From the author of I Love Dirt! comes a new selection of outdoor games, projects,
and adventures specifically for families with children ages 8–12.

As children get older and more socially active, it becomes harder and harder to come up with stimulating outdoor activities that appeal to them and allow them to connect with the whole family. It’s often easy to get your children outside when they’re very young, but children ages 8–12 present a special problem that requires creativity and well-planned activities that can compete with the allure of Facebook and High School Musical.
The good news is that as children get older, the range of things they are able to do grows—and so do the outdoor options. Let’s Go Outside! offers a menu of activities specifically for preteens that encourages them to go outside and experience adventure in the great outdoors. Sections of the book include:
 Back to Basics: Reconnecting with twists on traditional games and activities such as Capture the Flag
 Making the Ordinary Extraordinary: Picnics, doing homework outdoors, and socializing opportunities outdoors
 Outdoor Adventures: Canoeing, biking, and camping
 Environmental Experiments: Ways to explore how nature works

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Jennifer Ward is the author of I Love Dirt! and numerous children’s books, all of which present nature to kids. Her books have been featured in magazines such as Ranger Rick, Your Big Backyard, Learning, and ForeWord, and she has been interviewed and featured on national television and local radio. She is a regular speaker at conferences and schools across the country, where she instills the importance of literacy and the wonders waiting to be discovered in the natural world. She lives in Illinois.

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