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Backpack Explorer: Rock Hunt
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See more"The latest addition to the Backpack Explorer series invites kids ages 4 and up to head outside and find, collect, and learn about rocks with this take-along activity book! Backpack Explorer: Rock Hunt is packed with prompts and activities about geology, landforms, gems, fossils, and more"--
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The latest addition to the best-selling Backpack Explorer series (455,000 copies in print) invites kids ages 4 and up to head outside and find, collect, and learn about rocks with this take-along activity book!
Backpack Explorer: Rock Hunt is packed with prompts and activities, including:
- 12 interactive field guide pages introducing rock classifications (colour, shape, size, texture)
- Sensory scavenger hunts
- Hands-on outdoor creative activities
- Rock experiments
- Discovery zone pages with facts about geology, landforms, igneous and metamorphic rocks, gems, fossils, and more
The book includes a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a log for recording rock finds, making it the perfect explorer guide for budding geologists, whether in a backyard, a city park, or a nature preserve.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781635865530
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 28 February 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC
Illustration: Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Oana Befort
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 186.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 48
About the Author
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.
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