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Joseph R. Goodall

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Joseph R. Goodall was born in Auckland, New Zealand and spent his childhood in Florida. Inspired by books combining science, history and creative story-telling, he wrote and illustrated his own stories from an early age. A big backyard, close-knit extended family, and involvement in community service efforts all shaped his love of building relationships and exploring cities, parks and nature trails. Humanitarian aid efforts have taken him on trips to Bolivia, India and Haiti, deepening his curiosity about the significance of place-making, the way people live and how to develop cross-cultural partnerships.

Since earning a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, he has worked in land development, preparing site designs fo ...more

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What the Bird Sees in Flight: Collected Stories of a New Zealand Farming Family

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Words of Welcome: Learning To Read in an Old-Growth Forest

I showed up knowing little about the writing workshop other than its title, “Reading Nature.” To my surprise, we revisited the basic process of learning how to read, then applied this crucial skill to our immediate surroundings: an unassuming classroom overlooking an old-growth forest. Ultimately, I felt deeply welcomed into the room, swept into the story of a unique and celebrated community cente Read more of this blog post »

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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

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In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)

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