Backpack Explorer: On the Nature Trail: What Will You Find?

An excellent activity book. My daughter loves it; she sits down in the morning and keeps herself entertained for quite a while just exploring all the content. We also take it along when we go for walks along with the magnifying glass and have a lot of fun.

This book is fun, engaging and presented in an extremely accessible way with lots of nice photos interspersed with illustrations. There is lots of information is packed into this book, but it is expertly condensed for younger kids. A magnifying glass (flimsy) is included and then throughout the book highlights things to explore with it. One thing to consider though is that some of the plants and animals in this book are likely focused for certain regions in the US as the publisher is based in North Adams, MA (for example the book The Hike by Alison is great, but is focused on the NW region). This totally works for us and I highly recommend it. I purchased this for my kids (5yo) and a friend (6yo), but itś so fantastic and it is selling at a great price (50% off) that I will likely purchase it for other friends as well. --- Contents --- Pages with photos and a corresponding sticker to be marked when identifying or spotting the following various things: leaves, birds, insects, squirrels (other small mammals), worms (and other creatures in the soil), toads (other amphibians), mushrooms, seeds, flowers, butterflies, spiders, and tracks Additional information included are: types of trees (deciduous vs evergreen), types of clouds (3 most common), illustration of how a plant grows from a seed to flower, and herbivores vs omnivores (presented in an engaging ¨game" of following colored paths intertwined with each other to see which animals eat what - my kids had lots of fun with this one) Creative and Movement Activities : Music on the Trail, Animal Copycat movement game, Nature Critters (making art critters out of found natural objects), Animal Hide & Seek (predator-prey game), Nature Paintbrushes, Nature Mandalas, Nature Impressions (using air-drying clay to make memory keepsakes), Activities to encourage kids to use all their senses: Listen Up! - close your eyes and list of things to listen for with space to add your own things Touch it! - examples of textures to find and feel, i.e. rough, wet, soft, etc Smell it! - list of thing to smell with space to add your own things The end of the book includes a special grid paper foldout to make your own trail map as well as stickers to use. (Love this!) ------------------ You can tell lots of care and thought was put into putting this book together and is packed full of information and activities to engage young children (and their adults).

I loved this book, you can make your own map on the back page, I took my kids to a trail camp in Highlands and the instructors may not have used it but loved the book very much! It did help the kids know what trees and leaves they saw and bugs and just all kinds of helpful tips when they went on this trail this summer! This book inspired so many kids that went to the campers trail. I recommend to any kids who are into outdoors, even if it's to learn natural critters and different leaves! My favorite part of this book is the crafts you can make out of things you find from your trail of your choice!

As an avid hiker I'm constantly looking for ways to share my experiences with my kiddo. The book On The Nature Trail is a great way to incorporate learning, observing and creating new memories with your children as you take to the trails. This book includes a mini magnifying glass, stickers and beautifully illustrated pages. Each page challenges the reader to observe nature with all the senses. I thoroughly enjoyed watching my child turn each page as we engaged in a healthy, physical, outdoor activity. Big bang for your buck, I highly recommend this book!

It’s a great book, but the corner came all smashed which damaged all the pages as well. I swear, every book I get from Amazon is damaged. I have to return the original one I receive every single time. The new one they replace it with is always perfectly fine tho… Just sick of this return game with books. Book Contents Include Things Like… Trees, Leaves, Seeds, Amphibians, Insects, Small Mammals, Clouds, Tracks, Spiders, Flowers, Butterflies, etc.

Great addition for our preschool co-op. The kids love exploring nature trails. This book is easy to use and helps explain what they found on the trails. Great graphics.

Love this book! Would recommend for ages 4+ although I purchased for my two year old and she is still interested in the pictures! Has an adorable mini magnifying glass included,"badge" stickers for each of the subjects and a trail map you can make yourself. I love that there is a mix of information and simple nature based activities. Only downfall is that the pages are made of regular, thin paper which may not hold up well if taken outside. Would make the perfect gift for any little adventurer!

This was a birthday gift for a 4 year old and I really feel like he'll love it. Mainly because I love it! Its got so much info on plants, trees, birds, etc. Lots of good common sense information on the ordinary things we see everyday in nature. It encourages the child stop and observe the world around them. Highly recommend

Tiene un contenido muy interesante e interactivo y el diseño es muy bonito. Muy atractivo para los niños.

We saw these at a playgroup and I went home and bought some when we got home. They had beautiful pictures (which my 2 year old loved) and the details for the older kids (and time for her to grow into the book). I have bought them for friends as well.

We love this book - it really helped my sons appreciate going on an outdoor walk, as we explored and had competitions to find the different things in the book.

We love this book (hardcover)! The texture of its pages is thicker than a regular paper, and content is informative! It’s really catches my kid attention! Recommended!

Great little nature learning book