Olsson, Helen
Summary: If you're like most kids who love the outdoors, you want to do more than go on a picnic or play in your neighborhood park. This book will teach you to hike like a pro and have lots of fun while doing it. You'll learn all the skills needed, everything from choosing a trail to basic first-aid. This book includes tips for spotting wildlife, creating a nature journal, deciding what clothes to wear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2018
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Summary: Young children will be immersed in imaginative, messy play and crafts, while older ones can work on more complex activities like stone tool making and sourcing water. Whether in an organized setting, a group of friends or a family outing, the fun-filled games will build confidence, bonding and result in happy children. Entertaining anecdotes from the authors' own experience of surviving in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd. 2018
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Summary: An expert survival instructor presents fun and engaging hands-on nature, camping and bushcraft projects that encourage parents and children to explore and experience the great outdoors and create memories to last a lifetime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.5 STETrukhan, Ekaterina
Summary: Enjoy the wonders of nature in a book thats indestructible!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing Co. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD TRUYurich, Ginny
Summary: A collection of outdoor activities designed for children to encourage exploration and interaction with nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Ginny Yurich] 2021
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Summary: "Once upon a time, kids learned the most amazing and unusual things. They learned how to shelter and clothe themselves, how to use a knife and hatchet, how build a fire, tie knots, and read a compass. They learned how to spend a comfortable night in the forest without a nylon tent from REI. The Young Adventurer's Guide will teach kids everything from how to walk like a fox and see like an owl...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roost Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.083 HEWArd, Cath
Summary: "A book that encourages children to go and play outside and discover what nature has to offer. Leave the house and roam into the nature: It is a fascinating place, waiting to be conquered by little ones with curious minds. Whether in the garden, park, or a nearby forest, a closer look at nature will draw out budding architects, their first constructions built from stones, branches, and leaves;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Gestalten 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.5 ARDSiber, Kate
Summary: "From the award-winning author of National Parks of the USA, Kate Siber, this stunning book showcases an amazing adventure activity to try in every single state. 50 Adventures in the 50 States features gripping outdoors activities, vividly illustrated and described alongside fascinating facts about the nature and geography of each activity location - the very best the U.S.A. has to offer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed editions, and imprint of The Quarto Group 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 917.304 SIBMcConnell, Ruby
Summary: "In addition to basic outdoor skills, this entertaining guidebook includes easy camping recipes, outdoor projects including science experiments and crafts, fun activity suggestions, and inspiring stories of diverse historical and contemporary outdoorswomen (such as Arunima Sinha, the first amputee woman to summit Mount Everest; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts; and Libby Riddles,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.082 MCCDrake, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ticknor & Fields 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 790.122 DraBowman, Katy
Summary: "Learn how to kids--from babies to preteens--and their families moving more, together, outside." -- inside front jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Propriometrics Press 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ticknor & Fields 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Crafts DrakeHodgson, Michael.
Summary: Hodgson provides practical advice on introducing children to the joys of nature. Throughout, he stresses the importance of having fun by making outings an adventure and including children in the entire trip process. The topics covered include equipment, planning, cross-country skiing, canoeing, and biking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 HODThomsen, Amanda
Summary: "The backyard has long been a space associated with recreation and relaxation, a private patch of earth to escape to, and a springboard for the imagination. In her signature style and drawing on her personal experience as a mother, gardener, and author, Amanda Thomsen encourages kids to create kingdoms of their own making, right in their own backyards. With whimsical projects for every season...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2019
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.5 THOGarlick, Hattie
Summary: HOBBIES. Want to save cash, your child's imagination and possibly even the planet? This is the book you need. Packed with great photos of real families in the outdoors, Born to Be Wild contains easy-to-follow instructions for activities that require nothing more sophisticated than a small person's imagination and access to a little outdoor space. Organized seasonally and then by material, it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 GARStriniste, Nancy
Summary: Access to technology has created a generation of children who are more plugged in than ever before—often with negative consequences. But there is a solution. Unrestricted outdoor play helps reduce stress, improve health, and enhance creativity, learning, and attention span. In Nature Play at Home, Nancy Striniste gives you the tools you need to make outdoor adventures possible in your own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.083 STRJames, Alice
Summary: "There are all kinds of things to find and see when you go outside, whether you're in a city park or deep in the woods. This book is full of ideas for getting out and about in the great outdoors, wherever you are and whatever the weather."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: Suggests outdoor activities for children to explore nature, including making mud monsters, building forts, painting rocks, and going on bug hunts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796 WALDrake, Jane
Summary: A treasury of outdoor-themed games and activities for each season offers scientific and historical trivia to accompany instructions for such ideas as building a sundial, making a kite, playing Spud, and observing the sky at night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 790.1 DRATaylor, Lori (Lori E.)
Summary: A rhyming alphabet adventure, with interactive body smart prompts, a backyard Bingo scavenger hunt, & lots more!--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Track Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Pre TaylorHoughton, Peter
Summary: "The rise of the Forest School movement in recent years is part of a groundswell of concern about the wellbeing of our children, with many media scare stories about child obesity, 'nature deficit disorder' (as described in Last Child in the Woods) and lack of exposure to risk. This woodland adventure book brings the activities and 'learning through nature' ethos of Forest School to the parents...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watkins Publishing 2016
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Summary: "The Girl's Guide to Building a Fort shows girls and their grown-ups how to knock down the four walls holding them in and transform each day into a canvas for play and adventure. This illustrated, information-packed guide is for Hands-On Girls, girls who want to fix things, make things, and learn more about the world around them. The book contains two sticker pages and dozens of activities,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 790.194 FIEHoffmeister, Peter Brown.
Summary: A guide to helping children enjoy nature and appreciate the great outdoors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perigee 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 790.083 HOFSchwartz, Sandi
Summary: "Raise calmer, happier, healthier children with these fun, hands-on nature activities for parents and kids to enjoy together. Are your kids stressed? Are they feeling a bit down? Do your children-and you-need a break from screens? Nature can help. What weall suspected intuitively for generations, science has now confirmed: spending time connecting to nature is a safe, effective tool to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Driver Books 2022