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Activities in the book have been derived from the ‘22 urges of play’ from The Sacred Urge to Play, by Pennie Brownlee and Kimberley Crisp, and will encourage different types of play and exploration. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This was in the forefront of my mind as I decided what activities would go into this book. Knowing that children love to move and play and that they learn from these experiences, I made sure that each activity involved at least one of the 22 urges of play,” shares Rohloff.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRachel grew up on a sheep farm in Southland where her love of nature began, “The natural environment is the ultimate playground providing endless opportunities for multi-sensory play, exploration and creativity.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“In order to make sense of the living world, children need to first understand the characteristics that distinguish living things from nonliving things. 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