Seeing Ourselves in Nature

In A Partnership with Nature, editor Jessica Fong asks how Black and Brown educators in the United States create space for predominantly Black and Brown children and families to reconnect to nature. Recognizing the scarcity of stories from people of the global majority in the predominately white literature surrounding nature education in the United States, Fong sought out thirteen other educators of color to share their rich and profound experiences with young children in nature. Sharing these stories is a first step in the long road to making nature education equitable for all children.

Gold Award winner, Black/African American Communities category, 2026 IBPA Book Awards

Featuring chapters by:

Ashley Brailsford, Nashville, TN

Kameeka Shirley, Dade City, FL

Lotus Chaney, Atlanta, GA

Ron Grady, New Orleans, LA

Vanessa Miot, Atlanta, GA

Alicia Garcia, Hillsborough, FL

Pilar Carmina Gonzalez, Los Angeles, CA

Ranita Anderson Dawkins, Durham, NC

Courtney Newby, Seekonk, MA

Deja L. Jones, Newark, NJ

Suzette Salmon, Chicago, IL

Jasmin Field, Edgewood, MD

Jessica Fong, Chicago, IL

Flor Villanueva-Winter, Chicago, IL