Get Outside!
HAMMOCK time ~ Reading list
Yes! You can check out hammocks! Explore the outdoors.
And might we suggest you take a book with you?*
*Explore ANYWHERE with a book.
Let them be eaten
A guide for helping kids enjoy nature and appreciate the great outdoors, providing practical tips for hiking, camping, and all-around exploration.
Venomous reptiles
Identify that snake!
Birds
Includes photographs, descriptions of habitats, markings, habits, and voice, and range maps explaining where many birds are located.
Wildflowers
Eastern region - we have the Western region too.
Hellpig hunt
Humberto Fontova chronicles his efforts to hunt wild Hellpigs in the Mississippi River Delta, describing the humorous, dangerous, and strange people, places, and events they encountered along the way.
In the salt marsh
A collection of thirty-three poems on nature, especially in the Hudson River valley and on Cape Cod
Lost
A team became lost in the jungle and had to battle aggressive wildlife, venomous reptiles, brutal heat, torrential rains, and an unforgiving landscape.
A sand country
A collection of nature writings by American conservationist Aldo Leopold based on his experiences and feelings while at his weekend farm along the Wisconsin River, illustrated with photographs taken at the farm over the course of a year.
Deliverance
Four men set out for a remote river on a white-water canoeing adventure that turns to a nightmare when they are forced to struggle against man and nature for survival. (Read the book then be terrified by the movie!)
Wild bird
When her behavior escalates out of control, fourteen-year-old Wren is taken away to a wilderness therapy camp where she is forced to develop new skills, including the courage to ask for help
Teaching the trees
The author presents a collection of natural history essays on the forests of the eastern United States, and discusses the various species of plant and wildlife that inhabit the region.
Careers...
Plan your future!