Portland Public Library

The bumper book of nature, a user's guide to the outdoors, Stephen Moss ; color illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne ; [black-and-white illustrations Nicole Heidaripour]

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-256)

illustrations

no index present

009-up

non fiction

The bumper book of nature

bibliography

449845613

Stephen Moss ; color illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne ; [black-and-white illustrations Nicole Heidaripour]

a user's guide to the outdoors

A collection of nature activities, ideas, and information to get the whole family outside and involved with nature

All year round -- Spring -- Summer -- Fall -- WinterAll year round. Build a den ; Make a nature table ; How to identify trees ; Climb a tree ; Hang upside down from the branch of a tree ; Make a rope swing from a tree ; Tell the age of a tree ; Make a bark rubbing ; Listen to the heartbeat of a tree ; How to identify common birds ; Look for owl pellets ; Look for mammal tracks and signs ; Make a plaster cast of an animal track ; Grow mustard and cress ; Stand out in the rain ; Sit or stand still for an hour, just watching and listening ; Go for a "blind walk" ; Play Poohsticks ; Roll down a hill ; Feed the birds in your backyard ; Keep a nature notebook and diary ; Go for a walk in a graveyard ; Three ways to find which direction you are facing without using a compass ; Go out into your backyard at night ; Time thunder and lightning to work out how far away a storm is ; Count the colors of a rainbow ; Skip stones across a lake or pond ; Play hide-and-seek ; Visit your local wildlife sanctuary ; Become a conservation volunteer ; Use nature to forecast the weather -- Spring. Look for catkins ; Listen for woodpeckers drumming ; How to identify birds of prey ; Find the first spring flowers ; Some recipes using spring flowers and plants ; Go see displays of cherry blossoms ; Look for squirrel dreys ; Listen to the dawn chorus ; Provide a home for purple martins ; Identify different birdsong ; Take a close look in a pond ; How to identify pond life ; Collect frogs' eggs and watch them change into frogs ; How to identify reptiles ; Go on an Easter egg hunt ; Dye your Easter eggs yellow using flowers ; Have a snail race ; Identify trees by their leaves ; Dig for earthworms ; Look for mad March hares ; Find a bird's nest ; Spring weather lore -- Summer. Collect caterpillars and watch them change into butterflies ; Catch butterflies with a net ; How to identify butterflies ; Go moth trapping ; Watch damselflies and dragonflies ; Give bumblebees a helping hand ; Take a really close look at an ant colony ; How to identify bugs ; Make a home for minibeasts ; Lie down in long grass and stare at the sky ; Become a bat detective ; Collect birds' feathers ; Make an old-fashioned quill pen ; Spend the night in a tent in your backyard ; Make a compost heap ; Go on a city safari ; How to identify amphibians ; Look for snakes and lizards ; Pick (and eat) blackberries ; Some easy blackberry recipes ; How to identify roadside flowers and plants ; Naughty stuff ; Things to do with wildflowers ; How to identify creatures in a rock pool ; Beside the sea ; Go sea fishing ; Look for marine life : seabirds, seals, whales, and dolphins ; Summer weather lore --Fall. Collect and roast sweet chestnuts ; Make jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween ; Roast pumpkin seeds for a tasty snack ; Apple bobbing ; Watch birds feeding on fruit and berries ; How to identify coastal birds ; Collect pinecones and make them into Christmas decorations ; Go on a "fungal foray" ; Collect seeds and plant them ; Make leaf rubbings ; Listen for owls calling ; Look for spiders in your house ; Look for spiderwebs on a fall morning ; Make a woodpile in your backyard ; How to identify small mammals ; Trap small mammals ; Observe deer during the rutting season ; Make a birdhouse ; Dig a pond in your backyard ; Plant a native hedgerow in your backyard ; How to identify medium-size mammals ; Be blown by the wind ; Fall weather lore -- Winter. Feed the ducks ; How to identify ducks and waterbirds ; Go pishing to attract small birds ; Search for hibernating butterflies ; Go beachcombing along the tide line ; Watch the sun rise and set on the same day ; Go swimming in the sea in winter ; How to identify marine mammals ; Look for winter wildlife ; Take part in the Christmas bird count ; Make maple syrup candy ; Six things to do when it snows ; Make a snowman ; Catch a snowflake on your tongue ; Look at a snowflake through a magnifying glass ; Make snow angels ; Slide down a slope on a tray or garbage bag ; Have a snowball fight ; How to identify large mammals ; winter weather lore

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