I do a lot with nature and so I thought this was going to tell me something I didn't know about urban nature but really, it is just all the normal things we do like go swimming and go for a bike ride. It isn't anything that will be new to anyone who enjoys going outside.

This isn't a bad book if you're looking for ways to connect with nature in the city. It is supposed to have photographs but my ARC had horrible purple and green blotches where they were supposed to be, which detracted greatly from the experience of reading it. I was hoping to find some good ideas for a section I have in my free nature magazine for kids, Wild Kids Magazine. Every month I feature "10 Ways to Learn and Play in Nature" and I try to incorporate ones for those in the city too. None of the activities were really new or applicable for this, but that doesn't mean they won't be great for others (I'm three years in and have featured most basic stuff like looking for wildlife tracks and watching meteor showers - which you really should leave the city and all its light pollution to do anyway).

Examples of the activities -- attract moths with strips soaked in wine/sugar and study them, grow houseplants, make a rain gauge, look for tracks.

All in all, it's a good source of inspiration for connecting with nature in the city. Veteran nature lovers may not find a lot of new stuff, though.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book via Net Galley.