Publications and Presentations of Daniel Kriesberg

Books

 

Teach Green: Books and Activities for Children, Teacher’s Ideas Press, Englewood, CO. August 2010

 

Wetlands, Lucent Publishers, San Diego, CA. 2003

 

The Wild Moose Chase, InkSpot Press, Philadelphia, PA. October 2000

 

Plants, Curriculum-Based Hands-On Activities, The Education Center, Greensboro, NC. 2000

co-author with Julie Granchelli, Beth Gress, and Karen P. Scott

 

Animals, Curriculum-Based Hands-On Activities, The Education Center, Greensboro, NC.

2000 co-author with Linda Manwiller and Stephanie Willett-Smith

 

A Sense of Place, Teaching Children About the Environment with Picture Books, Teacher’s Ideas Press, Englewood, CO. March 1999

 

Columns

 

Nature Dad, Linature.com, 2003-2005 A monthly column on Long Island for Newsday

 

Picture Book Ideas, Earthworm, 2000-2001 Recommended picture books.

 

Nature Dad, NatureRanger.com,  1998-2000. A series of articles for parents on outdoor activities.

 

Kids Korner, New York Outdoors, 1996-1998. A series of articles on nature education activities.


 

Educational Articles


 

“Teaching Children about Hunger

 

“The Wonder of Plants,” Think and Discover, Spring 2003

 

“Math in the Outdoors,” Challenge, 2002

 

“Scavenger Hunts for the School Yard,” Good Apple Magazine, 2002

 

“Exploring Your School Yard with Picture Books,” Good Apple Magazine, 2002

 

“Environmental Edification, Interview with Daniel Kriesberg” Reading, Writing, Thinking, March 2002

 

“Schoolyard Archaeology” Educational Oasis, 2002

 

“For the Record,” The Intermediate Mailbox, Oct/Nov 2001“

 

Literature Links,” Connect, Sept/Oct 2001

 

“Preserving Childhood with a Sense of Wonder,” Five Owls, Summer 2001

 

“Water Water, Everywhere,” Intermediate Mailbox, Feb/March 2001

 

“Tips for Nature Walks,”Legacy,  Spring 2001

 

“A Sense of Wonder,”Five Owls Magazine, Summer 2001

 

“Pond Life,” Good Apple Newsletter,  2000

 

“Classroom Challenges,” Intermediate Mailbox, 2000

 

“A Reverence for Place,” Connect Magazine, September/October 2000

 

“A Sense of Place,” Booklinks Magazine, April 2000

 

“Camping with Children,” Camping Life Magazine, April/May 2000

 

“Taking Your Class on a Nature Walk,” Intermediate Mailbox,  May 2000

 

“Using Picture Books in Environmental Education,” National Association Interpretation Annual Conference Proceedings, October 1999

 

“Taking Young Children Hiking,” Parentguide News, September 1999

 

“Describing Nature with Picture Books,” Reading, Writing, Thinking, Sept. 1999

 

“Writing Biographies of Unsung Community Heroes,” Writing Teacher, March 1999

 

“Using Nature Journals to Teach Writing,” Writing Teacher, March 1998

 

“Opening the Door for Young Naturalists,” Stories in the Land, Orion Society’s Nature Literacy Series. Edited by John Elder. 1998

 

“Animal Olympics,” Intermediate Mailbox, October/November 1997

 

“Cooperation Challenge,” Good Apple Newsletter, September 1997

 

“Hunger and the Environment,” Green Teacher, Winter 1997

 

“Outdoor Homework,” Science Activities, Winter 1997

 

“Using Byrd Baylor to Write Memoirs,” Writing Teacher, January 1997

 

“Wilderness Survival in the Classroom,” Good Apple Newsletter, September 1996

 

“Cycles of Life,” Intermediate Mailbox , June 1996

 

“Introduction to Teaching Children about Chronic Hunger,” Global Connections, June/July 1995

 

“Cooperation is Natural,” Pathways to Outdoor Communication, Spring 1995

 

“The Top Ten Ways to Get Your Students to Explore the Library,” School Library Media Activities Monthly, March 1995

 

“Web of the World” and “Corners,” Feinstein’s Youth Hunger Brigade’s Curriculum Guide, 1994

 

Essays

 

“Just Look What Our Net Dragged In”  Newsday  June 2018

 

“Thoughts of an Elder”  North American Association for Environmental Education April 2018

 

“The Real Wonder of Yellowstone”  Wilderness House Literary Review  December 2017

 

“Staying at the Super 8  NatureWriting.com  September 2017

 

“ Parents can Teach Long Island Kids About Nature”  Long Island Press  March 2017

 

“Saving the Planet is not a Luxury”  Long Island Press   2017

 

“Becoming a  Backyard Biologist”  Highlights Magazine, April 2010

 

“Of Mountains and Children”  Adirondack Peak Experiences  2009

 

“The Gift of the Outdoors,” The Conservationist, August 2003

 

“Why Backpack,” The Phoenix, May 2001

 

“Zack’s Moose,” Snowy Egret, Fall 1998

 

“Seeing the Adirondack Moose,” Adirondac Magazine, Fall 1998

 

“Weekend Wilderness, Algonquin Provincial Park,” Backpacker, September/October 1997

 

“Searching For Rock Art,” Utah Fishing and Wildlife, July 1996

 

“Urban Outing For Kids,” Trailwalker,  Summer 1996

 

“Hiking Grand Gulch,” Utah Fishing and Wildlife, July 1996

 

“Derby Hill: A New York State Natural Wonder,” Lake Ontario Log, Spring 1996

 

“Land For Sale,” Long Island Sierra, Spring 1996

 

“Of Goals and Journeys,” New York Outdoors, April 1996