单选题 Children who 1 unsupervised time in nature grow into more confident adults—adults who feel 2 in the world. As children play, they make no distinction between the natural world and themselves; they have an innate sense of themselves as belonging to and part of Nature.
Children naturally connect and commune with animals as their "friends." This is why they are 3 to animal toys and cartoon figures. 4 there are frightening and dangerous animals in the world, this is knowledge that children acquire later—and is a 5 of the basic feeling of trust and safety they have with their animal companions.
Too often in modern culture, "growing up" means becoming increasingly 6 from Nature and from our natural selves. A key part of saving our planet is changing our 7 with it, befriending it, feeling at home in the natural world.
Since most of us live in cities these days, it is easy to 8 that a connection with nature is not possible, since nature is "out there" somewhere—in a national park or wilderness area. But nature is as 9 as our own animal bodies 10 breathe in rhythm with all of the living world.
Even in the city we are surrounded with the wild nature of this planet. The Falconer of Central Park is a fascinating book that describes the myriad species of birds that touch down in Central Park in New York City as they annually 11 with the changing seasons. News articles 12 the excitement New Yorkers feel when a raptor builds a nest high on an office building on Wall Street. The activities of the parents, as they build the nest and sit on the eggs, are eagerly observed, and the 13 of the young raptors is celebrated.
Cities have parks, rivers and gardens; 14 you are, the weather is a constant 15 that you are part of a globally interconnected natural system. The wind on your face as you walk from the parking lot to your office building is part of the Earth"s natural spirit that is touching you. 16 city lots are quickly colonized by weeds, trees and shrubs as well as birds and small animals. Cities and suburbs are home to an astonishing 17 of wildlife.
Nature is always around us and within us. Many books on Nature Education 18 the importance of educating children (and adults) of their place in the natural world. This breeds self-confidence, wholeness, a sense of community. 19 that we belong to the natural world changes how we behave. Children who are " 20 literate" enjoy recycling and taking care of the environment.