Title:
Be a nature explorer! : outdoor activities and adventures
Author:
Publication Date:
2024
2022
Publication Information:
Vancouver : Greystone Kids : David Suzuki Institute, [2024]
©2022
Physical Description:
93 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781771649698
Abstract:
52 outdoor activities one for every week of the year! Being outside is fun when you've got lots to explore, discover, track, and create! This book is filled with educational activities that kids will love, like harvesting algae, pressing flowers, and watching spiders spin their webs. Written by a famous forester who founded a nature academy for kids, these activities are creative, unique, wildly entertaining, and can be completed rain or shine all year round. -- page 4 of cover.
Contents:
What to Take With You -- A Few Tips Before You Set Off -- Chapter 1: Checking What's on the Menu -- Chapter 2: Listening to Tree Talk -- Chapter 3: Discovering Pond Life -- Chapter 4: Using a Forest Telephone -- Chapter 5: Sampling Algae -- Chapter 6: Calculating the Age of Trees -- Chapter 7: Spotting Birds -- Chapter 8: Following Slugs and Snails -- Chapter 9: Making a Tree Friend -- Chapter 10: Finding Signs of Spring -- Chapter 11: Snacking on Sweet Blossoms -- Chapter 12: Looking for Tire Tracks -- Chapter 13: Learning About Night Animals -- Chapter 14: Peeking Underwater -- Chapter 15: Making Chewing Gum -- Chapter 16: Counting Tree Rings -- Chapter 17: Mapping Plants That Move -- Chapter 18: Tracking Animals -- Chapter 19: Deciphering Clues -- Chapter 20: Locating the Forest Internet -- Chapter 21: Welcoming Summer -- Chapter 22: Clueing in to History -- Chapter 23: Drumming for Earthworms -- Chapter 24: Knowing When to Water -- Chapter 25: Predicting Rain -- Chapter 26: Identifying Deciduous Trees -- Chapter 27: Telling Conifers Apart -- Chapter 28: Saying Hello to Spiders -- Chapter 29: Skipping Stones -- Chapter 30: Roasting Beechnuts -- Chapter 31: Collecting Bark Rubbings -- Chapter 32: Pressing Leaves -- Chapter 33: Recognizing Animal Bones -- Chapter 34: Collecting Cones -- Chapter 35: Building a Sailboat -- Chapter 36: Surprising Your Friends -- Chapter 37: Blowing Bubbles -- Chapter 38: Decoding Decomposition -- Chapter 39: Finding Things that Flutter -- Chapter 40: Scoping Out Stars -- Chapter 41: Playing with Tickly Grasses, and Sticky Burs -- Chapter 42: Sifting Through the Forest Floor -- Chapter 43: Calling All Ants! -- Chapter 44: Attending to Business -- Chapter 45: Scattering Seeds -- Chapter 46: Unpacking Buds -- Chapter 47: Tracking Down Beetles and Bugs -- Chapter 48: Whistling with Grass -- Chapter 49: Sorting Seeds -- Chapter 50: Eating Colorful Food -- Chapter 51: Focusing on Leaves -- Chapter 52: Acting Smart in Stormy Weather.
Genre:
Language:
English
