The Chewies

Author Biography Josef Partners is a naturalist educator and humanitarian and environmental stewardship advocate. His children's picture books and website, www.childrensnatureguide.com, promote lifelong reading, early childhood development and nature play and cultural diversity for kids and families. An avid reader and young naturalist as a child, and all throughout his life, Partners made "a heartfelt career change" in 1996 after enjoying careers in marketing, advertising, public relations, and corporate communications. He attributes his successes in all of his work endeavors to his early reading and childhood nature play experiences and the resulting creativity development they fostered. He has also established the Children's Nature Education Legacy Project, which advocates grassroots family and small business community stewardship. The organization also documents, through books and other educational resources, the evolving approaches that have been applied by educators, parents, adult mentors and nature organizations, to early childhood nature education in America. Partners welcomes reader feedback and inquiries at www.josefpartners@aol.com.