The latest addition to the best-selling Backpack Explorer series (455,000 copies in print) invites kids ages 4 and up to head outside and find, collect, and learn about rocks with this take-along activity book!
Backpack Explorer: Rock Hunt is packed with prompts and activities, including: 12 interactive field guide pages introducing rock classifications (color, shape, size, texture); sensory scavenger hunts; hands-on outdoor creative activities; rock experiments; and discovery zone pages with facts about geology, landforms, igneous and metamorphic rocks, gems, fossils, and more.
The book includes a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a log for recording rock finds, making it the perfect explorer guide for budding geologists, whether in a backyard, a city park, or a nature preserve.
Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion Backpack Explorer online game!
Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Rocks & Minerals / Activity Books - Sticker / Curiosities & Wonders
Ages 4-8
48 pages | 7.40" x 9.25"