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The Great Outdoors

Get active and get curious! Discover ideas for screen-free fun with these books for kids and families looking for inspiration to unplug and connect with nature. Adventure starts this summer at your library! Ask staff to learn more about Summer Wonder.

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  • The mountains have a lot to say if you listen. What sounds can you hear on a hike?
    Picture Book, 2024Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Kids / Greystone Books, 2024. — PIC GEO
  • Together, a Forest

    Drawing Connections Between Nature's Diversity and Our Own

    MacLean, Roz,
    Embark on a forest field trip with Joy and her friends and explore flowers, fungi and ecosystems.
    Picture Book, 2025New York : Henry Holt & Company, 2025. — PIC MACL
  • Celebrate the wonders of swimming in different bodies of water with this joyful picture book.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2023] — PIC WON
  • Middle grade fiction. Can Tristen survive a week at culture camp, with no access to phones or the internet?
    Book, 2025Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2025. — FICTION JAC
  • Nonfiction. Try delightfully squelchy experiments like building mud brick towers and making compost bottles.
    Book, 796.083 WIL
  • Be a Nature Explorer!

    Outdoor Activities and Adventures

    Wohlleben, Peter, 1964-
    Nonfiction. The whole family can have fun learning how to press flowers, harvest algae, skip stones, observe spiders, and even building a tiny sailboat.
    Book, 2024Vancouver : Greystone Kids : David Suzuki Institute, [2024] — 508 WOH
  • Nonfiction. Scavenger hunts! Sleeping bag races! Explore fun ideas for games and crafts around the campfire or at the picnic table.
    Book, 2023Carlton : Lonely Planet, 2023. — 796.545 BAK
  • Nonfiction. Learn about growing delicious veggies with Mr. Butternut! With the easy instructions and comic illustrations, you can plant your own lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, peppers and more!
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York : First Second, 2020. — 635 FRE
  • Nonfiction. Get inspired to connect with nature and the land in this picture book grounded in Indigenous cultural teachings.
    Book, 2025[Victoria, BC] : Medicine Wheel Publishing, 2025. — 500.89 KUN
  • Nonfiction. Meet 41 Ontario birds and learn interesting facts about them in this beginner-friendly guide.
    Book, 2024Halifax, Nova Scotia : Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2024. — 598.09713 DOM