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As spring bursts forth opportunities to explore the outdoor world become abundant. Here are some great books that will take you from forest to field, and bug to orca, with your little adventurers. Forest Explorer: A Life-Size Field Guide by Nic Bishop (Scholastic, $17.95, ©2004). Nic Bishop has created a vivid, interesting field guide to the forest using the art of photography. From the forest floor to the treetops, and covering all of the seasons, this book is a great beginning resource for the school-age outdoor explorer in your family. Included is a picture index with reference to each page the animal can be found on, a month-to-month guide for projects in the great outdoors, and a handy section outlining basic outdoor safety. Icky Bug Colors by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by David Biedrzycki (Scholastic, $5.99, ©2004). Full of interesting bug facts and bright illustrations, this book takes you and your little one on a journey through the rainbow. It begins with primary colors and then goes into blends like pink, green, orange, and purple. Bug fans will be thrilled, and everyone will learn something new about these colorful creatures. Where Horses Run Free: A Dream for the American Mustang by Joy Cowley, paintings by Layne Johnson (Boyds Mills Press, $15.95, ©2003). This moving book contains a story about how one man makes a difference in the lives of many wild mustangs. "Useless animals," they are called, but not to the cowboy who dedicates his time and energy into giving them back the land they deserve. Beautifully illustrated, you can practically see the dust rising when the horses finally run free again. This book takes joy in movement and in the wide open spaces that parts of this country still offer, and shows a respect and compassion for life that will never grow old. Whales Passing by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Lambert Davis (Blue Sky Press, $15.95, ©2003). Crisp, clear illustrations illuminate this story of the passage of orca whales. While a boy and his father watch and wonder, the whales pass by. Told from both the view of the humans and the whales, the story teaches respect for all species. For, as the whales say, "Those humans have their place, and we have ours." |
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