Publisher Description

The latest addition to the best-selling Backpack Explorer series (455,000 in print) invites kids ages 4 and up to head out on a rock-collecting adventure. Colourful activity pages, along with the magnifying glass (included in book) challenge kids to search for and identify a variety of rocks, minerals, and fossils; learn introductory geology; stack, sort, and craft with rocks; and record their rock hunting finds using the fold-out log page and enclosed sticker sheets. The latest addition to the best-selling Backpack Explorer series (455,000 copies in print) invites kids ages 4 and up to head outside and find, collect, and learn about rocks with this take-along activity book! Backpack Explorer: Rock Hunt is packed with prompts and activities, including: 12 interactive field guide pages introducing rock classifications (colour, shape, size, texture); sensory scavenger hunts; hands-on outdoor creative activities; rock experiments; and discovery zone pages with facts about geology, landforms, igneous and metamorphic rocks, gems, fossils, and more. The book includes a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a log for recording rock finds, making it the perfect explorer guide for budding geologists, whether in a backyard, a city park, or a nature preserve. AGES: 4 to 7 SELLING POINTS: . Kids love rock collecting and this introductory book encourages them to develop their observational skills and appreciate the rich variety of shapes, colours, types, and sizes of rocks . The Backpack Explorer books tap into kids' natural curiosity and make early science learning and fun and accessible with full-colour, highly photographic field guide pages, sensory games, nature scavenger hunts, and hands-on science activities Includes magnifying glass, stickers and write-in log pages.

Author Biography

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.

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