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Pub. Date
2016.
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"From the author of the New York Times bestseller that defined nature-deficit disorder and launched the international children-and-nature movement, Vitamin N (for "nature") is a complete prescription for connecting with the power and joy of the natural world right now, "--Amazon.com.
Nature-deficit disorder: the alienation of children from the natural world. Louv provides a one-of-a-kind practical guidebook with tips not only for parents eager to...
Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
2007
Description
For every boy from eight to eighty, covers essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age-old question of what the big deal with girls is. In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal...
4) Go hiking!
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Lace up your hiking boots and grab your walking stick. It's time to go hiking! Follow along with Rory Raccoon as you learn all about what to wear, the gear to grab, and how to stay safe on the trails as you explore hiking in the great outdoors"--
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Challenge your family to spend 1,000 hours outside this year with this collection of games, crafts, and activities, organized by season to help you find something you can do every day. Play leaf pile games, take a hot chocolate hike, make corn husk dolls, go on an animal home hunt, and much more with hundreds of ideas for all ages, abilities, and family types. No matter how busy you are, this book gives you all the ideas, photos, activity instructions,...
Author
Publisher
FalconGuides
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
The Camping Activity Book for Families offers up a wide variety of activities, games, recipes, songs, and good old-fashioned fun for parents and children together to share in the wonders of the outdoors. Whether it's creating art using leaves and pine cones or belting out your favorite tunes while on a hike, roasting up marshmallows around the campfire or playing flashlight tag at the campground, this book engages families to partake in everything...
8) Go paddling!
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"What's better than a day out on the lake? Grab a paddle, your life jacket and your favorite kayak or canoe. Then, follow along with Rory Racoon as you learn all about padding in the great outdoors"--
Author
Publisher
Falcon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Features forty-two scavenger hunts for children and families to participate in outdoors."--
Tornio helps you turn every outdoor outing into a scavenger hunt. Geared toward families with kids ages 4-10, and covering a variety of locations, these lists of things to find can turn any time spent outdoors into an opportunity to engage your family on a whole new level. -- adapted from back cover
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Have you ever wondered what it's like to cycle to the South Pole? Or kayak 2,000 miles down the Amazon? Or run an ultramarathon through the scorching Namib? Follow the author's incredible adventures and discover how you can get outdoors and unleash your inner wild girl!
Author
Publisher
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Fight back against boredom and keep your kids busy and entertained--without staring at a screen--with this handy collection of family activities ranging from DIY projects to outdoor adventures to easy daytrips. While technology often offers a quick and easy parenting solution to keep children entertained, too much screen time can negatively affect developmental and social skills, and even lead back to the original problem--boredom. Screen-Free Fun...
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Publisher
Harry N Abrams Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Description
"Turn the clock back to a simpler time. Cold lemonade in summer, evenings by a campfire, a warm blanket in winter. Fully-illustrated chapters feature the history and story behind more than thirty skills, including: How to skip stones, how to wrap a package with brown paper and string, and how to grow your own tomatoes"--Publisher's description.
18) Family fun night
Author
Publisher
Cider Mill Press Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
More than ever, family time faces stiff competition from other activities: video games, iPhone apps, texting, and social media. Family Fun Night: The Third Edition offers the antidote: tips and advice for establishing weekly family time, as well as hundreds of specific ideas for spending quality time together, with an emphasis on "unplugged" activities. This fun and comprehensive book features ways to interest teens (let each one invite a friend or...
19) The rope
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Description
"In this novel, the latest in the author's series of novels featuring Anna Pigeon, the author gathers together the many strings of Anna's past and finally reveals the story that her many fans have been long asking for. In 1995 and 35 years old, fresh off the bus from New York City and nursing a broken heart, Anna Pigeon takes a decidedly unglamorous job as a seasonal employee of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. On her day off, Anna goes...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Family Games will show you how game playing can help, not only your children, but also yourself. Here, you will discover the amazing benefits of outdoor play; you will be reintroduced to games you probably played as a child but have forgotten; you will also discover new games and new twists on old games. In this book you will explore a wide range of indoor games, games for large groups or parties, educational games and games that can be played solo...
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