Forest Club
A Year of Activities, Crafts, and Exploring Nature
1st Edition
Published on 18. June 2019
96 pages
978-1-78603-882-1 (ISBN)
Description
It's time to rewild the child! This book of outdoor activities, crafts, nature information and inspiration ties into the burgeoning interest in forest schools and 'rewilding the child', with the aim of reconnecting children to nature and the outdoors. The book is divided by season, providing a year-round resource for families. While all crafts and activities are designed to be carried out outside, these are interspersed with factual pages about forest flora and fauna, which can be enjoyed at home or used as a field guide while out and about. A beatuifully illustrated and informative title to spark children's imagination and free-thinking. With forest school-themed crafts and activities for all seasons, outdoor exploration can be enjoyed twelve months of the year, always with something new to see.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Fifth Grade, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
29,75 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78603-882-1 (9781786038821)
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Book
06/2019
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€32.37
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Persons
After working for a decade as a magazine and book editor, Kris Hirschmann embarked on a 20-year freelance career writing books for children and young adults. She is constantly inspired by her own children, who let her see the world through a child's eyes every day. She lives just outside Orlando, Florida.
MARTA ANTELO graduated with a Fine Arts degree in Valencia, where she was born. After graduation, she moved to Madrid, where she works as a freelance illustrator. She brings delicate textures to her illustrations. Her client list includes: The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic Kids, and Scholastic.
MARTA ANTELO graduated with a Fine Arts degree in Valencia, where she was born. After graduation, she moved to Madrid, where she works as a freelance illustrator. She brings delicate textures to her illustrations. Her client list includes: The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic Kids, and Scholastic.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- SUMMER
- Trees in Summer
- Leaf Types
- What's in a Leaf?
- Activity: Leaf Rubbing
- On a Pond
- Below the Surface
- Activity: Peek into a Pond
- Activity: Pond in a Cup
- Minibeasts
- Activity: Watching Minibeasts
- Out and About
- The Forest at Night
- Shelters
- Activity: Build a Shelter
- AUTUMN
- Autumn Fruits
- Danger! Poison!
- Activity: Berry Painting
- Seeds
- Nuts
- Activity: Nut Collecting
- Autumn Leaves
- Activity: Leaf Wreath
- Activity: Leaf Art
- Breaking It Down
- Fungi and Lichen
- Activity: Spore Prints
- Migration
- WINTER
- A Sleeping Forest
- Below the Ice
- Activity: Slowing Down
- Winter Adaptations
- Activity: Follow That Animal!
- Evergreen Trees
- Down to Earth
- Activity: Scents of Nature
- Activity: Bark Rubbing
- Winter Treasures
- Activity: Stay Warm!
- Activity: Steamy Hot Drink
- SPRING
- Signs of Spring
- Budding Branches
- Common Flowers
- Activity: Sprouting Seeds
- Activity: Flower Pressing
- Rivers, Streams and Creeks
- Activity: Twig Racing
- Activity: Build a Dam
- Animal Tracks
- Activity: Plaster Casting
- Activity: Photo Safari
- Animal Homes
- New Life
- Activity: Build a Bird's Nest
- Activity: Three in a Row
- Sounds of Spring
- Notes for Parents and Teachers
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- W
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