Storybox Playlist: Stories of Wilderness Stewardship

The wilderness is ours to protect and cherish — it is essential to everyone in the world — including those who live in tall buildings in the middle of the city. Here are a few stories that model true stewardship of the natural world — and will inspire your child to tread more lightly and with more respect through the world’s wilderness.

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Martin & Sylvia

Goose Eye Wilderness School

When Momma and Daddy enroll him in a local wilderness school, Martin has the opportunity to experience adventures in the wild — both…

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21 MINUTES
6+
By Thistle By Thimble

The Gentle Woodsman and the Final Fall Phoebe

Tobias has always believed he would never marry, and found fulfillment in his work. Until, one day he follows a migrating phoebe bird…

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30 MINUTES
Fall
3+
Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures!

Wood Elves

When Martin decides he’d like to be a wood elf, Momma suggests that he just try – and he is surprised that he…

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22 MINUTES
Fall
4+
So Many Fairies

The Paper Birch Council

The teacher, Miss Hadley, takes her three young students on a hike to the Paper Birch Council to deliver an important message

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20 MINUTES
Winter
5+
Junkyard Tales: All Together Now

A Taste of the Wild

Spiro decides to try something wild skunks do: taste a junebug grub.

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22 MINUTES

About the authors

  • David Sewell McCann

    David Sewell McCann

    Story Spinner

    David Sewell McCann fell in love with spinning stories in first grade – the day a storyteller came to his class and captured his mind and imagination. He has been engaged in storytelling all of his adult life through painting, film-making, teaching and performing. Out of his experience as a Waldorf elementary class teacher and parent, he has developed a four step method of intuitive storytelling, which he now shares through workshops and through this website.