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Discovery Packs: General Resources

Publishers

• Peterson Field Guides (): Novice and advanced field guides

• Roost Books (roost): Getting kids/families outdoors

• Stackpole Books (): Outdoor Sports, Nature, Crafts, Regional

• Waterford Press (): Simplified, novice, foldable field guides

Field Guides and Series

• Fandex Guides

• Golden Guides (St. Martin’s Press)

• Iowa Association of Naturalists Booklet Series ()

• National Audubon Society First Guides, Field Guides, Pocket Guides

• Nature Finder Guides

• One Small Square Series (McGraw-Hill)

• Peterson Field Guides, First Guides, Young Naturalist Guides, FlashGuides (foldable)

• Pocket Naturalist Guides (Waterford Press)

• Take-Along Guides Series (NorthWord Books)

Suppliers

• Acorn Naturalists ()

• American Educational Products, LLC ()

• Ben Meadows ()

• Carolina Biological Supply ()

• Crawdaddy Outdoors ()

• Forestry Suppliers ()

• Nasco ()

• Nature Watch ()

• Oriental Trading Company ()

• Skulls Unlimited ()

• Strodsburg Fur Corporation (570-421-6704)

• Trairco Arts & Crafts ()

Books: General Outdoor Activities and Exploration

• 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth (The Earth Works Group)

• 101 Ways You Can Help Save the Planet Before You’re 12! (Joanne O’Sullivan)

• Jennifer Ward

o I Love Dirt: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature

o It’s a Jungle Out There: 52 Nature Adventures for City Kids

o Let’s Go Outside!: Outdoor Activities and Projects to Get Your Kids Closer to Nature

• 15 Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids

(Rebecca Cohen)

• Explore Winter! 25 Great Ways to Learn About Winter (Maxine Anderson)

• The Green Hour: A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids

(Todd Christopher)

• How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum (Keri Smith)

• Keeping Our Earth Green (Nancy Castaldo)

• The Kids Winter Handbook (Jane Drake and Ann Love)

• Kid’s Ecojournals – All Seasons (Toni Albert)

• Learn and Play the Green Way: Fun Activities with Reusable Materials

(Rhoda Redleaf)

• Nature Circles Card Deck ()

• Nature’s Art Box: 65 Cool Projects for Crafty Kids (Laura C. Martin)

• Nature’s Playground: Activities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors (Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield)

• Recycle: A Handbook for Kids (Gail Gibbons)

• Sharing Nature with Children (Joseph Cornell)

• Talking to Fireflies, Shrinking the Moon: Nature Activities for All Ages (Edward Duensing)

• Teaching Kids to Love the Earth (Marina Lachecki, et al)

Books: Respect for Nature

• Brother Earth, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle (Susan J. Jeffers)

• Each Living Thing (Joanne Ryder)

• The Earth and I (Frank Asch)

• Earth is Good: A Chant in Praise of Nature (Michael Demunn)

• Earthdance (Joanne Ryder)

• The Empty Lot (Dale H. Fife)

• Flotsam (David Wisner)

• The Great Kapok Tree (Lynne Cherry)

• I Took a Walk (Henry Cole)

• In a Nutshell (Joseph Anthony)

• Just a Dream (Chris Van Allsburg)

• The Lorax (Dr. Suess)

• The Mystery of the Tree Rings (Mark V. Meierhenry and David Volk)

• Someday a Tree (Eve Bunting)

• Walking with Henry: Based on the Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau (Thomas Locker)

• The Wartville Wizard (Don Madden)

• Where Once There was a Wood (Denise Flemming)

• Window (Jeannie Baker)

• The Wump World (Bill Peet)

• When the Wind Stops (Charlotte Zolotow)

Online Resources

• Woodland Trust Nature Detectives ()

o Downloadable games, activity sheets, ID sheets, etc. matched to packets, seasons, topics, and themes. From the UK, so most of the ID sheets, etc. aren’t applicable, but good ideas and general exploration activities nonetheless.

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