num_pages: 36
description: Rodney is that kid who just can't sit still. He's inside but he wants to be outside. Outside is where Rodney always wants to be. Between school and home there is a park. He knows all about that park. It's that triangle-shaped place with the yellow grass and two benches where grown-ups sit around all day. Besides his momma said to stay away from that park. When Rodney finally gets a chance to go to a real park with plenty of room to run and climb and shout and to just be he will never be the same. This is a story of the power of nature to transform every child. -Scientific research now confirms what we already know: We become more relaxed more open and friendly and more creative with better memory and concentration after being in nature. Nature lowers blood pressure reduces stress and bolsters our immune system. In fact the benefits from contact with nature are now so well documented that they're showing up on the health care industry's agenda and protecting nature can be seen as a public health strategy.- Bay Nature January 1 2017
language: English
title: Where's Rodney?
publisher: Yosemite Conservancy