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spring 2020

Nature

Volume XII, Number III

In this issue of KidSpirit, writers and artists take a deep dive into the natural world and how it impacts our lives today. What constitutes nature? How can it connect us to others? How have we affected it with our actions?

Cover Artwork: Jayda Murray, age 15

The Big Question

Should We Serve Nature or Should Nature Serve Us?

by Fizza Raza
From rocks used as hunting tools to fruit used as sustenance, humankind has always looked to nature for survival.
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Features

Detachment

by Olivia Bailey

Over the past six decades, humanity (especially children) has shifted away from nature and towards an urban, digital lifestyle.

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Features

Alone, Thanks to a Team

by Abraham Weitzman

Whether climbing Longs Peak or hiking the Grand Canyon in the summer, the outdoors offer challenges for the body and spirit.

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Features

Nature: The Healing Gift We Ignore

by Emilija Krysén
Awesome Moments

On the Highest Watchtower

by Dylan Zhang
Awesome Moments

Nature Never Goes Out of Style

by Jazmín Montiel
Helping Hands

A Billion and One Reasons to Volunteer

by Abdullah Sayed
Helping Hands

A Fragrant Journey with Nature

by Aayreen Baagwala
Interfaith Connections

The Nature in Me

by Nargis Kachrumathur
Interfaith Connections

We Are Part of Nature

by Michael Deschenes
Interfaith Connections

The Glass Wing

by Lucca Carlevarini
Media

Are We Scar?

by Aditya Naik
Media

The Numerous Sides of a Mountain

by Pragya Natarajan
Media

Beartown and Its Implications for Society

by Izzy Weitzman
Media

The Beauty of Earth: A Review Of Nature Anatomy

by Jaden Flach
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Poetry

Peace of Mind

by Abigail Kestle


Equipped with sunglasses and a life jacket
I rig my camp’s small sailboat.

Hooking up the sail,
attaching the tiller and rudder,
and checking all of the ropes and lines,
all with the help of Natalia and India.

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Mother Earth

by Brooklyn Montgomery

Moon

by Lyla Cheary

The Protective Garden

by Azucena Garcia Barrios

Powerful Typhoon

by Dylan Zhang

Cough Medicine

by Iman Monnoo

Quiet

by Mia Ginsberg

Fear

by Pahal Bhasin

Out of the Lonely Forest I Go

by Melani Leon

Human Activity

by Gustavo Ramos

Prayer for Rain

by Lucy Liversidge

Mère

by Keesha Joseph

Ode to the Oaks

by Camille Rutter

PerSpectives

Nature Is Kinship and Relationship

by David George Haskell
Nature is not something outside ourselves. It’s not a wilderness somewhere beyond our homes.
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