parks

Lace up your hiking boots and grab your walking stick. It's time to go hiking! Follow along with Rory Raccoon as you learn all about what to wear, the gear to grab, and how to stay safe on the trails as you explore hiking in the great outdoors.

Grab your tent, prepare your favorite campfire tale, and break out the s'mores. It's time to go camping! Follow along with Rory Raccoon as you learn the ins and outs of spending the night in the great outdoors.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a young girl and her father as they share a busy day at the park before returning to their fourth-floor apartment.

"It's a busy morning in the park. All along the boulevard, families are picnicking and people are napping, playing checkers and reading on the grass. But Owen and his dad are hard at work, raking and mowing the grass. And today, Owen gets to do the best job all on his own. With his dad's encouragement, Owen gathers his courage and goes around to everyone in the park. He tells the families, the checkers players and the readers what he has to do, and they rush off. Finally, when the park is empty, it is the moment Owen has been waiting for. He turns the tap for the sprinkler system, and water cascades over the trees and flower beds"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen oil paintings and accompanying poems describe the sights and scenes of High Park, Toronto.

As the largest US city, New York City has international influence. People from all over the world visit the city each year. New York City explores the city's history and its relevance today.

Presents some basic information about such concepts of physics as force, resistance, and friction while describing the mechanics of various games and recreational activities that commonly take place in parks.

Minnie, Daisy, and Cuckoo-Loca take their pups for a quiet walk at the park, until the pups see and smell a hot dog cart. Can Minnie get this dog walk under control? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.

"Excitedly joining her family for an outdoor camping trip in a Midwestern state park, Fatima Khazi helps set up a tent, build a fire, and fend off a daddy longlegs before settling down to sleep surrounded by the near-magical sounds of the forest"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn more about how New York City's High Line park went from abandoned elevated railway to vibrant urban park and art space. Explore the logistics of repurposing the land and meet the people who made it happen. The book showcases a range of 21st century skills--from 'Flexibility & Adaptation' to 'Creativity & Innovation'--and shows how moving away from a tear-down culture towards one of reuse helps tackle a host of critical challenges facing our planet and population. Thought-provoking questions and hands-on activities encourage the development of critical life skills and social emotional growth. Books in this series include table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and infographics"--Provided by the publisher.