The Kids’ Guide to Birds of California by Stan Tekiela is a fun, easy-to-use guide for anyone interested in seeing and identifying birds. As a child, Stan spent hours of enjoyment watching birds come to a wooden feeder that his father built in their backyard. The...
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Kids love the thrill of discovery―especially when it comes to bugs. Children can become young entomologists when they learn all about bees, butterflies, spiders, and other creepy-crawlies. Jaret C. Daniels, author of Insects & Bugs for Kids: Butterflies, Bees, and More, presents a kids’ introduction...
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We are delighted to bring you the story of Greta the Great Horned Owl, read by Lauren, the outreach educator at the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Greta the Great Horned Owl is a book by Christie Gove-Berg that features a former owl patient at the...
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Megan Marie Myers, the illustrator of Goodnight Great Outdoors by Lucas Alberg, shares with us how she got into illustrating children’s books. Children’s book illustrations absolutely ignited my imagination at a young age, and the spark never went out. The exquisite worlds that I discovered in picture...
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We asked Lucas Alberg, author of Goodnight Great Outdoors, to tells us what led him to writing the book. Find out what inspired him. When I wrote my first book, a guidebook called Trail Running Bend and Central Oregon: Great Loop Trails for Every Season, it was...
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Brett Ortler, author of Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Midwest, shares with readers his love for nature. His fervent hope is that kids will get outside, observe, learn, and protect the nature of the Midwest. In today’s post, Brett shares how to teach kids to raise...
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We are excited to announce our upcoming series of Backyard Science & Discovery Workbooks, and we are celebrating with a GIVEAWAY. One lucky winner will receive a copy of the Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook of his or her choice AND the Rock & Minerals Backyard...
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Beaver dams, bird’s nests, spiderwebs―the animal kingdom is filled with expert builders that construct spectacular homes. How much do you know about them? Can you identify a critter based on where it lives? Discover nature’s amazing animal architects with this fun and interactive picture book...
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Gather the children, and cuddle into a warm sleeping bag. It’s time to fall asleep. Goodnight Great Outdoors is a gentle, calming story celebrating the wonders of the great outdoors by saying goodnight to nature. As the sun sets, the family prepares their campsite for nightfall....
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Reading books to your children must find its way to the top of your “to-do” list. Here are our suggestions for your last-minute Christmas shopping list. Check out these perfect books for long winter nights. Laugh while you learn about baby animals with Stan Tekiela’s book Whose Baby...
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