Description: This interactive, take-along nature book turns a day at the beach into a learning adventure, with search-and-find challenges, sand games, and at-the-beach science and crafts. Includes a magnifying glass, stickers, and a beach log for recording shoreline sightings. Full color. Consumable.
Brief description: Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, specializes in books for all ages that promote creative hands-on living and teach the skills to enhance enjoyment of gardening, nature and outdoor activity, cooking and food preserving, crafts, self-care and conscious living, backyard homesteading, animal raising, and a sustainable lifestyle.
Review Quotes: "Education and environmental stewardship go hand in hand. Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk is a great way to inspire kids to explore their local waters, and show them how those waters are connected to an incredible global system worth protecting." -- Kristen Sarri, president and CEO, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
"This activity guide encourages children to spend time freely exploring, learning, and playing at the beach, making it a wonderful resource for anyone who wishes to help the children in their life build a strong connection with nature." -- Gary Clayton, president, Mass Audubon