Open Your Senses & Discover Nature’s Secrets; Mapping, Tracking & Journaling Activities
Children will see the natural world around them with brand new eyes, as they learn to follow its signs, hear its language, and understand its secrets. From the Six Arts of Tracking (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How) and making a habitat map to walking in smooth silence like a fox and learning the basics of bird language, exploration exercises lead young readers on a fascinating journey of discovery as they watch, listen, map, interpret, and write about the sounds, sights, scents, and patterns they encounter. With prompts and write-in spaces for journaling, map-making activities, and observational tracking throughout, Put On Your Owl Eyes is an interactive and thought-provoking guidebook.
Popular children’s author and science writer Conrad J. Storad introduces us to the amazing world of rattlesnakes. “A lot of people think snakes are creepy,”...
The ravenous raven is one hungry bird!
As he travels around the Colorado Plateau, he feasts on whatever he sees-fish, berries, nuts, and some other less appetizing choices. He's not picky!
After he encounters a family enjoying a picnic, Raven is too round and fat to move, which could spell trouble for that greedy bird.
Tomba-la-ca, tomba-la-ca, tomba-la! Come enter into the creepy-crawly, mischievous and mysterious world of Skeletitos, where being on the other side of life is never an...
A map and guide to the 26 sites in Borrego Valley, CA, where life-size metal sculptures are displayed in a desert landscape surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The folded laminated pocket guide has 12 3.5 x 8-inch panels with brief representative descriptions of the 129 individual sculptures commissioned by philanthropist Dennis Avery on property he owned in Borrego Valley.
The sun, moon, stars, and planets have been a source of wonder for as long as humans have lived on earth.
In this highly visual guide to observing the sky with the naked eye, kids aged 9–14 will delve into the science behind what they see. This captivating book offers a tour of our solar system and deep space, explaining how objects like Earth’s moon were formed and introducing the “why” behind phenomena such as eclipses, northern lights, and meteor showers. Sky gazers will learn how to find and observe planets — no binoculars or telescopes required — and star charts will show them how to spot constellations through the seasons and in both hemispheres.
Identify, Harvest, and Use 112 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves.
Only book available on the Southwest’s most iconic and widespread plant, the Ocotillo. Chapters on Indian uses, distribution, flowering, name origin, plant relatives, animal relationships...
Bats are NOT scary! Little Boy Bat lives under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas. One day he overhears some human kids saying mean, nasty things about bats. “Bats are ugly. Bats are weird. Bats are SCARY!” Their words make him feel very sad. L.B has a long talk with his parents. They give him some useful advice. L.B. takes action. He decides to write and illustrate a book so that he can teach those human kids some facts and the truth about bats. The Bat Book is his creation. It includes important lessons for all of us.
From backpacking to bikepacking, camping while white-water rafting to big wall climbing, outdoor adventurers Brendan Leonard and Forest Woodward cover it all: how to pack a backpack, how to set up a tent in the snow, how to camp with your dog, how to build a campfire, how to judge a river’s difficulty.