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National Geographic Kids Get Outside Guide

All Things Adventure, Exploration, and Fun!

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Paperback
6"W x 9"H x 0.4"D   | 13 oz | 36 per carton
On sale Apr 22, 2014 | 160 Pages | 9781426315022
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 990L

This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors where they can discover the wonder and amazement of the world around them, whether in their backyard, across the country, or around the world. Full of fun activities, kids will learn how to make backyard bird baths, explore their local state parks, participate in an outdoor community event, and much more. Activities for every season, spring, summer, winter, and fall will be included to keep kids engaged all throughout the year. And some rainy day activities will also be presented. Fun facts, lists, and sidebars supplement activities to help put information into geographic, scientific, and/or historical context, to help kids dig deeper and learn more.
NANCY HONOVICH is the author of many articles, short stories, and books for children that explore a wide range of subjects, from knights and inventors to animals all over the world. She works as an editor in New York City.

Expert reviewer DR. JENNIFER R. HOUSER WEGNER is a research scientist in Penn Museum's Egyptian section and adjunct assistant professor in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. She served as keeper of the museum's Egyptian section from 1996 to 2000. Dr. Wegner has contributed to numerous publications and presented at several annual meetings of the American Research Center in Egypt and at the International Congress of Egyptologists in Cambridge, U.K. She has also served as epigrapher/artist on expeditions to Bersheh, Saqqara, and Abydos in Egypt. She earned her B.A in Egyptology from the University of Pennsylvania and doctorate from Yale University. View titles by Nancy Honovich
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•     Benin
•     Bolivia
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•     Bosnia Herzeg.
•     Bouvet Island
•     Brazil
•     Bulgaria
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•     Burundi
•     Cambodia
•     Cameroon
•     Cape Verde
•     Centr.Afr.Rep.
•     Chad
•     Chile
•     China
•     Colombia
•     Comoro Is.
•     Congo
•     Cook Islands
•     Costa Rica
•     Croatia
•     Cuba
•     Curacao
•     Czech Republic
•     Dem. Rep. Congo
•     Denmark
•     Djibouti
•     Dominican Rep.
•     Ecuador
•     El Salvador
•     Equatorial Gui.
•     Eritrea
•     Estonia
•     Ethiopia
•     Faroe Islands
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•     Kyrgyzstan
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"No matter where you live, this book will be a catalyst for kids to explore the great outdoors." --Booklist

About

This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors where they can discover the wonder and amazement of the world around them, whether in their backyard, across the country, or around the world. Full of fun activities, kids will learn how to make backyard bird baths, explore their local state parks, participate in an outdoor community event, and much more. Activities for every season, spring, summer, winter, and fall will be included to keep kids engaged all throughout the year. And some rainy day activities will also be presented. Fun facts, lists, and sidebars supplement activities to help put information into geographic, scientific, and/or historical context, to help kids dig deeper and learn more.

Creators

NANCY HONOVICH is the author of many articles, short stories, and books for children that explore a wide range of subjects, from knights and inventors to animals all over the world. She works as an editor in New York City.

Expert reviewer DR. JENNIFER R. HOUSER WEGNER is a research scientist in Penn Museum's Egyptian section and adjunct assistant professor in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. She served as keeper of the museum's Egyptian section from 1996 to 2000. Dr. Wegner has contributed to numerous publications and presented at several annual meetings of the American Research Center in Egypt and at the International Congress of Egyptologists in Cambridge, U.K. She has also served as epigrapher/artist on expeditions to Bersheh, Saqqara, and Abydos in Egypt. She earned her B.A in Egyptology from the University of Pennsylvania and doctorate from Yale University. View titles by Nancy Honovich

Praise

"No matter where you live, this book will be a catalyst for kids to explore the great outdoors." --Booklist
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