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Shana Youngdahl

Shana Youngdahl is a poet, professor, and the author of the acclaimed novel As Many Nows as I Can Get, a Seventeen Best Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Top Ten Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year. Shana hails from Paradise, California, devastated by the 2018 Camp Fire, which stirred her to write this novel. She now lives with her husband, two daughters, dog, and cat in Missouri.
A Catalog of Burnt Objects
As Many Nows as I Can Get

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A Catalog of Burnt Objects
As Many Nows as I Can Get

New Thematic Educator Guides: Teaching Nature

Educators have raised concerns about students’ growing disconnection from the natural world as academic pressures and screen-based learning increases. Coined by Richard Louv as “nature-deficit disorder,” this loss of direct contact with nature has meaningful implications for students’ health, learning, and long-term environmental stewardship. Integrating nature writing and outdoor experiences into the classroom offers a

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