Can you hear the call of the wild? It may be closer than you think! This handbook is ideal to discover how to track animals, make an insect hotel, construct a den, navigate using the stars, search for fossils, and more! Packed with wild activities, useful tips, cool facts and space to document your own notes, readers can never get bored. Contents include: Seeking adventure?; Tell a spooky campfire story; Create a campfire story; Animal identification guide; Campfire cooking; Go mothing; Come forth brave adventurer; How to build a fire; Cloudspotting; Make an insect hotel; Be an animal poop detective; How to tie knots; Assemble a survival kit; Build a den; Phases of the moon; Which animal adventurer are you?; Make a butterfly feeding station; Make rock art; Navigate using the stars; Go foraging; Make nettle tea; Go blackberrying; Go birdwatching; Feed the birds; Discover trees; Create leaf art; Mythical creatures; Adventure bucket list; Survive a desert island; Give geology a go; Dig for fossils; Make your own fossils; Great adventurers; Find your way; Create a treasure map; Build an obstacle course; Make a sundial; Make a weather vane; Wildlife watch; Be an aircraft engineer; My adventure goals; Make discoveries; Grow your own veg; Easy recipes; Set up a scavenger hunt; Wilderness wish list; Space explorers; Survival tips; Outdoor survival quiz; Make a hammock; What kind of explorer are you?

Engage even the youngest readers with Dr. Monnin's standards-based lessons and strategic approach to teaching comics and graphic novels to early readers! Examples from a wide variety of comics and graphic novels--including multicultural models--and recommended reading lists help teachers of grades K-6 seamlessly teach print-text and image literacies together. Teaching Early Reader Comics and Graphic Novels shows you how to address the unique needs of striving readers, connect reading and writing, teach the necessary terminology, and apply the standards to any graphic novel or comic for emerging through advanced readers. A companion blog, www.teachinggraphicnovels.blogspot.com, offers free downloads, teaching tips, and updates on new comics and graphic novels you can use in your classroom. Tap into the power of comics and graphic novels to engage all learners!

From a screenwriting perspective, Batty explores the idea that the protagonist's journey is comprised of two individual yet interwoven threads: the physical journey and the emotional journey. His analysis includes detailed case studies of the films Muriel's Wedding , Little Voice , Cars , Forgetting Sarah Marshall , Sunshine Cleaning and Up.

Kids and adults alike love Pixar's movies. We come out of the theater not just entertained or amused, but inspired. Everybody agrees: Pixar makes fun, clean, terrific movies. But what makes these movies so appealing is not merely amazing CGI animation, clever humor or fantastic imagination. These movies are not just great. Pixar's movies are good. Robert Velarde unpacks the movies of Pixar and shows how they display the best of classic Christian virtues. Pixar's films resonate with us because of their moral character. Their virtuous themes of hope and courage, friendship and love connect with our deepest human longings. Whether we identify with the plight of a lost fish or the adventures of toys, bugs or cars, Pixar's characters help us build our own character, with the kind of virtue that we want for ourselves and those around us. Insightfully exploring each of Pixar's movies, this book is a friendly companion for fans, parents and church leaders. Discover how the imagination of Pixar can awaken in you a Christian vision for a moral life and a better society.

From “the adventure ambassadors our current generation of cotton-wood kids urgently need,” an outdoor activity guide to keep kids happy and healthy (Daily Telegraph). Adventure is out there—you just have to go and find it! Childhood obesity is increasing year on year. Happiness and well-being levels in children are on the decline too. Children spend less time outside and more time in front of screens: computers, phones, games, television. 100 Family Adventures provides a valuable resource bank of tried and tested outdoor activities to enjoy with children, swapping “screen time” for “green time.” Particularly inspiring for people who want to get started, but don’t know how, the book shows how any family can enjoy time together outdoors. Activities are grouped into themes: Woodland, Water, Close to Home, Hills and Mountains, Exploring, By the Sea, Extreme Weather. Within each section is a range in difficulty, from making a rope swing to scrambling up a stream, from spending a day without electricity to going on a charity bike ride, from exploring a rockpool to camping on an uninhabited island. Packed with inspiring photos, sensible but enthusiastic instructions from parents Tim and Kerry combine with remarks and advice (and jokes!) from children Amy and Ella.

A short book relaying how to lead outdoor Guided trips. In addition it gives all the information necessary to save the world in one's respective corner of the globe, according to the theory of a Guide.

The sky’s no longer the limit with Disney"Pixar’s next hit, Up! The fantastic adventures are only just beginning when Carl, a retired helium-balloon salesman, attaches balloons to his house and takes off for the South American jungle. He soon discovers that an enthusiastic, young Junior Wilderness Explorer has stowed away for the ride. And to make matters worse, Carl has to deal with all manner of trouble, including dangerous dogs, a mad villain, and even a giant, flightless jungle bird. Spirits and imaginations will soar in this complete retelling of Up, Disney"Pixar’s newest hit animated movie. The junior novelization features eight pages of exciting full-color scenes.