interactions whose work explores how contact with the natural world shapes development, health and wellbeing throughout our lives. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers on the subject, given a TEDx talk and is author of three books.
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