Science, nature, and inquiry-based learning in early childhood / Stephanie Sisk-Hilton -- Nature education and teacher inquiry / Daniel Meier -- Babies and nature, the act of noticing in infancy / Camille T. Dungy -- Promoting nature study for toddlers / Mabel Young -- Overcoming our fears, embarking on a nature journey / Gita Jayewardene -- Naturally speaking, parents, children, teachers in dialogue with nature / Darcy Campbell and Shawna Thompson -- Preschool children explore the forest, the power of wild places in childhood / Anna Golden -- Putting the forest on the map, using documentation to further natural inquiry / Marty Gravett -- Nature education and the project approach / Jean A. Mendoza and Lilian G. Katz -- Promoting play in a school garden and using a blog to document children's nature explorations / Heather Taylor -- Drawing, photographs, and painting, learning about the natural world in an urban preschool / Isauro Michael Escamilla.