Wild Sierra Nevada - A Family Nature Guide

"A natural history guide for young children, presenting five categories of life in the Sierra Nevada mountains community: trees, mammals, birds, shrubs, and wildflowers. Lyrical descriptions and detailed watercolors accompany each commonly found species. A field guide for each category is included so that the the book can be taken along on outings and used to identify species"--

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Joanna Howes is the director and teacher of a Montessori primary program. She has a bachelor’s degree in natural history and ecology, as well as a master’s degree in education. Joanna grew up in California’s Bay Area and now lives in Tahoe Vista, California, with her partner and children. Joanna loves exploring in the woods with her daughters, and you can often find her skiing, swimming in alpine lakes, and listening for birdsong.
 

Zusammenfassung

Come, take a walk in the mountains with this beautiful companion for outdoor adventures.

 

If you’ll be exploring the Sierra Nevada range with kids, be sure to bring along this slender, illustrated book featuring a collection of commonly found natural wonders in their mountain habitat.

 

This highly visual, place-based natural history weaves together simple identification keys and whimsical, factual insights, clearly organized by trees, wildflowers, shrubs, mammals, and birds. Written by a Montessori teacher expressly to foster observation skills and a love of nature in young children, with a depth of information and full-color watercolors that will engage the whole family. 

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Joanna Howes
• Mitarbeit: Alex Bailey (Illustration)
• Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 8 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 14.05.2024, verspätet
• EAN: 9781951179328
• ISBN: 978-1-951179-32-8
• Seiten: 48
• Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Tiere, Pflanzen, Natur, Umwelt; Schule und Lernen > Schulbücher Allgemeinbildende Schulen; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Mammals, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Birds, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Trees & Forests