Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk - by Editors of Storey Publishing (Hardcover)

About the Book

This interactive, take-along nature book turns a day at the beach into a learning adventure, with search-and-find challenges, sand games, and at-the-beach science and crafts. Includes a magnifying glass, stickers, and a beach log for recording shoreline sightings. Full color. Consumable.

Book Synopsis

Little beachcombers are encouraged to discover the wonders of the seashore with this take-along activity book that turns a day at the beach into a learning adventure, with field guides, sand games, and at-the-beach science and crafts.

Learn about ocean animals and plants, identify shorebirds, discover the life found in tide pools, and watch the waves while learning about the tides. Make a stick sundial, build fanciful sea creatures, and learn about different marine habitats.

Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk is packed with fun features, including:

• 3 sticker sheets
• 12 interactive field guides
• 8 outdoor games and crafts
• 3 sensory scavenger hunts
• A real magnifying glass
• A pull-out journal to record a day at the beach

It's the perfect guide for kids ages 4 to 8 who love exploring outside and feeling sand between their toes.

From the Back Cover

Look, Listen, Explore!

Head to the beach with this hands-on field guide and discover fish, rocks, shells, crustaceans, shorebirds, and more. How many colors of seaweed can you find? Can you walk like a crab? What do shells feel like? Spot a sea star and count its arms! Includes create-your-own beach log, 90 stickers, and a real magnifying glass!

Review Quotes

"Education and environmental stewardship go hand in hand. Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk is a great way to inspire kids to explore their local waters, and show them how those waters are connected to an incredible global system worth protecting." -- Kristen Sarri, president and CEO, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

"This activity guide encourages children to spend time freely exploring, learning, and playing at the beach, making it a wonderful resource for anyone who wishes to help the children in their life build a strong connection with nature." -- Gary Clayton, president, Mass Audubon

About the Author

Storey Publishing's children's nonfiction books spark curiosity and joy, and inspire kids to learn, grow, connect, and discover new skills.