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 What are your favorite books about nature and outdoor recreation? Let us know in the comments below!

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  2. Also the “Who Pooped in the Park?” series is great. Especially good to prepare for a trip to a large National Park like Yellowstone since they have versions of the books for specific spots.

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=who+pooped+in+the+park&x=0&y=0

  3. Carmen! Thanks for the book suggestions. I hadn’t heard of either one before! I’m excited to check them out. I will be putting these on the Nature Book Page up top!

  4. Hello Shawna

    You have a lovely, interesting and informative site here. I’m enjoying looking at your book recommendations. I have a listmania on UK of my favourite children’s books with an outdoor and/or environmental theme. Many of them I stumbled across through trips to North America. Here’s the link and happy reading!

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Powerful-Environmental-Messages-for-Children/lm/RPR4NGJDBAG53/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full

  5. Here are some titles for parents who want to do more research and development of
    the natural world: Nature with Children of All Ages ISBN 0-13-611542-X , by Edith A. Sisson (The Massachusettes Audubon Socitey) , Handbook of Nature Study by Anna
    Botsford Comstock, ISBN 0-8014-9384-6. Anyone really serious about this could
    read books on or by Charlotte Mason, a British woman who advocated Nature Study
    through direct contact with nature …and this was in the 1880’s !! Another fantastic
    American writer is Sterling North. He wrote the best seller Rascal that has been made
    into a movie, but his other books are amazing. Google him. A gem of a book for
    elementary kids is City Critters by Helen Ross Russell, worth searching for.

    Colleen from Canada

  6. I was looking all Sunday for some opinions and news about the usborne activity books and here you have delivered. Thanks!

  7. I was looking all Sunday for some opinions and news about the usborne books and here you have delivered. Thanks!

  11. This is a great list! Quite a few here that we haven’t checked out yet. Thanks so much for sharing, I love seeing what other parents and educators are reading to their kids!

  12. What a great post on big bear camping spots! Seriously, some of your best work. I can’t argue with one word of it, and I just subscribed to your feed. In the future, how about a post on ANCHOR_TEXT%? Cheers!

  13. Hello fellow blogger! I’m rather new to blogs but I just wanted to say that I enjoyed your blog here about big bear camping spots; It kept me engrossed all the way to the end! Keep up the fine work… I’m always hoping to learn more about Big Bear California.

  16. Great site here! Lots of AWESOME stuff. “Backcountry Kids” is a children’s book written to inspire and educate kids to get outside.

  17. We are about to publish a children’s book called A Voice from the River. The tagline is: Water is life. Somewhere there is plenty, but in this African village, water is threatened by one greedy man. Can Hemaa and her friends save River Nkwa, and life for her village?

    We are publishing pro bono because we love this author and support his cause. We could use help spreading the word AND you readers will enjoy the book.

  18. Want to get children thinking and appreciate our planet more…..read them The Lorax by Dr. Seuss…….a staple read on our camping trips!

  19. Hi Shawna

    Thank you for such a lovely, happy website. I noticed that in addition to your love of nature and the outdoors, you are involved in cubs / scouts. I was a Brownie and Girl Guide and learned a lot about the outdoors through camping trips and other activities.

    I am not sure if this book fits into the kind of nature stories you mentioned, but my husband and I have just released a kids nature story - “Tuvia Finds His Freedom”. Though not specifically the activities of children, it teaches children the importance of kindness to animals. We have intentionally illustrated the book with photographs that show the facial expressions, body language and adventure of this little “tortoise” who gets lots in a garden and how he finds his way back to the appropriate nature.
    Thus far it is available on CreateSpace eStore
    https://www.createspace.com/5325068 and coming soon on Amazon. Still working on other outlets.

    Thanks again for a lovely and inspiring website.

    Shoshanah

  20. this article is great! thank you for sharing the list..yes its true that “reading and nature for kids are two of the most important aspects of a child’s life”. Children’s curiosity with the natural world and unique way of knowing requires discovery and exploratory learning, rather than too much talking about theories. My kids loves to read and loves nature..So reading books about nature is one of my way to teach them about it. i have this book, http://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Coloring-Pages-Butterflies-Adults/dp/1500501255 my kids loves it. this book has different kinds of butterflies in it with detailed illustrations that can help you and your kids identify butterflies. and learn about them.. Your kids can also enjoy coloring the butterflies which can help them to appreciate nature.