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Backpack Explorer: Discovering Plants and Flowers

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By Editors of Storey Publishing
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Head outside and learn about the amazing plants and flowers all around! In the seventh book of the Backpack Explorer series, junior naturalists search for ferns, wildflowers, grasses, water plants, edible plants, and more in this take-along nature book. Backpack Explorer: Discovering Plants & Flowers is... Read More
Format: Hardback
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In the seventh book of the bestselling Backpack Explorer nature book series, kids ages 4 and up search for wildflowers, ferns, grasses, seeds, and more, and learn basic plant science in this interactive take-along activity book that includes scavenger hunts, a plant log, stickers, and a real magnifying glass.

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Head outside and learn about the amazing plants and flowers all around! In the seventh book of the Backpack Explorer series, junior naturalists search for ferns, wildflowers, grasses, water plants, edible plants, and more in this take-along nature book.

Backpack Explorer: Discovering Plants & Flowers is packed with prompts and activities, including 12 interactive field guides, sensory scavenger hunts, and activities such as Paint with Dandelions and Watch a Flower Grow. Discovery zone pages offer tips for identifying plants and flowers, exploring plant science, leaf shapes, seeds, pollination, and more.

With a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a log for recording plant finds, this book is the perfect take-along for outdoor-loving kids for their next nature adventure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635866759

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 March 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-colour; photographs and illustrations throughout; includes 3 sticker sheets, magnifying glass, and fold-out journal

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 184.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 48

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Activity Books and Kits Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Editors of Storey Publishing

About the Author

Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, specializes in books for all ages that promote creative hands-on living and teach the skills to enhance enjoyment of gardening, nature and outdoor activity, cooking and food preserving, crafts, self-care and conscious living, backyard homesteading, animal raising, and a sustainable lifestyle.

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