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Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World
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The internationally bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods seeks a deeper personal connection to nature during this time of ecoanxiety and upheaval by exploring his own backyard
Long beloved for his insightful, inspiring nature writing, Richard Louv returns with his most personal book yet. Noticing is about discovering who you are by exploring the natural world. Louv shows how, by tapping into the thirty or more human senses we have, readers can develop skills––sensory, scientific, artistic, and spiritual––to see and experience the otherworlds of nature.
Through personal essays, rich with descriptions of the California wilderness around his home in the most biodiverse county in the nation, Louv draws on wisdom from influences as far-reaching as neuroscience, nature photography, Indigenous traditions, and mindfulness to foster what he calls "bioenchantment.” He offers a new, deeper understanding of what it means to see a tree, know a fox, and to become fully human.
Long beloved for his insightful, inspiring nature writing, Richard Louv returns with his most personal book yet. Noticing is about discovering who you are by exploring the natural world. Louv shows how, by tapping into the thirty or more human senses we have, readers can develop skills––sensory, scientific, artistic, and spiritual––to see and experience the otherworlds of nature.
Through personal essays, rich with descriptions of the California wilderness around his home in the most biodiverse county in the nation, Louv draws on wisdom from influences as far-reaching as neuroscience, nature photography, Indigenous traditions, and mindfulness to foster what he calls "bioenchantment.” He offers a new, deeper understanding of what it means to see a tree, know a fox, and to become fully human.
- GenresNatureNonfiction
288 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication June 23, 2026
About the author
Richard Louv
34 books291 followersRichard Louv, recipient of the 2008 Audubon Medal, is the author of seven books, including Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle. The chairman of the Children & Nature Network (www.cnaturenet.org), he is also honorary co-chair of the National Forum on Children and Nature. He has written for the San Diego Union-Tribune, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and other newspapers and magazines. He has appeared on The Early Show, Good Morning America, Today, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, NPRs Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Talk of the Nation, and many other programs. For more information, visit www.lastchildinthewoods.com.
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
What do you notice when you're in nature?
The natural world has much to teach us, if we only slow down long enough to pay attention. We can notice seasonal variations, patterns, and so much more.
Throughout this book, Louv interweaves his experiences with parts of the natural world with those of others. He encourages all to slow down, spend time in nature, wonder about what we see, and more. Take time to marvel at the way an insect molts. Watch a butterfly emerge from a cocoon. Listen to the loud chirps of tiny tree frogs.
I love spending time in nature, and this book inspired me. I've been a fan of the author since I read Last Child in the Woods nearly two decades ago.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who values nature, and especially to those who don't.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC!
The natural world has much to teach us, if we only slow down long enough to pay attention. We can notice seasonal variations, patterns, and so much more.
Throughout this book, Louv interweaves his experiences with parts of the natural world with those of others. He encourages all to slow down, spend time in nature, wonder about what we see, and more. Take time to marvel at the way an insect molts. Watch a butterfly emerge from a cocoon. Listen to the loud chirps of tiny tree frogs.
I love spending time in nature, and this book inspired me. I've been a fan of the author since I read Last Child in the Woods nearly two decades ago.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who values nature, and especially to those who don't.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC!
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