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41) Wild + free nature: 25 outdoor adventures for kids to explore, discover, and awaken their curiosity
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A resource book for parents, educators, and caregivers to enjoy doing hands-on activities outside with kids. One of the core philosophies behind Wild + Free is the belief that nature is the best classroom we could ever hope for. It unlocks the imagination and inspires creativity in ways that a schoolroom never could. --
43) A perfect day
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Young friends enjoy a day of sledding, snowball fights, and ice skating one snowy day in their hillside village.
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Nature Swagger presents thirty life-changing stories of self-discovery, courage, and healing in the natural world. Told through first-person narratives, essays, and poems, this uplifting collection celebrates the many ways that outdoor spaces offer Black people opportunities for personal empowerment, connection, and rejuvenation. Readers will immerse themselves in stories told from mountains, redwood forests, city parks, and far-off beaches: joining...
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New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"This comprehensive guide for parents and educators is designed to help youth of all ages develop a deeper appreciation of the natural world. This amazing compendium is packed with seasonal games, crafts, skills, stories and observations to make outdoor learning fun!"--Provided by publisher.
Basic skills for connecting to nature -- Key nature concepts for children to learn -- Fall: the cooling season -- Winter: the great exhale -- Spring: the greening...
50) Sunny days
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Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Rhyming couplets celebrate the activities made possible by sunny weather from a preschooler's perspective. Mixed-media collage art shows small children engaging in a range of outdoor activities, including gardening, making mud pies, swimming, observing insects, and picking wildflowers. A final page includes age-appropriate STEM activities related to the sun."--
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Buffalo Games
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Find your cabin assignment, wring out your swimsuit, and relive the days of canoeing, friendship bracelets, and s'mores! Summer Camp is a competetive deck-building game where players race to earn merit badges and collect the most experience points to win. Each player has their own deck of cards to play, and as the game progresses you will add new cards to your deck to make it even stronger. But look out! Other campers have the same goal! Every game...
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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"From the author of Raft of Stars comes an epic novel of adventure and river rafting, following a couple whose future depends on finding a way to navigate the changing currents of family, community, and the river itself"--
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Annick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Join TV's Survivorman on twelve edge-of-your-seat adventures as he proves anyone can be an outdoor explorer. From surviving a frigid night in northern Canada to munching on grubs in the Australian Outback, Les Stroud's passion for the outdoors has driven him to some of the planet's most remote and beautiful locations. In Wild Outside, he invites readers into his world of wilderness adventures with fast-paced stories, nature facts, and practical advice...
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A full-throttle, first-person account of the treasure hunt set in motion by Forest Fenn -- an eccentric art dealer and, some would say, robber baron -- in 2010 that lasted a full decade and became the stuff of contemporary legend. When Forest Fenn was told he was going to die, he hid a chest full of jewels and gold in the wilderness and published a poem that contained a series of clues about the treasure's secret location. But he didn't die, and he...
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Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"If you're like most kids who love the outdoors, you want to do more than go on picnics or hike a nature trail. You don't want to go home at the end of the day. You want to stay out in the woods, mountains, or desert. You want to camp. With Kids' Guide to Camping, you'll learn how to make roughing it easy. You'll find great tips for choosing the best campsite and setting up your home away from home. You'll even find recipes for great fireside dishes,...
59) Project nature
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Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
Description
Jina Jeong wants to start a club to introduce all the kids in her area to the nature activities she enjoys, but her parents suggest she start small--so Jina sets out to persuade her friend Sofia to go camping with Jina's family.
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