Backpack Explorer: On the Nature Trail

(Hardback)

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Packed with interactive look-and-find challenges, games, and on-the-trail crafts, this outdoor activity book - complete with a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a pull-out, make-your-own trail map - is the perfect take-along nature exploration guide for kids ages 4 to 8. Jump-start curiosity with this take-along field guide for children ages 4 to 8. From worms, birds, and spiders to trees, flowers, and clouds, young explorers learn what to look and listen for wherever they are - whether in a nature preserve, an urban park, or a suburban backyard. Seek-and-find lists, on-the-trail art projects, and discovery games get kids engaged in hands-on learning about nature, and a real pull-out magnifying glass helps them get a close-up glimpse of leaf veins, seed pods, and tiny insects. Filled with activities, checklists, and stickers, this interactive nature guide belongs in every kid's backpack. SELLING POINTS: . Now in a friendly, perfect-bound format, full of valuable bonus features. This sturdy, perfect-bound edition features dozens of colourful ID photos; 3 pages of nature-themed stickers; a pull-out, make-your-own trail map; and a real magnifying glass packaged in a clear envelope on the inside front cover. . Turn off the screens, get into the green. With nature activities on every page, this field guide for kids ages 4 to 8 encourages turning off the electronics, tuning into nature, and opening all their senses to the wonders of the natural world. . Hands-on activities make learning about nature fun. Seek-and-find lists, field guides, art projects, and easy STEAM science experiments actively engage kids with the environment all around them. From searching for bugs on a seek-and-find list to making mandalas, every page offers an opportunity for children to learn on a nature trail. Full-colour; photographs and illustrations throughout; includes 3 sticker sheets, magnifying glass and pull-out map

Reviews

"A pretty perfect addition to family hikes, road trips, and camping excursions ... designed to help curious kid explorers find their hands-on happy in the great outdoors." -- Sierra Magazine

"This fun and informative book guarantees dozens of interactive encounters with everything from birds and bugs to clouds and flowers." -- Foreword Reviews

"An amazing book for any young outdoor enthusiast! It is full of great photographs, diagrams, and activities that will engage any budding explorer." -- iheartliteracy.com

Author Bio

Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, specializes in books for all ages that promote creative hands-on living and teach the skills to enhance enjoyment of gardening, nature and outdoor activity, cooking and food preserving, crafts, self-care and conscious living, backyard homesteading, animal raising, and a sustainable lifestyle.