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Outdoor School: Rock, Fossil, and Shell Hunting by Jennifer Swanson

Outdoor School: Rock, Fossil, and Shell Hunting

The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide

Jennifer Swanson

Odd Dot · Print & ebook · April 27, 2021

Rewild your life!

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Who it’s for
Explore rocks, fossils, and shells through field activities, write-in journaling, and collection care.
Themes
Rock, fossil, and shell collecting, Outdoor exploration, Identifying rocks and minerals
Genres
Rocks & Minerals, Fossils & Dinosaurs, Activity Books

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About this book

Rewild your life! With metal corners and 448 full-color, highly illustrated pages, OUTDOOR SCHOOL: ROCK, FOSSIL, AND SHELL HUNTING is an indispensable tool for young explorers and rock collectors. Make every day an adventure with the included: - Immersive activities to get you exploring - Write-in sections to journal about experiences - Next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers No experience is required—only curiosity and courage.

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This interactive field guide to rocks, fossils & shells includes: - Digging, chiseling, hammering, and wading for rocks and minerals - Identifying rocks & minerals by location, texture, color, shape, and size - Determining between rocks, geodes, and space rocks - Finding fossils and setting up a dig site - Searching and snorkeling for shells - Storing and displaying your collection And so much more! Also from the OUTDOOR SCHOOL series: - Hiking and Camping - Animal Watching - Gardening - Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting - Outdoor School Essentials: Survival Skills - Outdoor School Essentials: Animal Tracks - Spot & Sticker Animals - Spot & Sticker Plants - Spot & Sticker Birds - Spot & Sticker Oceans - Spot & Sticker Butterflies & Moths

Rocks, Fossils, Shells

Explore rocks, fossils, and shells through field activities, write-in journaling, and collection care.

Come here for

  • Identifying rocks by location, texture, color, shape, and size
  • Finding fossils and searching for shells

Expect

  • Guidance on digging, chiseling, hammering, and wading for rocks and minerals
  • Ideas for storing and displaying your collection

Where it sits

Fossils & Dinosaurs97%
Rocks & Minerals89%
Activity Books29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Activity Books
  • Rocks & Minerals
  • Camping & Outdoor Adventures
Authors
Jennifer Swanson
Publisher
Odd Dot
Published
April 27, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Rock, fossil, and shell collecting · Outdoor exploration · Identifying rocks and minerals
Reading lane
Activity Books