{"id":8540,"date":"2014-07-10T13:45:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T17:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=8540"},"modified":"2021-08-15T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:19:59","slug":"henry-david-thoreau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/henry-david-thoreau\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry David Thoreau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophy, environmentalism, political activism, and life in the woods. Part of our heritage. Celebrate Thoreau&#8217;s birthday on July 12 (1817) by living simply and taking a hike.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e98c9077c2c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e98c9077c2c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/henry-david-thoreau\/#ABOUT_HENRY\" >ABOUT HENRY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/henry-david-thoreau\/#INTO_THE_WOODS\" >INTO THE WOODS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/henry-david-thoreau\/2\/#BY_HENRY\" >BY HENRY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/henry-david-thoreau\/2\/#FICTIONAL_HENRY\" >FICTIONAL HENRY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ABOUT_HENRY\"><\/span><b>ABOUT HENRY<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12217 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henry-Hikes-to-F-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henry-Hikes-to-F-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henry-Hikes-to-F-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henry-Hikes-to-F-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henry-Hikes-to-F-1536x1317.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henry-Hikes-to-F-2048x1756.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In D.B. Johnson\u2019s <i>Henry Hikes to Fitchburg<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006), inspired by <i>Walden<\/i>, Henry and a friend \u2013 both bears \u2013 prepare to go to Fitchburg, 30 miles away. The friend decides to work and save enough money to take the train; Henry, however, decides to walk, enjoying nature along the way. Sequels include <i>Henry Builds a Cabin<\/i>, <i>Henry Climbs a Mountain<\/i>, <i>Henry Works<\/i>, and <i>Henry\u2019s Night<\/i>. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12234 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walking-with-henry-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walking-with-henry-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walking-with-henry.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Thomas Locker\u2019s <i>Walking with Henry<\/i> (Fulcrum Publishing, 2011), illustrated with Locker\u2019s beautiful paintings, follows Thoreau as he hikes through the wilderness.\u00a0 (\u201cWhen he awoke, the grass was covered\/with morning dew. It looked like a mirror\/broken into a thousand fragments\/wildly reflecting the full blaze of the rising sun.\u201d) Included is a timeline of Thoreau\u2019s life. For ages 4-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12218 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/if-you-spent-a-day-with-thoreau-at-walden-pond-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/if-you-spent-a-day-with-thoreau-at-walden-pond-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/if-you-spent-a-day-with-thoreau-at-walden-pond-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/if-you-spent-a-day-with-thoreau-at-walden-pond-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/if-you-spent-a-day-with-thoreau-at-walden-pond-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/if-you-spent-a-day-with-thoreau-at-walden-pond.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Robert Burleigh\u2019s <i>If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond<\/i> (Henry Holt and Company, 2012) \u2013 illustrated with gorgeous paintings by Wendell Minor \u2013 a small boy in blue jeans knocks on the door of a little house in the woods and then proceeds to spend a gentle, magical day with the owner: Henry David Thoreau. (\u201cIf you spent a day with Henry David Thoreau, you would need to get there early because Henry wakes with the sun.\u201d) Appendices include background information on Thoreau and a list of Thoreau quotes. A lovely read for ages 5-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12222 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-may-and-flute-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-may-and-flute-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-may-and-flute.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Julie Dunlap and Marybeth Lorbiecki\u2019s <i>Louisa May and Mr. Thoreau\u2019s Flute<\/i> (Dial, 2002), seven-year-old Louisa May Alcott is fascinated by independent-minded Henry David Thoreau, who carries a flute in his pocket, tucks a pencil behind his ear for jotting down notes in his journal, and takes the children on nature walks. Louisa \u2013 nicknamed Louy \u2013 has some independent thoughts of her own, and Mr. Thoreau\u2019s example eventually helps her find her own way to writing. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12216 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/henry-davids-house-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/henry-davids-house-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/henry-davids-house.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Stephen Schnur\u2019s <i>Henry David\u2019s House<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 2007) is a picture-book adaptation of <i>Walden<\/i> with quotations from the original for ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12213 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-man-named-thoreau-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-man-named-thoreau-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-man-named-thoreau-1024x948.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-man-named-thoreau-768x711.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-man-named-thoreau.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Robert Burleigh\u2019s <i>A Man Named Thoreau<\/i> (Atheneum, 1985) is out of print, but well worth tracking down \u2013 a simple story of how, though his life may have looked odd and pointless to some, Thoreau was thinking, observing, and having ideas that have become important to us all. Illustrated with lovely charcoal drawings. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12233 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walden-then-and-now-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walden-then-and-now-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walden-then-and-now-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walden-then-and-now.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Michael McCurdy\u2019s <i>Walden Then and Now: An Alphabetical Tour of Henry Thoreau\u2019s Pond<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 2010) is an overview of Walden, past and present, illustrated with great woodblock prints. It\u2019s designed like a child\u2019s alphabet book: a short alphabetical phrase describes something Thoreau himself experienced or saw \u2013 A is for the angry ants whose battles Henry described in <i>Walden<\/i>; B for the bean field he planted \u2013 while a following paragraph provides information about the changes that have taken place in modern times. \u201cJ is for the joy he felt at being alone,\u201d for example, is paired with a text explaining that Walden Pond now is visited by 600,000 people a year. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12227 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thoreau-at-Walden-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thoreau-at-Walden-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thoreau-at-Walden.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>John Porcellino\u2019s <em>Thoreau at Walden<\/em> (Disney-Hyperion, 2018) is a graphic novel version of Thoreau\u2019s life and work, studded with famous quotations. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12224 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/night-in-jail-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/night-in-jail-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/night-in-jail.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the play <i>The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail<\/i> (Hill and Wang, 2001) is a brilliant account of Thoreau\u2019s life and philosophy, centered around the night he spent in jail for refusing to pay taxes to support the Mexican-American War \u2013 a war fought without Congressional approval and a blatant example of imperialism. A wonderful, witty, and discussion-provoking read for teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/images.macmillan.com\/media\/teachersguides\/9780809012237TG.pdf\">The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail<\/a> is a teacher\u2019s guide to accompany the play with background information and discussion questions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12212 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Adventures-of-H-Thoreau-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Adventures-of-H-Thoreau-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Adventures-of-H-Thoreau.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Michael Sims\u2019s <i>The Adventures of Henry Thoreau<\/i> (Bloomsbury USA, 2014) traces Thoreau\u2019s life from his boyhood (he liked to ice skate, sing, and walk in the woods) through his education at Harvard, his friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson, his famous cabin at Walden Pond, and his transformation into world-famous author and environmentalist. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12229 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-you-dont-know-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-you-dont-know-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-you-dont-know.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Robert Sullivan\u2019s biography <i>The Thoreau You Don\u2019t Know<\/i> (Harper Perennial, 2011) points out that Thoreau \u2013 rather than just an oddball loner who disliked new suits of clothes \u2013 was friendly, chatty, and lived most of his life in town. An interesting and informative read for teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12228 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreaus-country-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreaus-country-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreaus-country.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Ecologist David R. Foster\u2019s <i>Thoreau\u2019s Country<\/i> (Harvard University Press, 2002) describes how \u2013 equipped with Thoreau\u2019s journals \u2013 the author built his own cabin in the woods, and then set out to explore how the New England landscape has changed since Thoreau took to the woods in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12215 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/For-Kids-CRP-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/For-Kids-CRP-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/For-Kids-CRP-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/For-Kids-CRP.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Corinne Hosfeld Smith&#8217;s <em>Henry David Thoreau for Kids<\/em> (Chicago Review Press, 2016) has an overview of Thoreau\u2019s life, times, and ideas, with illustrations, fact boxes (\u201cWhat is Transcendentalism?\u201d), and related activities, including making a journal, conducting a plant inventory, and writing a protest letter to an official or editor. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thoreausociety.org\/\">The Thoreau Society<\/a> provides education about Thoreau\u2019s life, works, philosophy, and place in the world, and hosts many events for all ages. The website has a Thoreau biography and family tree, maps of Thoreau\u2019s travels, synopses of Thoreau\u2019s works, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12232 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WAlden-burns-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WAlden-burns-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WAlden-burns-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WAlden-burns-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WAlden-burns-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WAlden-burns.jpg 1717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Ken Burns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7634408\/\">Walden<\/a> (2017) is a short documentary on the life and works of Henry David Thoreau.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/26f.asp\">Transcendentalism: An American Philosophy<\/a> for a brief overview, with mentions of some of its more prominent followers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/people\/t\/henry_david_thoreau\/index.html\">Henry David Thoreau<\/a> is a collection of interesting and varied articles on Thoreau from the New York Times. For example, in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/04\/21\/books\/review\/a-man-for-all-seasons.html?_r=0&amp;adxnnl=1&amp;adxnnlx=1405004591-uw69vLEFCn7hBpJ9S5d3FA\">A Man For All Seasons<\/a>, find out how Thoreau\u2019s writings are helping modern scientists analyze climate change.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Philosophy Slam, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philosophyslam.org\/thoreau.html\">Henry David Thoreau<\/a> has an overview of Thoreau\u2019s philosophy with a list of discussion questions and associated links.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For more resources, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"INTO_THE_WOODS\"><\/span><strong>INTO THE WOODS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12219 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/into-deep-forest-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/into-deep-forest-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/into-deep-forest.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jim Murphy\u2019s <i>Into the Deep Forest with Henry Thoreau<\/i> (Clarion Books, 1995), peppered with excerpts from Thoreau\u2019s own journals, traces Thoreau\u2019s trips through Maine, on foot and by canoe. For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12231 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walden-BAllad-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walden-BAllad-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walden-BAllad.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Michael Johnathon\u2019s play <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waldenplay.com\/\">Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau<\/a> is a four-character play featuring a conversation between Thoreau and Emerson as Thoreau prepares to leave his cabin on Walden Pond. Download the script and accompanying lesson plans at the website above.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Michael Johnathon\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walden-The-Ballad-Thoreau-S-T\/dp\/B000PHX7O4\">Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau<\/a> is a collection of 11 acoustic songs based on Thoreau\u2019s stay at Walden Pond. Included are extensive educational notes. Song titles include \u201cIn the Woods,\u201d \u201cThe Cabin,\u201d and \u201cSimple Life.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12221 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-child-in-woods-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-child-in-woods-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-child-in-woods-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-child-in-woods-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-child-in-woods.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Back to Thoreau! Richard Louv\u2019s <i>Last Child in the Woods<\/i> (Algonquin Books, 2008) discusses the demise of unstructured outdoor play \u2013 that is, going outside and running around in the woods \u2013 and points out how our alienation from nature (he calls it \u201cnature-deficit disorder\u201d) is damaging.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walden.org\/\">The Walden Woods Project<\/a> is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the land, literature, and legacy of Henry David Thoreau. The website has information on the Walden Woods ecosystem, activity and curriculum guides, background information on Thoreau\u2019s life and work, and photo galleries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12220 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kids-hiking-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kids-hiking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kids-hiking-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kids-hiking-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kids-hiking-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kids-hiking-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In May 1862, shortly after his death, the <i>Atlantic<\/i> magazine published Thoreau\u2019s famous essay, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/1862\/06\/walking\/304674\/\">Walking<\/a>. Pair it with a hike.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>BY HENRY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12230 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walden-and-Civ-D-book-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walden-and-Civ-D-book-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walden-and-Civ-D-book-635x1024.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walden-and-Civ-D-book-768x1239.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walden-and-Civ-D-book-952x1536.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walden-and-Civ-D-book.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Henry David Thoreau\u2019s <i>Walden<\/i>, first published in 1854, is a reflection on the simple life, a celebration of self-reliance and introspection, and an account of a year spent in a hand-built cabin on the shores of Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Now available in many editions, it\u2019s an American classic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>\u201cIf the law is of such nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law.\u201d In his essay <i>Civil Disobedience<\/i>, originally published in 1849, Thoreau argues that the individual conscience should not be overruled by government. His beliefs have since influenced such prominent public figures as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Everyone should read it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See <a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/civil-disobedience\/\">Civil Disobedience<\/a> from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/thoreau.library.ucsb.edu\/\">The Writings of Henry David Thoreau<\/a> has information on Thoreau\u2019s books, journals, and correspondence, samples of Thoreau\u2019s (terrible) handwriting, online journal transcripts, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>FICTIONAL HENRY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12225 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/octavia-boone-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/octavia-boone-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/octavia-boone-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/octavia-boone-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/octavia-boone.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Rebecca Rupp&#8217;s <em>Octavia Boone&#8217;s Big Questions About Life, the Universe, and Everything<\/em> (Candlewick, 2010), Octavia is struggling to come to terms with belief after her mother leaves the family to join the fundamentalist Redeemers. With the help of her best friend Andrew (whose big questions are about everything from time travel to alien jellyfish), Octavia finally comes to terms with her relationships, concluding &#8211; with Henry David Thoreau &#8211; that &#8220;The universe is bigger than our views of it.&#8221; For ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12223 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/my-contract-with-henry-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/my-contract-with-henry-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/my-contract-with-henry.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Robin Vaupel\u2019s <i>My Contract with Henry<\/i> (Holiday House, 2003), four eighth-grade English students, as part of a class project, build a cabin in the local woods and set out to emulate Henry David Thoreau. In the process, they learn a lot about themselves and their values, and eventually galvanize the community into action when the woods is sold to developers. For ages 11-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12214 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/being-henry-david-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/being-henry-david-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/being-henry-david-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/being-henry-david-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/being-henry-david.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Cal Armistead\u2019s <i>Being Henry David<\/i> (Albert Whitman &amp; Company, 2013), a\u00a0 teenaged boy wakes up in Penn Station with no memory, ten dollars, and a copy of Thoreau\u2019s <i>Walden<\/i>. He names himself Henry David and heads for Concord, Massachusetts, hoping to discover his past at Walden Pond \u2013 though it\u2019s clear that something in his past is frightening. For ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12226 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-at-devil-s-perch-2-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-at-devil-s-perch-2-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-at-devil-s-perch-2-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-at-devil-s-perch-2-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-at-devil-s-perch-2-1051x1536.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thoreau-at-devil-s-perch-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Henry David Thoreau: detective? In B.B. Oak\u2019s <i>Thoreau at Devil\u2019s Perch<\/i> (Kensington, 2013), Thoreau \u2013 in company with Dr. Adam Walker and Walker\u2019s feisty and intelligent cousin, Julia Bell \u2013 investigates the murder of a young black man whose body has been found at the foot of a cliff called Devil\u2019s Perch. The first of a series. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophy, environmentalism, political activism, and life in the woods. Part of our heritage. 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