Susie Spikol

Discover the enchanting world of fairies and how to find them in secret hiding places you would never expect.Meet the Earth, Air, Fire, and Water fairies From rainbows in bubbles to dandelion seeds on the wind, come meet the wee folk who enchant our everyday world. Wake with dainty Auroras who paint the sky each dawn. Let the rascally wind fairies dance up some mischief in your life and open your heart to the dear Brownies who keep your home tidy and your garden growing.Search for secret fairy signs in snowflakes and the sparkle of a stone. Find out which animals are best friends to each fairy, which fairies have dragon blood in their veins, and how to spot these charming beings in your neighborhood. Which enchanted fairy are you most like?Look inside and discover: How to make friends with the fairies that live around your homeThat pigs really do fly, with the help of a little pixie dustThe best jokes to share with cheeky KnockersHow to make a wish on a magical fairy featherA wildflower that opens the gate to the fairy realm

Your enchanted guide to 50+ magical activities for everything from finding hidden flower fairies in your own backyard and making a special wizard staff to creating a tiny woodland village and making your own forest potions.Come discover the wild magic tucked into the nooks and crannies of forests, thickets, and meadows. Search for fairy dusted glow-in-the-dark mushrooms. Find secret worlds hidden in trees and uncover the tunnels, trails, and dens of gnomes and trolls, and mice and moles. Learn to listen to the forest, make sun-warmed pine tea, and wear an evergreen crown to an elf picnic.Look inside to learn how to: Keep a secret notebook filled with maps, notes, and pockets for all your discoveriesGo on a quest for wild treasuresFollow a queen bumblebee to her castleMake your own forest teas and potionsBecome best friends with a treeCreate tiny gnomes and build cozy gnome homesSeek where mushrooms grow after a fairy danceCarve a walking stick wizard staffBuild your own hidden forest fort

Calling all animal lovers 50 hands-on activities and adventures that bring you closer to wild animals than you've ever been. Have you ever followed animal tracks in the mud or chased after the glowing trail of a firefly in the night sky? Want to know how to hold a snake, feed a bird from your hat, and help salamanders cross the road? If so, you're not just an animal lover--you're an animal adventurer, and this is the book for you. It's packed full of hands-on activities and projects that bring you closer to wild animals than ever before--from feathery birds and furry mammals to slippery herps, crawly arthropods, and other intriguing invertebrates. You'll get insider tips about tools and techniques of the trade, become a citizen scientist, and then record handy field notes about all your amazing animal discoveries. Look inside to learn how to: Track wild animals any time of year Use a flashlight for night vision to spy on nocturnal animalsStart your very own animal scat collection and impress your friendsBuild a wildlife blind and become invisible to animals around youCollect things like snakeskins, fossils, and feathersKeep a wild guide to your own backyardAnd so much more