Be an adventurous kid! Conquer a rock wall, go ziplining, create a geocache at your favorite nature hangout, camp without a tent. Most importantly, get your hands dirty. 101 Outdoor Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up offers up season-by-season activities, games, and challenges to get kids in the outdoors and loving it. With a striking visual style meant for big kids, this is the perfect book for that middle-age group who aren’t little anymore, but haven’t yet hit those teenage years. Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Children's Books.
Stacy Tornio has written more than a dozen books about nature, gardening, and the great outdoors, and she collaborated with her teenage son, Jack Tornio, on this book. They live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and are always looking for new outdoor adventures.
"You may not want to grow up until you’ve checked off each of these thoroughly marvelous outdoor adventures."
~Carmela LaVigna Coyle, author of Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? picture book series
“Lace your boots and come as you are! Stacy and Jack provide readers with activities that span the divide from “easy entry” to “epic adventure.” There’s an adventure waiting for every kid!”
~Dawn Suzette Smith, co-author of Whatever the Weather
“I LOVE this book, and you will, too. The mother/son team is an exceptional idea, which in 101 Outdoor Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up, is brilliantly executed.”
~Ken Leinbach, executive director of the Urban Ecology Center and author of Urban Ecology: A Natural Way to Transform Kids, Parks, Cities, and the World
“101 Outdoor Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up is an exceptional, innovate read for young learners! This is a must-have read for any home or classroom library!”
~Joe "Mr. D" Dombrowski, 5th grade teacher and international educational speaker
“Nature’s magic keeps many of us young at heart. Children who use this book properly risk living a life so full of adventures they just might forget to ‘grow up.’”
~Michael Oswald, author of Your Guide to the National Parks
“This wonderful book is full of inspiring things for children to do outdoors. See an endangered species. Identify animal tracks. Go stargazing in the middle of nowhere. Go on an amazing day hike. Skip a rock across the water at least 10 times. Oriented to the 8-12 age group, authors Stacy and Jack Tornio offer five easy steps to accomplish each of the activities covered in the book. One fun fact about the authors is that Jack Tornio is Stacy's teenage son. Throughout the book, Jack adds a kid'sperspective, offering tips on making each of the activities more enjoyable.”—National Outdoor Book Awards
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