Award-winning author Jenny deFouw Geuder tells us what led her to create Nature Explorer, a book aimed at children, and its accompanying book, Nature Explorer Sketchbook. One thing parents agree on: They want their children to spend less time looking at screens and more time playing outdoors. Jenny’s two...
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Take this tabbed booklet outside with you this spring and learn how to identify the insects and bugs in your garden. With its brightly colored flowers, rich soil, and delicious nectar, the garden landscape is a bug’s paradise. It attracts the ones we want to...
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Winter weather has been in the news a lot lately. In particular, the snow is blanketing many parts of the northern states. Where I’m located in the upper Midwest, we have had over 4 feet of snow, along with some bone-chilling temperatures. So the natural...
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Nature Explorer is a kids’ guide to observing and interacting with the natural world. Whether you live in the middle of a big city or in the rural countryside, nature surrounds you the moment you step outside. It’s the air you breathe and the ground beneath...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela shares with us the complexity of nature when observing a pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park. The complexity of nature is often hard to understand and even harder to witness. Sure, we learn about it in school, read about...
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Two dead bodies and too many coincidences to ignore—in this outdoors mystery, Special Agent Sam Rivers must stop a murderous conspiracy. Killing Monarchs will be available wherever books are sold as of June 13th. In the meantime, we are giving five (5) readers a chance to...
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Beaches capture our attention like few places on Earth—for good reason. Two vastly different ecosystems merge here, attracting a wide variety of life forms. Become a young oceanographer, and learn all about beaches and the plants and animals found there. West Coast naturalist Stephanie Panlasigui and East...
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Once again, I found myself sitting outside in my small photo blind, trying to capture a handful of images of birds in a winter/snowy setting. The temperatures were a balmy minus five below zero, and I was starting to feel the cold penetrate my many...
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Juicy and sweet yet slightly sour, they’re easy to grow and delicious to eat. They’re lovely on their own and even better when paired with other flavors, such as chocolate or rhubarb. Strawberries: 50 Tried and True Recipes is a cookbook by Corrine Kozlak that features 50...
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Join a special boy on a stargazing adventure in this heartwarming picture book that will spark your child’s imagination. Up Where the Stars Are, by Ryan Jacobson and illustrated by Michelle Hazelwood Hyde, has recently been included on ALA’s 2024 Golden Duck Notable Picture Books List...
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