Mel Boring

With the help of More Fun with Nature, children will enjoy taking nature walks and identifying over 125 of nature's gifts. Chapters include "Berries, Nuts and Seeds", "Birds, Nests and Eggs", "Rocks, Fossils and Arrowheads", "Seashells, Crabs and Sea Stars", and "Wildflowers, Blooms and Blossoms". Beautifully detailed and true-to-life illustrations help the reader find out things like what it looks like, where to find I, what it eats, what eats it, and what it's used for. Includes 18 activities and 15 scrapbook pages for notes. This is a perfect book for children ages 7 to 10. Author Biography: Mel Boring has a degree in elementary education and has written three other books for NorthWord Press. He lives in Rockford, Iowa. Diane L. Burns has degrees in natural resources and elementary education and has written five other books for NorthWord Press. She lives in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Laura Evert has a degree in journalism and has written five other books for NorthWord Press. She lives in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Christiane Kump Tibbitts has been published in many children's publications. She lives in Apex, North Carolina Illustrator Linda Garrow has degrees in fine and commercial arts. She has illustrated other books for NorthWord Press, including Frogs, Toads and Turtles; Tracks, Scats and Signs; Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies; Rabbits, Squirrels and Chipmunks; Snakes, Salamanders and Lizards; and Trees, Leaves and Bark. She lives in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

An introduction to the world of insects, caterpillars, and butterflies includes identification information and educational activities.

Groups birds according to whether they are found in city and town, farm country, field and meadow, or woodland and then describes the birds, their nests, and their eggs

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of a variety of rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks