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Be a Nature Explorer!

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For kids ages 6 to 10, this nature activity guide is the perfect companion for every child's next outdoor adventure, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees and Can You Hear the Trees Talking?. An excellent resource for parents, teachers,... Read More
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"For kids ages 6 to 10, this hands-on nature activity book is the perfect companion for every child's next outdoor adventure!"--Provided by publisher.

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For kids ages 6 to 10, this nature activity guide is the perfect companion for every child's next outdoor adventure, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees and Can You Hear the Trees Talking?.

An excellent resource for parents, teachers, and curriculums ranging from outdoor education to homeschool and forest school.

Whether you are in the forest, in your own backyard, or in the city, there are so many exciting ways to engage with nature—and forester Peter Wohlleben has the best ideas for doing so. With Be a Nature Explorer!, kids will learn how to press flowers, harvest algae, skip stones, observe spiders, and even how to build their own tiny sailboat.

This ultimate kids' nature book features:

  • 52 short, fun, and hands-on activities to help kids explore and discover the outdoors—one for each week of the year
  • Portable format: This lightweight paperback is designed to easily throw in a backpack and refer to on adventures
  • STEM learning and outdoor skill development: Kids will learn how to decode nature's messages, identify plants and animal tracks, record and preserve their finds, and more

Packed with activities that will fill kids with wonder and confidence in the outdoors, readers will be dipping in and out of Be a Nature Explorer! all year round.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781771649698

Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 March 2024

Country: Canada

Imprint: Greystone Books,Canada

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Belle Wuthrich
  • Translated by Jane Billinghurst

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 100

About the Author

Peter Wohlleben is the author of several books about the natural world, including The Hidden Life of Trees, The Inner Life of Animals, and The Heartbeat of Trees. His books for children include Can You Hear the Trees Talking?, What's Wild Outside Your Door?, Do You Know Where the Animals Live?, and Peter and the Tree Children. A former longtime forester, Wohlleben runs a forest academy in Germany that supports sustainable forest management and teaches adults and children about the many wonders of the forest.

Belle Wuthrich is an illustrator and designer, specializing in books for young readers. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Belle has contributed to more than a dozen books for kids, a number of which have won awards or been republished internationally.

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