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"The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs ..."--
2) Snowy blast
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Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
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It is the first big snow of the winter and Poppy does not want to play outside in the cold--but her mother insists.
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Roost Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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"Once upon a time, kids learned the most amazing and unusual things. They learned how to shelter and clothe themselves, how to use a knife and hatchet, how build a fire, tie knots, and read a compass. They learned how to spend a comfortable night in the forest without a nylon tent from REI. The Young Adventurer's Guide will teach kids everything from how to walk like a fox and see like an owl to use the stars as their own personal GPS and even how...
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"In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outdoor play and unstructured freedom of movement are vital for children's cognitive development and growth, and offers tons of fun, engaging ways to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults. Today's kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies...
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"Foraging with Kids is an engaging, practical book for adults and children to work through together to build knowledge and understanding of the natural world through exploration and play. The projects are based around 52 easy-to-identify plants found worldwide, each one illustrated with a beautiful hand drawing for easy identification that is perfect for colouring in at home. Children and adults will be amazed by the diverse uses for their finds;...
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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.
10) People in Fall
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Focus Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
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"Describes people in fall. Includes easy-to-read text for beginning readers"--
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EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
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"There are all kinds of things to find and see when you go outside, whether you're in a city park or deep in the woods. This book is full of ideas for getting out and about in the great outdoors, wherever you are and whatever the weather." -- Back cover.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
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"A full-throttle, first-person account of the treasure hunt set in motion by Forest Fenn--an eccentric art dealer and, some would say, robber baron--in 2010 that lasted a full decade and became the stuff of contemporary legend. When Forest Fenn was told he was going to die, he hid a chest full of jewels and gold in the wilderness and published a poem that contained a series of clues about the treasure's secret location. But he didn't die, and he wouldn't...
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[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
2016.
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In this eye opening, easy-to-follow, action-oriented book, Jason Runkel Sperling explains how to use screen-free, unstructured outdoor play and toys to increase early-age child learning opportunities and improve happiness for the whole family.
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Duke Classics
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In 1856 the Reverend Edmund Donald Carr was overtaken by a blizzard on his way to an evening service. He battled the elements for 22 hours with nothing by his bible and his dead horse, whose body sheltered him while he slept. Snow blind and half dead, Carr survived and wrote his experience in a first person narrative, A Night in the Snow.
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Hunter Publishing
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"Amblers, hikers, beachcombers, power walkers, and anyone who likes to experience the Caribbean with their feet: this book's for you." Caribbean Travel & Life. "Writing as though he is offering advice to old friends, Adkins has unveiled the splendors of foot exploration on the islands." Backpacker magazine. "Keep this if you already own it; or try to purchase the guide wherever you can find it." Library Journal. This new edition has been fully
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2014
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An inspiration for any young person who loves the outdoors, wildlife, or science, A World of Her Own tells the stories of 24 brave women from different cultures, epochs, and economic backgrounds who have shared similar missions: to meet the physical and mental challenges of exploring the natural world, to protect the environment and native cultures, and to leave a mark in the name of discovery. Among the many bold women profiled are Rosaly...
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