Pipsie, Nature Detective: The Disappearing Caterpillar
Pipsie, Nature Detective: The Disappearing Caterpillar

Author: Rick DeDonato

Publisher: Two Lions

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781477826300

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Pipsie loves everything wild--from dragonflies to oceans to tall, tall trees. She also loves solving mysteries. That's why she's a nature detective! When she and her turtle, Alfred, notice that their new friend, Frannie the caterpillar, has vanished, Pipsie is on the case. She grabs her magnifying glass, goes to her tree-house headquarters, and begins to search for clues. It's time to make this mystery history! Bursting with personality, this engaging story introduces a spunky new girl detective, a scooter-driving turtle who loves to eat, and a string of simple scientific clues that will keep kids turning the pages until the mystery is solved. Two pages of nature fun facts at the end of the story offer even more information for young nature detectives.

Look and Learn Nature Detective
Look and Learn Nature Detective

Author: Sarah Parvis

Publisher: Downtown Bookworks

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1941367410

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A simple, fully-illustrated introduction to backyard nature comes packaged with a sturdy magnifying glass, a portable nature ID chart, and an activity poster. Armed with a magnifying glass and an innate sense of curiosity, any child can be a nature detective! PBS Kids Look and Learn Nature Detective is packed with pictures and simple information to encourage kids to go outside and explore—to look at leaves, nuts, seeds, bark, pine cones, mushrooms, animal tracks, and more. The kit encourages children not only to notice interesting items around them, but to inspect them up close—to touch and feel for texture and to compare and contrast their shapes, colors, and sizes. The book also encourages children to notice the amazing sounds, smells, and sights on any nature walk. This family-pleasing kit builds many skills in children ages 4 and up, including: *observation and exploration *sorting by size, shape, and color *identifying common properties and spotting differences and much more!

Big Tracks, Little Tracks
Big Tracks, Little Tracks

Author: Millicent E. Selsam

Publisher: Perfection Learning

Published: 1998-12-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780780751514

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Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 1.

Nature's Friend
Nature's Friend

Author: Lindsey McDivitt

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Published: 2018-07-15

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1534126457

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2019 Green Earth Book Awards - Long List The art and writing of Gwen Frostic are well known in her home state of Michigan and around the world, but this picture book biography tells the story behind Gwen's famous work. After a debilitating illness as a child, Gwen sought solace in art and nature. She learned to be persistent and independent--never taking no for an answer or letting her disabilities define her. After creating artwork for famous Detroiters and for display at the World's Fair and helping to build WWII bombers, Gwen moved her printmaking business to northern Michigan. She dedicated her work and her life to reminding people of the wonder and beauty in nature.

Pipsie, Nature Detective: Turtle Trouble
Pipsie, Nature Detective: Turtle Trouble

Author: Rick DeDonato

Publisher: Two Lions

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781503950993

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After Alfred the turtle spends a morning at the park, his foot hurts, and it's up to Pipsie to figure out what happened. As Alfred shows Pipsie where he went that day, they come upon all kinds of insects, and Pipsie finds clues that lead her on a twisty and even slightly stinky nature mystery.

A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice
A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice

Author: Niki Buchan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-02-09

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1472938380

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WINNER OF THE 2018 NURSERY WORLD STAFF RESOURCES AWARD There is a growing realisation that children in the Early Years benefit from being involved in wild spaces. They need dynamic and complex outdoor environments and opportunities for risk and challenge, to play with abandon, have first-hand experiences – places where there is adventure, delight, daring and joy! In this exciting book, outdoor education guru Niki Buchan offers ideas for natural learning in the Early Years. She provides a background to forest school and its relevance to Early Years settings, outlines the challenges and benefits of free play and a risk-taking disposition in children, and uses case studies from educators to explore the concept of nature-based practice. A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice presents ideas for outdoor learning that can be used all year round, whatever the season. This full-colour book will help adults and children alike to reconnect with their local environment making it a must-have for any Early Years setting!