Be an adventurous kid! Conquer a rock wall, go ziplining, create a geocache at your favorite nature hangout, camp without a tent. Most importantly, get your hands dirty. 101 Outdoor Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up offers up season-by-season activities, games, and challenges to get kids in the outdoors and loving it. With a striking visual style meant for big kids, this is the perfect book for that middle-age group who aren’t little anymore, but haven’t yet hit those teenage years. Wi...

**When two bug friends leave their small hometown, they realize there's a lot to learn about the outside world and themselves! This graphic novel series returns filled with friendship and adventure!“Full of cute, colorful and occasionally weird art, these books are deeper and more profound than anyone would expect comics about a pair of bugs to be.”—InvestiGators author John Patrick Green, The New York Times**These two best friends are ready to explore bey...

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Owls are incredible creatures.They can see in the dimmest light, hear the faintest of sounds, fly silently and rotate their heads to look straight backward. Most owls are nocturnal, more often heard than seen. Even those that are active during the day stay largely out of sight.Owls: Who Gives a Hoot? reveals the secrets of these mysterious birds and the important role they play in our lives and their ecosystems. Learn about the 19 species that live...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A hands-on, gloves-off, muddy-boots activity book for young adventurers ages eight and up, offering fun projects and adventures to build lifelong skills and knowledge about the natural world—from the host of MeatEater and author of The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and SurvivalDoes climbing a tree, building a bug hotel, spearing a bullfrog, stalking wild animals, and scouting for petrified wood sound ...

Turn off the screen and turn on the creativity as second-generation homeschooling mom Greta Eskridge shares 100 hands-on learning activities for kids that will connect and enrich your family through adventures, small and big.Have a meteor slumber party, attend a symphony concert, take a hike in the rain, preserve colorful fall leaves, and make nettle pesto as children explore a love of nature and venture into the great, wide, real world. From backyard bugs to farme...

The paperback edition of the award-winning Howl Like a Wolf! is an interactive, beautifully illustrated book that takes children on a journey into the animal kingdom, with engaging explanations of the distinctive habits and behaviors of thirteen different mammals, reptiles, and insects, from the bee and skunk to the whale, octopus, and bower bird. The animals introduce themselves, then invite kids to mimic each animal's movements, sounds, and behaviors. Eleven col...

Explore the fun of fishing with this guide for kids ages 8 to 12Kids will cast their line and see what they catch with My Awesome Field Guide to Freshwater Fishing, the complete handbook for aspiring young anglers. Help kids learn all about the fish that live in their local waters—from tiny bluegills to massive northern pikes—and how to reel them in. They'll tackle the basics of North American freshwater fishing and dive into a brand-new hobby!This...

Make every hike an exciting adventure with these outdoor activities for kids ages 6 to 9Hiking is an amazing way for kids to explore the great outdoors and learn new things about the world around them. This book is filled with 35 hands-on hiking projects that encourage kids to get outside, gain important skills, and discover all the awesome lessons nature can teach them.What sets this activity book about hiking for kids apart:Perfect f...

Do your kids love foxes? In The Ultimate Fox Book for Kids, non-fiction author Jenny Kellett has put together only the most exciting facts about foxes in a fun, engaging format with the curious science-loving kid in mind.The book includes over 100 amazing facts, gorgeous hi-res photos, quiz, and a fun BONUS word search available in the print version. Children will be completely immersed and fascinated by the exciting world of everyone's favorite sly mammal...

The third book from the Meek Family, 50 Evening Adventures encourages families to make the most of their 5 to 9, those evening hours after school and after work. Here are simple and exciting ideas for spending time together out of doors, during the working week.The book is divided into two main sections with ideas for places to GO, and things to DO. A shorter final section offers ten healthy and filling dinner recipes that can be made or cooked outdoors.The enthusi...

Would you rather eat poop like a dung beetle or dine on rotting garbage like a cockroach? Would you rather encounter a scorpion or a rattlesnake? Young readers get to answer these and more mind-boggling questions about prickly plants, extreme habitats, close encounters with dangerous animals, and other not-so-nice things nature has to offer!