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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
Seeing Ourselves in Nature is not just a book; it’s an invitation for action and an invitation to center the voices of Black and Brown children and educators, to reimagine what’s possible in early childhood education, and to build spaces where all children and the adults who care for them can thrive in and with nature.
—Dr. Sheila Williams Ridge, early childhood environmental educator, university instructor, and co-author of Nature-Based Learning for Young Children: Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Budget and the Environmental Kinship Guide.