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Based on the authors acclaimed Integrated Outdoor Program, LET THEM BE EATEN BY BEARS is Peter Hoffmeisters inspiring guide to getting kids to enjoy and appreciate nature. Drawing from his personal and professional background as an educator, guide, writer, and father, Peter reminds his readers of the adventurous pleasure of the great outdoors. This book teaches why children need nature in their lives, how to begin and continue going on adventures with them, and how to enjoy the process along the way. Combining proof of the need for returning to nature in a country increasingly alarmed by its health with an approachable, fun reintroduction to hiking, camping, and exploring, LET THEM BE EATEN BY BEARS marries the manifesto to the handbook. Founded on the ethics, mantras, and survival prompts of the authors outdoor programme, LET THEM BE EATEN BY BEARS is a natural extension of Richard Louvs LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS.
About the Author
Peter Brown Hoffmeister is the author of five books including the forthcoming Too Shattered For Mending (Knopf, Random House, 2017) . His books have been translated into Chinese, German, and Italian. He was an Oregon Literary Arts fellow in fiction, 2006, and also served as the spring 2015 Writer-In-Residence at Joshua Tree National Park.
A former troubled teen, Hoffmeister was expelled from three high schools, arrested, remanded to a parole/rehabilitation program, and lived for a short while in a Greyhound Bus station. These stories are included in his 2011 memoir The End Of Boys (Soft Skull Press) .
Hoffmeister is now an author, rock climber, public speaker, survival expert, and athlete gear-tester for Ridgemont Outfitters. He lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife Jennie and two daughters, and runs the Integrated Outdoor Program at South Eugene High School.
