My Nature Journal and Activity Book

by Ruby McConnell

Overview

Get outside, explore, and learn! Take this journal out to the backyard or a city park, or bring it along on a family camping trip or to summer camp for fun indoors and out!

This interactive field journal and activity book for girls focuses on the outdoors, nature and science, and is organized by season, with lots of room for creativity.

Includes:
  •  Fun pastimes that teach outdoor concepts: word searches, fill-in-the-blank games
  •  Outdoor activities: packing lists, scavenger hunts, sketching
  •  Journaling pages: open-ended questions, poetry prompts, lists
  •  Logs: weather logs, creature, bird and bug counts, field notes

The goals of the journal are to encourage girls' love for the environment, to inspire girls to protect animals and nature, to get girls engaged with STEM, and to empower girls to feel comfortable and competent outdoors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632172471
Publisher:	Sasquatch Books
Publication date:	04/07/2020
Series:	A Girl's Guide to the Wild Series
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

RUBY MCCONNELL is the author of A Woman's Guide to the Wild; she's also a geologist, environmental advocate, and dancer. Her work has appeared in Grain Magazine, Misadventures Magazine, Oregon Quarterly, Seattle Backpackers Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and Fungi Magazine, among others. Ruby believes that positive outdoor experiences are the key to healthy living and protecting the environment and is committed to breaking down barriers that prevent all kinds of people from being outside. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Grain Literary Journal, Oregon Humanities Magazine, and Mother Earth News and was awarded an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship in 2016. She is almost always in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, but you can find her online  @RubyGoneWild.

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How to Use This Book

This book is a place for you to record your outdoor adventures, favorite places, memories, and observations about how the natural world around you changes with the seasons. It's packed with activities and lists for field identification and planning, and it even has some games for rainy days and long car rides. There are also places for you to record your observations of wildlife, seasonal changes, and the weather, and to practice drawing what you see. So, take it with you on your adventures, and use it at home to dream up more. Go outside, have fun, and go wild!

Editorial Reviews

"This is the perfect pairing to keep your daughter, little sister, niece or granddaughter exploring her backyard and beyond"—SheExplores

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