Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Sports & Recreation - Camping & Outdoor Activities

Now in an affordable paperback edition comes this super informative guide exploring the night sky with glow-in-the-dark illustrations, eight maps, and fascinating retellings of the legends behind the constellations. Full color.

This charming tale of Michael, Emily, and their parents as they explore each national park and discover scat and tracks is designed to both entertain and educate. Wildlife can be elusive, and both kids are disappointed when, at first, they don?t encounter many animals in the park. The kids quickly learn, however, that there are animals all around, and these creatures leave behind scat and tracks. Before long, the kids are able to identify animal tracks and determine what a creature has eaten recently. Colorful illustrations of animals and their scat and tracks supplement this lively tale, and...

Ranger Gus guides Julie, Grant, and their family on a tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a charming tale designed both to entertain and educate. This book is an ideal tool for teaching kids about animal behavior, diet, and scats and tracks identification ?it's the perfect companion for in the car or in the field on your next trip to the Smokies. Fun illustrations of the animals and their scat and tracks supplement the lively story, and a quick-reference chart at the back will make field identification a breeze.

Record your encounters with nature in this fantastic, interactive book Kids can write about and draw the plants and animals they see. They can paste photos, postcards and feathers found on the ground. Plus, there's great info to learn about nature.

Gentle verse and sweeping, majestic artwork set imaginations soaring in a handsome and illuminating ode to the ancient art of falconry.

Join a young girl and her father, the falconer at a medieval castle, as they experience the joys of taking a goshawk out for a training flight. The girl leads readers through all the preparations and equipment needed for the flight -- from the hawk's hood and bells to the falconer's gloves -- culminating in a dramatic demonstration of the hawk's hunting skill. Bagram Ibatoulline's masterful illustrations capture the vivid details and beauty of a...

The wilderness is a place of beauty and peace. But it is also filled with fierce predators, poisonous plants, and raging rivers. Will you: Try to survive the harsh mountains of Alaska after being abandoned during an outdoor training trip? Struggle to make your way out of the deep forests after becoming lost in Australia's Blue Mountains? Attempt to find help for your injured brother in Washington's Cascade Mountains?

The Cascade Range stretches over 700 miles from northern California to British Columbia. The mountain range is full of wildlife and volcanoes to explore, but watch where you step The animals that live there are often hard to find but not their poop Join Emily, Michael, May, and their parents as they examine poop (scat) and footprints (tracks) to find out who pooped in the Cascades. By examining signs left by animals, the kids learn about animal behavior, diet, and identification.

Who Pooped in the Cascades? is the perfect backpack companion for your trip to any part of the Cascades. Fun...

Introduce bird watching to a new generation of birders.

Stan Tekiela's famous Birds of Michigan Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for more than 15 years. Now, the award-winning author has taken the best features from his acclaimed book and created a perfect identification guide for children The Kids' Guide to Birds of Michigan features 100 of the most common and important birds to know, with species organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Each bird gets a beautiful...

Introduce bird watching to a new generation of birders.

Stan Tekiela's famous Birds of Minnesota Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for more than 15 years. Now, the award-winning author has taken the best features from his acclaimed book and created a perfect identification guide for children The Kids' Guide to Birds of Minnesota features 100 of the most common and important birds to know, with species organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Each bird gets a beautiful...

Emma Gatewood's life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of 11 kids alongside a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk . . . and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail.

With just the clothes on her back and a pair of thin canvas sneakers on her feet, Grandma Gatewood hiked up ridges and down ravines. She braved angry storms and witnessed breathtaking sunrises. When things got particularly tough, she relied on the kindness of strangers or sheer luck to get her through the night. When the newspapers got wind of her...