MARY KAY CARSON

Author of books for kids about wildlife, nature, space, weather, and more!

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Outdoor School


Outdoor School

TREE, WILDFLOWER, and MUSHROOM SPOTTING

Get outdoors! With metal corners and 448 full-color, highly illustraded pages, this book is an indispensable tool for young explorers.

This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes:

- Immersive activities to get you exploring

- Write-in sections to journal about experiences

- Next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers.

No experience is required—only curiosity and courage. Inside you’ll find easy-to-follow instructions on how to:

- Grow mushrooms with cardboard

- Compare bark types

- Count tree rings

- Survey leaf patterns

- Create fern spore prints

- Press and preserve wildflowers

And so much more!


Outdoor School

ANIMAL WATCHING

Get outdoors! With metal corners and 448 full-color, highly illustraded pages, this book is an indispensable tool for young explorers.

This interactive field guide to wildlife identification and spotting includes:

- Immersive activities to get you exploring

- Write-in sections to journal about experiences

- Next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers.

No experience is required—only curiosity and courage. This interactive field guide to animals includes:

– Animal tracking

– Identifying birds by silhouette, size, and color

– Reading animal range maps

– Bird nest spotting

– Essential animal-watching gear

– Identifying mammals

– Bird calls and animal sounds

– Finding amphibians, reptiles, and fish

– Spotting scat

– Recognizing eyeshine

– Recording animal behavior

And so much more!