Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-Watching, Shore Walking

My son loved this book. Very educational and informative about many outdoorsy type topics. Perfect for boys ages 8 to 13.

I bought this book for my 5 year old grandson who loves to track animals. He is really enjoying the book. And it was in great shape, just as stated on the site.

Jim Arnosky's books about animals and nature are always exceptional and interesting for children. This is no exception. "Field Trips" is a wonderful overview of bugs, large wild animals, birds, and waterlife, and how we can observe and learn about these creatures. There are silhouettes of a large number of common insects, footprints of wild and domesticated animals and birds commonly found in N. America, and sea shells and shore plants. "Crinkleroot's Nature Almanac" (also by Jim Arnosky) provides a bit more detail about the same subject, but it seems to be out of print.

This book takes you thru 4 specific nature activities, using nature drawings & giving things to look for etc. I think we will enjoy this when we wish to do any of the 4 activities. It is not, however, a how-to book for general nature observation or nature notebooks, as I had thought. But the 4 activities are good -- bug hunting, bird watching, animal tracking, and shore walking.