Summer is in full swing, and we’re all excited to take our reads outside. If you’ve been thinking about other outdoor activities to either try out with the kids or try out for yourself, we’ve put together a list of books that will help get you outside this summer!
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50 Things To Do At The Beach
by Easkey Britton
50 Things to Do at the Beach transforms a day in the sand and sun into a meaningful and inspiring return to nature. Environmental scientist and professional surfer Easkey Britton teaches us how to peek into the mysterious deep, harness the calming nature of the sea, and engage in fun play, like wave running and swimming. The latest addition to our Explore More series, 50 Things to Do at the Beach shows us how to enjoy the many health benefits of time spent by the sea and give back to the waters that sustain us. Kid-friendly activities make this a must-have for families enjoying time together by the sea, ocean, or lake. Vacationers and sea-dwellers alike will find new and unexpected ways to enjoy the water. Each section is beautifully illustrated to explain the activities and bring the message to life. Surf’s up!
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Backyard Birding for Kids: A Field Guide & Activities
by Fran Lee
Do you enjoy watching birds play in a bird bath? Do you love collecting feathers or get excited when you find an old bird’s nest? Do you like to hear birds singing their morning greeting? You must be a bird watcher!
This field guide will help you identify all kinds of birds in the city, country, desert, or at the beach-because no matter where you go, you’re bound to spot a bird! The book also includes fun, hands-on activities. Build your own pine cone bird feeder, make a birdbath dripper, plant a hummingbird-friendly garden, start a bird watching club, create a bird watching notebook, and much more. Open your eyes and your ears, and get ready to go birding!
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Cool Backyard Camping: Great Things To Do in the Great Outdoors
by Alex Kuskowski
Cool Backyard Camping makes the great outdoors fun and exciting. Tell a spooky ghost story or delight in a delicious s’more. Make a cushion seat or a glow stick light. This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright photography for every activity. Plus, it’s written just for kids! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Make It Wild!: 101 Things to Make and Do Outdoors
by Fiona Danks & Jo Schofield
“Make it Wild!” shows how children can enjoy the endless opportunities offered by wild places. Looking at what nature has to offer, they explore the potential of diverse raw materials such as snow, leaves, and sticks and suggest how to work with them. The book demonstrates how to use nature’s free, renewable resources to make anything from a clay monster to an ice lantern or flaming balloons. Making things outdoors involves creativity and imagination, as well as learning how to solve practical problems, how to work together, the need to see a process through from start to finish, and the safe use of potentially dangerous tools—all of which help children acquire the skills they need to cope with the world and develop a commonsense understanding of the way it works.
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Master Guide Handbook to Outdoor Adventure Trips
by Gil Gilpatrick
Legendary Maine Guide Gil Gilpatrick offers you the benefit of his 65 years of wilderness wisdom in this comprehensive guide. Freshly revised and expanded with new color photography, this handbook includes expertise from a seasoned team of professionals in year-round hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing. Master Guide Handbook to Outdoor Adventure Trips takes you step-by-step through every stage of planning and conducting a successful outdoors experience. It’s packed with field-tested advice, handy checklists, real-life stories, and practical examples.
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Mastering the Grill: The Owner’s Manual for Outdoor Cooking
by Andrew Schloss & David Jachim
photographs by Alison Miksch
In addition to hundreds of tips and techniques, this ultimate guide is packed with how-to illustrations and mouthwatering photographs plus 350 surefire recipes—everything from rubs and marinades to appetizers, entrees, side dishes, and desserts.
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The Outdoor Scientist: The Wonder of Observing the Natural World
by Temple Grandin
What are the aerodynamics of skipping stones or the physics of making sandcastles? Do birds use GPS to navigate their migratory routes? In this book, Dr. Temple Grandin, an inventor and world-renowned scientist, introduces readers to geologists, astrophysicists, oceanographers, and many other scientists who unlock the wonders of the natural world. She shares her childhood experiences and observations, whether on the beach, in the woods, working with horses, or gazing up at the night sky. This book explores all areas of nature and gives readers the tools to discover even more on their own.With forty projects to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around them, from the depths of space to their own backyard, this is a perfect read for budding scientists, inventors, and creators!
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The Camping Cookbook
by Annie Bell
Shows us how to cook delicious and interesting meals with no electricity and limited ingredients. This book creates portable feasts like Baba Ghanoush, Chicken Tagine with Pine nuts and Raisins and Apricots with Gooey Nougat using just a barbecue or one-ring burner, demonstrating the best equipment to use for minimum mess and clearing up.
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Week-by-Week Vegetable Gardening Handbook
by Jennifer Kujawski & Ron Kujawski
The authors take the guesswork out of gardening with weekly lists of easily manageable tasks. Suitable for all zones, the book offers easy instructions for setting up a personalized schedule based on a last-frost date.
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Vegetarian Grilling: 60 Recipes for a Meatless Summer
by Karen Schulz & Maren Jahnke
photography by Wolfgang Kowall
This beautifully photographed cookbook finally ends the scarcity of edible entrees for vegetarians at the picnic table. The book is broken down into accessible chapters to help make planning your next backyard party a breeze, such as: Pure vegetables: veggie burgers, skewers, and rolls Delicious cheese: fried, marinated, breaded, and rolled in vine leaves Soy surprise: tasty recipes for soy and tofu Sweet tooth: cakes, cookies, and fruit–all from the grill Herbs and spices: spice and salt blends, spiced oils, vinegars, and marinades With many vegan recipes included as well Inspired by cooking styles from around the world, these sixty delicious and versatile recipes finally make BBQ a feast for vegetarians, too.
