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The animal adventurer's guide : how to prowl for an owl, make snail slime, and catch a frog bare-handed - 50 activities to get wild with animals / Susie Spikol ; illustrated by Becca Hall.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder, Colorado : Roost Books, [2022]Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 124 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781611809534
  • 1611809533
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Contents:
Preface: Wild is right here -- Introduction: let's get wild -- Birds: feathers, beaks, talons, and songs -- Mammals: fur, paws, and teeth -- Herps: that's amphibians and reptiles to you! -- Arthropods: insects, spiders and more -- Other invertebrates: worms, snails, slugs and stars.
Summary: "With 50 interactive activities that include talking like a chickadee, learning to sniff like a snake, and making your own fossils-this is your guide to having fun-filled adventures that will bring you up close and personal with the wild creatures right outside your door. Learn how to: Hum to a snail and watch it peek out at you Turn your flashlight into a night vision light so you can spy on nocturnal animals Start your very own animal scat collection and impress your friends Catch a frog with your bare hands Build a wildlife blind and become invisible to the animals around you Find snake skins, insect skeletons, animal feeding signs, bird feathers, and more Create a wild guide to your own backyard Take handy field notes on the secret lives of animals Go on fun scavenger hunts for things like dens, fur, nests, and even poop (or scat)"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Calling all animal lovers! 50 hands-on activities and adventures that bring you closer to wild animals than you've ever been.

Have you ever followed animal tracks in the mud or chased after the glowing trail of a firefly in the night sky? Want to know how to hold a snake, feed a bird from your hat, and help salamanders cross the road? If so, you're not just an animal lover-you're an animal adventurer ,and this is the book for you. It's packed full of hands-on activities and projects that bring you closer to wild animals than ever before-from feathery birds and furry mammals to slippery herps, crawly arthropods, and other intriguing invertebrates. You'll get insider tips about tools and techniques of the trade, become a citizen scientist, and then record handy field notes about all your amazing animal discoveries.

Look inside to learn how to-
Track wild animals any time of year Use a flashlight for night vision to spy on nocturnal animalsStart your very own animal scat collection and impress your friendsBuild a wildlife blind and become invisible to animals around youCollect things like snakeskins, fossils, and feathersKeep a wild guide to your own backyardAnd so much more!

Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-124) and index.

Preface: Wild is right here -- Introduction: let's get wild -- Birds: feathers, beaks, talons, and songs -- Mammals: fur, paws, and teeth -- Herps: that's amphibians and reptiles to you! -- Arthropods: insects, spiders and more -- Other invertebrates: worms, snails, slugs and stars.

"With 50 interactive activities that include talking like a chickadee, learning to sniff like a snake, and making your own fossils-this is your guide to having fun-filled adventures that will bring you up close and personal with the wild creatures right outside your door. Learn how to: Hum to a snail and watch it peek out at you Turn your flashlight into a night vision light so you can spy on nocturnal animals Start your very own animal scat collection and impress your friends Catch a frog with your bare hands Build a wildlife blind and become invisible to the animals around you Find snake skins, insect skeletons, animal feeding signs, bird feathers, and more Create a wild guide to your own backyard Take handy field notes on the secret lives of animals Go on fun scavenger hunts for things like dens, fur, nests, and even poop (or scat)"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 5-12 Shambhala.

Grades 2-3 Shambhala.

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