"Erratic Wandering." An Explorer's Hiking Guide to Astonishing Boulders of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont: New destinations and fun adventures for individuals, couples or the entire family. A total of 123 chapters richly enhanced with more photographs, more GPS coordinates, more maps, and directions that will direct hikers and outdoor enthusiasts to some of the most astonishing glacial boulders, balanced or perched rocks that are scattered throughout the nooks and crannies of northern New England. Vermont 34, Maine 22, and New Hampshire 67 chapters.
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We know that nature is an essential ingredient in a healthy childhood. Yet, children are staying indoors more than ever. Their knowledge of natural history just outside their door is at an all-time low with more children identifying Pokemon characters than common wildlife.
The nature-based curriculum for parents, educators and homeschoolers, 15 Weeks of Nature, is a fun outdoor learning crash course designed to help turn any child into a young naturalist. The course was designed specifically for elementary and middle school children to help bring more nature-based learning into their educational experiences. The 15 easy-to-follow activities is an ideal entry point for learning in and from nature.
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Plan your landscape or garden with more than 100 native plants that benefit birds, bees, and butterflies of the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada.
The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. These most welcome guests also bring joy to those who appreciate watching them. Now, you can turn your yard into a perfect habitat that attracts them and, more importantly, helps them thrive. Acclaimed author and expert entomologist Jaret C. Daniels provides the information you need in this must-have guide for Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho, and southern British Columbia. Learn how to landscape and create pollinator gardens with native plants.
You can find these and many more titles in the Library to help you discover the great outdoors. Don't let your learning stop here, there is an entire world to discover
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Walking in the Woods
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes—and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there’s the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson’s acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature.
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Thursday Night Book Club is currently reading: Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt.
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Silent Book Club
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