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Summer Challenge: Outdoors!

Let's get ready for the Library Summer Challenge: Where Adventure Begins! Check out these outdoorsy books for kids of all ages! Register for the Library Summer Challenge starting May 1 to take new quests through daring reads, discover sensational interests, write inspiring stories and find new ways to keep adventure alive through all stages of life. Learning doesn't have to happen inside!

Jefferson County Public Library

18 items

  • Vanellope and the Sugar Rush Racers, now living in live girl Molly McGinty's tablet, are ready for their next adventure — a camping trip. Learning about Molly's scavenger hunt with her Outdoor Scouts troop, the Racers decide to hold their own hunt.…
    Book, 2023Los Angeles : Disney Hyperion, 2023. — J FICTION SIMPSON
  • Perched atop a hill between two mountains, a one-room schoolhouse waits for students to arrive. Today, the teacher informs the students that they'll be learning outside and takes them to various spots to draw.
    Book, 2022Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Kids, 2022. — E FICTION BUITRAGO
  • My Big Book of Outdoors

    Welcome! in Every Season, There Is Something Different to See, Discover, Make and Do : So Step Outdoors and Into Nature!

    Hopgood, Tim,
    Young children will learn in-depth information about the four seasons in this colorful exposition.
    Book, 2022Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Studio, 2022. — J 508 HOPGOOD
  • Explores the history and benefits of hiking and highlights hiking supplies and etiquette.
    Book, 2022North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press a Capstone imprint, [2022] — J 796.51 BODE
  • Fatima Khazi looks forward to her family's first camping trip after a bad week at school. Small challenges, like a scary spider and a fire that won't start, give way to the enjoyment of the night sky and the peacefulness of falling asleep to the…
    Book, 2021New York : Kokila, 2021. — E FICTION TARIQ
  • Nature and Me

    a Guide to the Joys and Excitements of the Outdoors

    Explores how observing nature can help young readers understand and process their emotions, and introduces ways for young readers to connect with the natural world
    Book, 2021London : The School of Life, 2021. — J 304.2 NATURE
  • Charlie and Mouse and their parents are going on a camping trip with hiking, storytelling, marshmallows, campfires and the joy that comes from sharing it all.
    Book, 2020San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2020] — READER FICTION SNYDER
  • Little Critter and his classmates head out into the woods on a field trip to study nature, like big trees, little bugs and, of course, animal tracks.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — READER FICTION MAYER
  • Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids

    50 Creative Projects to Spark Curiosity in the Outdoors

    Andrews, Kim,
    Offers instructions for 50 educational outdoor activities that help children explore the natural world.
    Book, 2019Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2019] — J 508 ANDREWS
  • When their humans decide to take a camping trip, Wedgie and Gizmo have plans of their own. Wedgie is excited to wag his tail and do what dogs do in the great outdoors. Gizmo, on the other hand, is determined to use his guinea pig wiles to gather a…
    Book, 2018New York : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — J FICTION SELFORS
  • My Great Outdoors Book

    the Kids' Guide to Being Outside

    Jeffery, Josie,
    Presents a collection of activities designed to engage children in the outdoors throughout the year.
    Book, 2018London, United Kingdom : Ivy Kids, 2018. — J 796.5 JEFFERY
  • Provides children with a guide for discovering nature in urban areas.
    Book, 2023Vancouver : Greystone Kids / Greystone Books, 2023. — J 508 WOHLLEBEN
  • A diverse group of kids goes outside to play and have fun together throughout the year and in all types of weather — from finding a big puddle to splash into running as fast as their growing legs will carry them.
    Book, 2022London : Nosy Crow, 2022. — E FICTION LERWILL
  • How to Say Hello to a Worm

    a Very First Guide to Outside

    Percival, Kari,
    How does a garden grow? A group of toddlers finds out as a narrator asks a question on each spread, and toddlers explore how it's done.
    Book, 2022New York : Rise, 2022. — E 635.083 PERCIVAL
  • "Outside, you notice things" begins this children's picture book that invites young readers to develop a sense of curiosity about nature.
    Book, 2021Toronto, ON : Pajama Press, 2021. — E 508 ALLADIN TOP PICKS
  • Follows two bug friends, Stag-B and Rhino-B, as they explore their world and share adventures.
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York : RH Graphic, [2021] — J 741.5973 KNETZGER
  • When two young children are told to go outside to play, their imaginations take them on a tour that leads them to discover wild animals in a range of biomes, including deserts, mountains, oceans and jungles.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020] — E FICTION MOREAU