Last Child in the Woods

Last Child in the Woods

First edition
Author	Richard Louv
Language	English
Subject	Children and nature
Publisher	Algonquin Books
Publication date	2005
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	390
ISBN	978-1-56512-605-3
OCLC	183879632
Dewey Decimal	155.4/18 22
LC Class	BF353.5.N37 L68 2008

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder is a 2005 book by author Richard Louv that documents decreased exposure of children to nature in American society and how this "nature-deficit disorder" harms children and society. The author also suggests solutions to the problems he describes. A revised and expanded edition was published in 2008.

The book was on the New York Times Best Seller list for best paper nonfiction.^[1] The author received the Audubon Medal "for sounding the alarm about the health and societal costs of children's isolation from the natural world—and for sparking a growing movement to remedy the problem."^[2]

• English: The Last Child in the Woods,
  • Hardcover (April 15, 2005), ISBN 978-1-56512-391-5
  • Paperback Updated and Expanded (April 10, 2008), ISBN 978-1-56512-605-3
  • audio CD: Recorded Books; Unabridged edition (December 20, 2007), ISBN 978-1-4281-6967-8
• Japanese: Anatano Kodomoniwa Shizenga Tarinai, Hardcover (July 20, 2006), ISBN 978-4152087515

The success of Last Child in the Woods inspired the creation of Children & Nature Network co-founded and chaired by the book's author, Richard Louv, to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature.

Green Hour is an organization that provides information on how to reverse Nature-Deficit Disorder, and encourages parents to let their children explore and reconnect with the outdoors.

• Nature Cat, a TV series inspired by the story

• Official website for the book
• Today Show. July 16, 2008.
• Morning Edition, National Public Radio. May 25, 2005
• KQED. May 12, 2008