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Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Playing outdoors should be an essential part of growing up: your imagination runs riot, lively activity keeps you fit, and you develop an appreciation and understanding of the natural world. The Wild Year Book gives you 70 different ways to enjoy spending time outdoors, season by season. Perhaps you'll want to make bows and arrows from saplings in the Spring, play camouflage games in the summer, jump into huge leaf piles in the autumn, or create ice...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"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 and any setting, from forest to pavement, fun-seeking kids...
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Girls belong outdoors! This handbook covers everything you need to get outside, including ideas for what to do, camping and hiking basics, body stuff in the wilderness, advanced skills like maps, weather, and first aid, as well as recipes, projects, activities, and profiles of inspiring outdoorswomen. Your definitive guide to getting outside--for girls ages 9-12! In addition to basic outdoor skills, this entertaining guidebook includes easy camping...
Author
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
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 wild can be read aloud to children, bringing to life the...
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Rodeno
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield are back with more wonderful ideas for fun outdoors even in the most challenging weather! Imagine -- jumping in the biggest puddle you can find! -- Or running barefoot and feeling squidgy mud ooze up between your toes! -- Or run up the nearest hill to feel the wind try to carry you away! When it's wet, or windy or cold, there's no need to stay cooped up indoors; it's a great opportunity to rush outside for some fun. --...
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"With delightful illustrations, interactive elements, and Annie F. Downs as their guide, children will see how fun can be had in every place, at any time. A great way to create special reading time with children, with plenty of opportunities for early readers to practice key sight words"--
Author
Publisher
Quill Driver Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"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 we all suspected intuitively for generations, science has now confirmed: spending time connecting to nature is a safe, effective tool to help improve our health and happiness. In Finding Ecohappiness,...
Author
Publisher
Watkins, an imprint of Watkins Media Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"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 of nursery and primary school-age children. It's packed...
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