The Truly Alive Child
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About Simon Paul Harrison:Simon Paul Harrison is the author of The Truly Alive Child: For Those Who Seek a Grander Vision for Our Children. His life’s work and vision is in using the timeless wisdom of nature to support people in re-connecting with a deep and profound sense of peace, joy and creativity. Simon began working with children as an elementary school teacher in his native England. After a number of years he came to America to learn from world renowned tracker and survivalist Tom Brown Jr. Simon fell in love with the natural world and never looked back. He worked for Tom Brown's Tracker School before becoming the director of The Children of The Earth Foundation (COTEF), a non-profit that Tom founded to lead children back to the Earth. Simon enjoyed a number of successful years with COTEF, teaching all over North America, including Alaska, New England, and the Cree Nation in Quebec. Simon felt the calling of his vision urging him westwards where he founded Wild Earth's Children and wrote The Truly Alive Child. He lives in Colorado with his wife Katherine.