The Young Naturalist (Usborne Guide) [Paperback]

Andrew Mitchell (Author), Sue Jacquemier (Editor), Martyn Bramwell (Editor)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Usborne Guide

-- Practical guides designed for the novice

-- Filled with helpful ideas about choosing and using equipment

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Usborne Books (January 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079452219X
• ISBN-13: 978-0794522193
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 5.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great way to get a child interested in the outdoors, June 29, 2007

By 

Jennifer Spinner "wife, mom, all-around nice gal" (Western Washington) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Young Naturalist (Hobby Guides (Usborne Paperback)) (Paperback)

We purchased this slim guide at the Okefenokee Swamp visitor's center and have not been disappointed. My children love all things outdoors and this book has been a great help, particularly for my 7-yr-old, in gaining a broad overview of the planet on which we live.

As with other Usborne books, information is presented in a more "magazine-like" fashion, with paragraphs of information interspersed with colorful illustrations. If you are familiar with the "DK" books - which use lush photography to engage the reader - you may like Usborne's offerings. The images aren't as flashy, but the illustrations are truly lovely.

In addition to information on plants, the role of small animals, bird watching and the "wild side of the city," this book highlights simple experiments and activities children can do to accentuate the information presented.

Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great science book for children, September 4, 2009

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Josh (ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Young Naturalist (Usborne Guide) (Paperback)

This is a great book for children (though I prefer my copy, with the green binoculars on the front)! It helps children understand the natural world, and it provides fun experiments. For example, one section explained how to catch bugs using a straw to suck them into a jar, using netting to prevent any bug swallowing! I'm 22, but I remember this book to this day.