Outdoor Adventure!

Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics introduce the sport of archery. This book explores the history of archery, as well as archery equipment, rules, and safety. Readers will learn about the longbow, the recurve bow, the compound bow, and the techniques for measuring draw length and draw weight. In addition, equipment including shooting gloves, stabilizers, and quivers are described. A step-by-step series of photos illustrates the basic steps for shooting a bow and arrow. Olympic archery, field archery, and 3-D archery are introduced, as are bow fishing, bow hunting, and ski archery. Informative sidebars, helpful tips, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements to give readers a basic understanding of archery. From fly fishing to campfire cooking, this series takes readers along on nature-inspired journeys. Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating, interactive graphics teach readers about equipment, methods, rules, and safety for popular outdoor activities. The books also introduce the importance of nature conservation and the behaviors of wild animals.

Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics introduce the sport of camping. Topics include camping locations and set up, equipment, safety, cooking, wildlife, and etiquette. Readers will learn about camping in national parks, state parks, and backcountry sites. Tents, sleeping bags, and clothing are described in detail, and necessary tools such as compasses, maps, flashlights, and first-aid kits are discussed. Step-by-step instructions for building a campfire and two kid-friendly recipes compose a two-page graphic feature. In addition, methods for purifying water are presented, as are ways conserve the environment. Informative sidebars, helpful tips, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements to give readers a basic understanding of camping. From fly fishing to campfire cooking, this series takes readers along on nature-inspired journeys. Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating, interactive graphics teach readers about equipment, methods, rules, and safety for popular outdoor activities. The books also introduce the importance of nature conservation and the behaviors of wild animals.

Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics introduce the sport of boating. Topics include boating activities, types of boats, safety, rules, and etiquette. Basic boat parts are discussed, and a two-page graphic feature presents different types of boat hulls. Motorboats, jet boats, canoes, kayaks, and sailboats are described, as well as the history of sailing and the America's Cup. Safety topics include boat capacity, personal flotation devices, first aid, sunscreen, and boat lights. Communication methods such as VHF radios, boat horns, buoys, and lighthouses are also discussed. In addition, measuring wind speed and direction is described, as well as boat maintenance and various types of anchors. Informative sidebars, helpful tips, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements to give readers a basic understanding of boating. From fly fishing to campfire cooking, this series takes readers along on nature-inspired journeys. Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating, interactive graphics teach readers about equipment, methods, rules, and safety for popular outdoor activities. The books also introduce the importance of nature conservation and the behaviors of wild animals.

Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics introduce the sport of fishing. This book explores fishing methods, equipment, and safety, as well as fish biology and habitats. Salt water, freshwater, and estuary fishing is discussed, as well as how water depth, oxygen levels, and ground cover affects where fish can be found. An informative sidebar explains how fish such as salmon adapt to both freshwater and salt water. Readers will learn about fishing rods and reels, live and artificial bait, nets, hooks, weights, line, and creels. Global positioning systems and depth finders are also introduced. Other topics include ice fishing, catch-and-release fishing, and fishing rules. Helpful tips, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements to give readers a basic understanding of fishing. From fly fishing to campfire cooking, this series takes readers along on nature-inspired journeys. Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating, interactive graphics teach readers about equipment, methods, rules, and safety for popular outdoor activities. The books also introduce the importance of nature conservation and the behaviors of wild animals.

Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics introduce the sport of hunting. From duck hunting to moose hunting, this book examines the history of hunting, as well as hunting locations, methods, rules, and safety. Readers will learn about hunting on public land, private land, and private preserves, how to stalk and flush game, and how to use deer stands and decoys. Equipment including shotguns, rifles, bows and arrows, global positioning systems, and binoculars are also discussed, as well as the training and use of hunting dogs. In addition, environmental topics including conservation and wildlife restoration are introduced. Illustrations of animal tracks show readers what to look for on a hunt, and sidebars about gun safety and ethical hunting emphasize the responsibility of hunting. Helpful tips, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements to give readers a basic understanding of hunting. Reviewed From fly fishing to campfire cooking, this series takes readers along on nature-inspired journeys. Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating, interactive graphics teach readers about equipment, methods, rules, and safety for popular outdoor activities. The books also introduce the importance of nature conservation and the behaviors of wild animals.

Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics introduce the sport of hiking. Topics include hiking locations, equipment, rules, and safety. Readers will learn about hiking in national and state parks, as well as items to bring on a hike and how to hike with minimal impact on the environment. Hiking boots, hiking sticks, and internal and external backpacks are discussed in detail. A kid-friendly recipe teaches readers how to make trail mix, and easy-to-follow directions teach them how to dry their own fruits. In addition, readers will learn how to purify water. Hiking etiquette and environmental conservation is also addressed, as well as safety and first aid. Exciting, enlarged photos of plants and animals show readers what to watch for during a hike. Informative sidebars, helpful tips, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements to give readers a basic understanding of hiking. From fly fishing to campfire cooking, this series takes readers along on nature-inspired journeys. Easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating, interactive graphics teach readers about equipment, methods, rules, and safety for popular outdoor activities. The books also introduce the importance of nature conservation and the behaviors of wild animals.