From worms, birds, and spiders to trees, flowers, and clouds, young explorers learn what to look and listen for wherever they are--whether in a nature preserve, an urban park, or a suburban backyard. Seek-and-find lists, on-the-trail art projects, and discovery games get kids engaged in hands-on learning about nature, and a real pull-out magnifying glass helps them get a close-up glimpse of leaf veins, seed pods, and tiny insects. Filled with activities, checklists, and stickers, this interactive nature guide belongs in every kid's backpack.

Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!

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Packed with educational prompts and activities, this fourth book in the Backpack Explorer series encourages junior naturalists to spot insects while on a walk in the woods, playing in a park, or searching right outside their front door. Twelve interactive field guides help young seekers identify fliers, crawlers, and pollinators, while sensory scavenger hunts, projects such as Weave a Web or Make a Bug Hotel, and cool bug facts boost the insect intrigue. Equipped with a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a log for recording sightings, this book is the perfect companion for any nature adventure.

Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!

The third book in the Backpack Explorer series from the Editors of Storey Publishing invites budding naturalists to head outside for a walk--in the woods, a park, or right in their backyard--to spot feathered friends. Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch leads kids aged 4 and up through the basics of birding, from identifying common birds to learning about habitat and migration and listening for bird songs. The pages are packed with prompts and activities, including 12 interactive field guides (for common birds, nests, eggs, tracks, and more), sensory scavenger hunts, activities such as building a bird nest, matching games, and simple discovery zone pages about food chains and the life cycle of birds. Equipped with a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a birding log for recording sightings and encounters, this book is the perfect take-along for any nature adventure.

Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!

Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!

In the second book of the Backpack Explorer series from the Editors of Storey Publishing, little beachcombers are encouraged to discover all the wonders of saltwater oceans and freshwater lakes, from identifying shorebirds to learning about the life found in tide pools to listening to the waves and watching the tides.

Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk is packed with prompts and activities, including 12 interactive field guides (for shells, jellyfish, and more), sensory scavenger hunts, science experiments such as a Stick Sundial, games, and simple projects including food chain match-ups and driftwood fish. Equipped with a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a beach log for recording shoreline sightings and adventures, this book is the perfect takealong for any beach adventure.

Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!

Step outside after dark and explore the outdoors! Packed with nighttime scavenger hunts, flashlight games, and field guides for nocturnal animals, insects, and birds, this nighttime activity book--complete with a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a fold-out journal--is the perfect take-along nature exploration guide for kids aged 4 to 8. In the eighth book of the Backpack Explorer series from the Editors of Storey Publishing, junior naturalists search for owls, bats, salamanders, stars, planets, and more. Backpack Explorer: Night Walk is packed with prompts and activities, including 12 interactive field guides, sensory scavenger hunts, activities such as learning about the phases of the moon, listening to the noises of the night, and looking for constellations in the sky. With a real magnifying glass, 50 stickers, and a log for recording night finds, this book is perfect for outdoor-loving kids and their nature adventures after dark.

In this Backpack Explorer nature book, kids can search for wildflowers, ferns, grasses, seeds, and more, and learn basic plant science through activities that includes scavenger hunts, a plant log, stickers, and a real magnifying glass.

Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!

The best-selling Backpack Explorer series presents a new, interactive sticker book for nature-loving kids ages 4 and up. The book is packed with 300 colorful stickers of plants, trees, animals, birds, bugs, and flowers kids can use on the illustrated activity pages to track their nature finds, create habitat sticker scenes, and design their own trail map. With the scientifically accurate sticker illustrations, kids learn to identify the featured animals, birds, bugs, flowers, trees, and rocks while they play. Get ready for a nature adventure with hours of sticker fun and learning!

From the bestselling Backpack Explorer series, discover the delights nature has to offer.

-Follow tips to spot reptiles and amphibians in wetlands, woods, wild areas, and around your neighborhood.
-Discover fascinating facts about 100 different reptiles and amphibians.
-Learn about habitats, lifecycles, camouflage, diets, and behaviors of creatures.
-Includes scavenger hunts, outdoor games, nature science experiments, field guides, 50 stickers, a nature log, and a real magnifying glass.

It's is the perfect gift for kids who love lizards, crocodiles, snakes, and frogs!

Cat-loving kids can wear their affection on their bodies with this collection of 50 colorful, kid-friendly temporary tattoos featuring a wide range of breeds, colors, sizes, and poses. They are easy to apply by adding a bit of water and last for up to a week. In addition, this Tattoos that Teach book includes text pages with fun facts about cat breeds, behavior, and origins. Kids will love showing off these temporary tattoos and sharing their new cat knowledge.

Nature-loving kids can show off their favorite forest animals on their arms and legs with this collection of colorful, kid-friendly temporary tattoos, featuring bears, deer, owls, birds, insects, and more creatures that inhabit woodland forests. The tattoos are easy to apply and last for up to a week.

In addition to the tattoos, the book features fun facts about woodland animals. Kids will love showing off their tattoos and sharing their new nature knowledge with friends.

Dog-crazy kids can wear their love on their bodies with this collection of 60 colorful, kid-friendly temporary tattoos featuring illustrations of favorite breeds, playful poses, and irresistibly cute puppies. They're easy to apply with just a bit of water and last up to a week. The accompanying text pages in this Tattoos that Teach book feature fun facts about dogs and puppies, breeds and behaviors, and more. Kids will love showing off these temporary tattoos and discovering cool dog facts!

From Storey Publishing's landmark series Country Wisdom Bulletins, this comprehensive collection offers step-by-step instructions on nearly 200 individual topics, providing everything you need to know about sustainability, self-sufficiency, homesteading, and DIY living. Topics include:

• Animals: attracting backyard birds; building bathhouses and birdfeeders; training and caring for cats and dogs; raising rabbits, ducks, and game birds; buying and selling horses; building chicken coops; beginning beekeeping;
• Cooking: the basics of bread baking; making cheese, butter, and yogurt; cooking game; preserving and pickling; homebrewing and making homemade wine
• Crafts: stenciling, quilting, and basket-weaving; making wreaths, potpourri, and natural soaps; homemade gifts and decorations
• Gardening: starting your garden; caring for flowers and shrubs; controlling weeds; landscaping; growing vegetables, root crops, fruits, berries, kitchen herbs, and more
• Health and Wellbeing: natural home remedies; herbs for lifelong health; essential oils and aromatherapy; teas and recipes for a healthy diet
• Home: simple home repairs; building furniture; restoring hardwood floors; making curtains; building fences, root cellars, and smokehouses
• And so much more

With nearly 2,000 black-and-white illustrations, diagrams, and photographs, and trusted advice on every page, this is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind.

This book is also a part of the Know-How series which includes other titles such as:

• Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How
• Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How
• Craft Wisdom & Know-How
• Garden Wisdom & Know-How

The best-selling Backpack Explorer series has become a favorite of nature-curious kids and families. Now available in one value-packed bundle, the Backpack Explorer 5-Book Set with Nature Collection Box includes five books in the series: On the Nature Trail; Bird Watch; Bug Hunt; Discovering Trees; and Rock Hunt. Packed with prompts, activities, interactive field guides, and sensory scavenger hunts, each Backpack Explorer book gets kids outside and exploring the world around them. Colorful, lightweight, and durable, these books are designed to be popped in a backpack and taken along on nature walks--turning any outdoor adventure into an opportunity for nature science learning! In addition to the hands-on activities, each book includes a real magnifying glass for outdoor and on-the-page observing, three sheets of sticker patches for keeping track of nature finds, and a log for recording naturalist notes. The five books in the gift set are packaged in a keepsake nature collection box with sturdy dividers and label stickers for storing and identifying rocks, feathers, leaves, and other nature treasures that kids pick up along the trail. Bursting with hundreds of activities for screen-free fun and nature learning, this collection will make a special gift for junior naturalists ages 4-7.

Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!

Dog-loving kids ages 4 and up learn all about the various breeds and types of dogs; how they see, hear, and communicate; and what makes them happy in this lively, photo-packed introduction to everything about dogs. From puppies to really big dogs, dogs with long ears and dogs with short, curly tails, the wide world of dogs is celebrated while also teaching kids about how they can understand and be friends with these amazing animals, whether or not there's a dog in their household. Fifty colorful dog stickers are included, along with a a fold-out activity log page for keeping track of all the dog friends they meet.

Get ready for a bug adventure with this sticker book from the best-selling Backpack Explorer series! Kids will love playing and learning with hundreds of stickers showing insects and bugs buzzing, flying, climbing, and crawling.

250 scientifically accurate stickers give a realistic look at ladybugs, beetles, ants, spiders, bees, butterflies, dragonflies, caterpillars, and more.

Explore bug habitats by adding stickers to the Sunny Meadow, Deep in the Forest, Life in the Water, and Backyard Garden scenes.

Build a new bug by mixing and matching stickers of antennae, wings, and legs.

Sticker match-up activities teach about bug lifecycles, behaviors, and more.

Record bug sightings with on-the-page scavenger hunts.