There has been a growing academic interest in the role of outdoor spaces for play in a child′s development. The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning  represents a coordinated and comprehensive volume of international research on this subject edited by members of the well-established European Early Childhood Education Research Association  Outdoor Play and Learning SIG (OPAL) . Chapters written by authors from Europe, North and South America, Australasia, and Asia Pacific countries are organised into six