Wild adventures

Mick Manning

Book - 2015

Develop self-sufficiency skills and explore nature with the activities in this book. Topics covered include: tracking skills; wildlife spotting; foraging for wild food and cooking outdoors; how to light a fire safely (with adult supervision); stargazing, including star maps; outdoor games; nature chase; how to mimic birdsong; how to make whistles and peashooters from elder stems; and much more!

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Published
London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2015.
Language
English
Main Author
Mick Manning (-)
Other Authors
Brita Granström (author)
Physical Description
47 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781847804365
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Review by Booklist Review

Full of ideas for outdoor activities, this slender volume encourages children and their grown-ups to step outside, enjoy themselves, and learn about nature along the way. Each double-page spread introduces a new topic, such as woodland games, campfires, fishing, berry picking, sandy beaches, rocky beaches, cloud watching, and backyard adventures. A few projects, such as making a working bow and arrow, would require skilled adult assistance for success. Some activities, such as skimming stones at the beach, are suggested but not explained. Others, such as making a sculpture from pebbles, can be carried out successfully even by young children. Many encourage kids to observe the natural world, from dandelions to animal sounds to the constellations. The book's British origins are evident in certain terminology and the occasional use of weights rather than volume in some recipes, but metric units are always followed by their American equivalents. The breezy pencil-and-watercolor illustrations make each activity look enjoyable. A colorful treasure trove of ideas for outdoor fun.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2015 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-In this companion to Nature Adventures (Frances Lincoln, 2011), the award-winning husband and wife team are back, this time showcasing entertaining ways to explore nature with the whole family. The book focuses on different activities, such as campfires, cloud watching, and animal tracking, and offers games and recipes. Loaded with details, each page is chock-full of captions, tips, and dialogue in speech bubble form spoken by different characters. Rendered in pencil and watercolor, the cartoonlike illustrations depict the subject admirably, though the layouts are occasionally on the cluttered side. Readers will get a rich sense of the different wildlife found in nature. The authors also offer precautions and suggestions, such as renting a canoe from an outdoor center, remembering to wear a life vest, and learning to swim. A note at the beginning reminds kids that this book should be read and shared with an adult. VERDICT A solid general purchase.-Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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