With the Summer holidays beckoning the promise of better weather, here's a fabulous selection of books that will help you and your children enjoy your garden and the great outdoors and perhaps even discover a life-long hobby in the making.
Join some experts in each of their fields and let them guide you through birds and wildlife in your garden and beyond, get your children growing their own vegetables, learn about survival and so much more.
So leave that computer or television behind and get out there and enjoy yourselves!
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Books for Outdoor Activities: Gardening, Wildlife, Birdwatching and more...
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Out and About in My Boots Lift-the-Flap and Discover the World Around You
Christina Goodings
A delightful book which gently touches on environmental issues in a lift-the-flap format. Its contents will encourage toddlers to go out and about and care for their planet and to use their eyes and ears to seek out animals around...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/05/2010
Christina Goodings
A delightful book which gently touches on environmental issues in a lift-the-flap format. Its contents will encourage toddlers to go out and about and care for their planet and to use their eyes and ears to seek out animals around...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/05/2010
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George and Flora's Secret Garden
Joanna Elizabeth Elworthy
Bursting full of practical tips and suggestions for fun outdoor activities, this is a great introduction to the delights of gardening. George and Flora think that the long months of waiting for the new baby to arrive will be long...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2010
Joanna Elizabeth Elworthy
Bursting full of practical tips and suggestions for fun outdoor activities, this is a great introduction to the delights of gardening. George and Flora think that the long months of waiting for the new baby to arrive will be long...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2010
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Kids in the Garden Growing Plants for Food and Fun
A brilliantly fun and accessible guide for kids on how to grow and tend to the garden. It’s packed full of vibrant and fun ideas introducing children to lots of green-fingered activities. It will teach children not just about how to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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A brilliantly fun and accessible guide for kids on how to grow and tend to the garden. It’s packed full of vibrant and fun ideas introducing children to lots of green-fingered activities. It will teach children not just about how to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
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Where Do They Go When it Rains?
Gerda Muller
A delightful story featuring a family day out into the countryside. On their way they pass through fields full of flowers, grasshoppers and bees. They stop at a farm, where they feed the hens, pigs and ponies. But when they...
Format: Hardback - Released: 15/03/2010
Gerda Muller
A delightful story featuring a family day out into the countryside. On their way they pass through fields full of flowers, grasshoppers and bees. They stop at a farm, where they feed the hens, pigs and ponies. But when they...
Format: Hardback - Released: 15/03/2010
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Young Gardener
Stefan T Buczacki, Beverley Buczacki
This is an exciting new title from the acclaimed gardening writer Stefan Buczacki, providing the perfect introduction for children to this rewarding and satisfying pastime. In collaboration with his wife, Beverley, Stefan has put together this easy-to-use and informative book...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/04/2009
Stefan T Buczacki, Beverley Buczacki
This is an exciting new title from the acclaimed gardening writer Stefan Buczacki, providing the perfect introduction for children to this rewarding and satisfying pastime. In collaboration with his wife, Beverley, Stefan has put together this easy-to-use and informative book...
Format: Paperback - Released: 16/04/2009
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Eddie's Garden and How to Make Things Grow
Sarah Garland
Clearly and delightfully told, this gentle story with lively characters and colourful illustrations is also packed full of information on how to grow a garden like Eddie's for yourself.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2006
Sarah Garland
Clearly and delightfully told, this gentle story with lively characters and colourful illustrations is also packed full of information on how to grow a garden like Eddie's for yourself.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2006
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RSPB Children's Guide to Birdwatching
David Chandler, Mike Unwin
Fascinating fact boxes and top tips for young birdwatching enthusiasts. There are handy hints on planning birding activities all year round and practical advice on how to get involved in conservation. With lots of colour photos it's certain to help...
Format: Paperback - Released: 25/09/2007
David Chandler, Mike Unwin
Fascinating fact boxes and top tips for young birdwatching enthusiasts. There are handy hints on planning birding activities all year round and practical advice on how to get involved in conservation. With lots of colour photos it's certain to help...
Format: Paperback - Released: 25/09/2007
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RSPB: My First Book of Garden Wildlife
Mike Unwin
Captivating illustrations and lively text make this a terrific first guide for young children about the wildife they can find in their garden or around a nearby park. Through questions and answers, children can discover twenty common garden animals, each of them...
Format: Hardback - Released: 30/10/2008
Mike Unwin
Captivating illustrations and lively text make this a terrific first guide for young children about the wildife they can find in their garden or around a nearby park. Through questions and answers, children can discover twenty common garden animals, each of them...
Format: Hardback - Released: 30/10/2008
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RHS: Grow It, Eat It
Is your child a budding gardener or chef? From seed to saucepan and pot to place this is a cookery and gardening book in one. Children will love learning how to plant seeds and turn their produce into delicious meals. ...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2008
Is your child a budding gardener or chef? From seed to saucepan and pot to place this is a cookery and gardening book in one. Children will love learning how to plant seeds and turn their produce into delicious meals. ...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2008
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RHS: Wildlife Garden
Martyn Cox
Take a walk on the wild side and turn your garden into a haven of amazing wildlife. Pick up gardening basics, this book is perfect for budding gardeners from how to go organic to making your own compost and how...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/03/2009
Martyn Cox
Take a walk on the wild side and turn your garden into a haven of amazing wildlife. Pick up gardening basics, this book is perfect for budding gardeners from how to go organic to making your own compost and how...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/03/2009
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RSPB: My First Book of Garden Bugs
Mike Unwin
A wonderful introduction to 20 garden creepy crawlies. Perfect for young children to go hunting in the garden or the park for various bugs having discovered through the book where they are most likely to be hiding. Additional fact boxes...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2009
Mike Unwin
A wonderful introduction to 20 garden creepy crawlies. Perfect for young children to go hunting in the garden or the park for various bugs having discovered through the book where they are most likely to be hiding. Additional fact boxes...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2009
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RSPB: My First Book of Garden Birds
Mike Unwin, Sarah Whittley
A delightfully illustrated picture book about garden birds that will appeal to families with young children. Each bird is introduced on a right-hand page in an illustration where it is partly obscured or turned away from the viewer. The text...
Format: Hardback - Released: 25/04/2006
Mike Unwin, Sarah Whittley
A delightfully illustrated picture book about garden birds that will appeal to families with young children. Each bird is introduced on a right-hand page in an illustration where it is partly obscured or turned away from the viewer. The text...
Format: Hardback - Released: 25/04/2006
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Green Fingers and Muddy Boots
Ivor Santer
Children benefit immensely from spending time outdoors in the fresh air, and a great way to get them outside is to encourage an interest in their garden. This book presents fun and practical activities to do in the garden every...
Format: Mixed Media Product - Released: 23/04/2009
Ivor Santer
Children benefit immensely from spending time outdoors in the fresh air, and a great way to get them outside is to encourage an interest in their garden. This book presents fun and practical activities to do in the garden every...
Format: Mixed Media Product - Released: 23/04/2009
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RSPB: Nature Guide
Mike Unwin
Fantastic fun-filled year round ideas and activities for all the family to enjoy, like how to track foxes, making your own wormery, designing your own seashell wind-chime, growing your own salad and making a home for a hedghog. The emphasis...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2009
Mike Unwin
Fantastic fun-filled year round ideas and activities for all the family to enjoy, like how to track foxes, making your own wormery, designing your own seashell wind-chime, growing your own salad and making a home for a hedghog. The emphasis...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2009
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Adventure Walks for Families in and Around London
Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
Every parent dreams of idyllic family days out with the kids - but every parent also knows that, when it comes to a conflict between the attractions of computer games and the pleasures of nature's playground, it often feels as if a trip...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/06/2008
Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
Every parent dreams of idyllic family days out with the kids - but every parent also knows that, when it comes to a conflict between the attractions of computer games and the pleasures of nature's playground, it often feels as if a trip...
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The Ultimate Survival Guide (with an intro by Ben Fogle)
Mike Flynn
Embrace a new way of life! Loads of practical tips on how to survive outdoors - and all without the aid of any electronic devices. Learn how to plot a map, leave tracking signals, build a shelter and navigate by...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2010
Mike Flynn
Embrace a new way of life! Loads of practical tips on how to survive outdoors - and all without the aid of any electronic devices. Learn how to plot a map, leave tracking signals, build a shelter and navigate by...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2010
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Bumper Book of Nature
Moss, Stephen
This is the book that will get you and your child out of the house (away from the computer games and the TV) and into the great outdoors seeking out all sorts of exciting things to do during Spring and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009
Moss, Stephen
This is the book that will get you and your child out of the house (away from the computer games and the TV) and into the great outdoors seeking out all sorts of exciting things to do during Spring and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009
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Famous Five's Survival Guide
Enid Blyton
The perfect book for all fans of mystery, outdoor action and adventure and of course, the Famous Five. Packed with useful information on surviving outdoors and solving mysteries, here is the one mystery that the famous Five never managed to...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2008
Enid Blyton
The perfect book for all fans of mystery, outdoor action and adventure and of course, the Famous Five. Packed with useful information on surviving outdoors and solving mysteries, here is the one mystery that the famous Five never managed to...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2008
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The Curious Boy's Book Of Adventure
Sam Martin
A comprehensive guide to enjoying one’s boyhood without the Internet, television and video games, just good clean outdoor mischief. Sam Martin’s tells us that in all boys there lies a desire to have fun with a fishing rod, make a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 22/10/2007
Sam Martin
A comprehensive guide to enjoying one’s boyhood without the Internet, television and video games, just good clean outdoor mischief. Sam Martin’s tells us that in all boys there lies a desire to have fun with a fishing rod, make a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 22/10/2007
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Nature's Playground Activities, Crafts and Games to Encourage Your Children to Enjoy the Great Outdoors
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
This book is packed to the brim with great games, crafts and adventures, encouraging children and their families, carers and teachers to get into the great outdoors. Whether you live in the city or village, whether you are a parent...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2006
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
This book is packed to the brim with great games, crafts and adventures, encouraging children and their families, carers and teachers to get into the great outdoors. Whether you live in the city or village, whether you are a parent...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2006
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Make it Wild! 101 Things to Make and Do Outdoors
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
A terrific book to lure kids away from their computers and to go outside to discover the natural world around us. It’s packed with ideas for creative activities using natural materials to make things. Aimed more at the parent than...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2010
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
A terrific book to lure kids away from their computers and to go outside to discover the natural world around us. It’s packed with ideas for creative activities using natural materials to make things. Aimed more at the parent than...
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Go Wild! 101 Things to Do Outdoors Before You Grow Up
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
Great title and this book does exactly what it says – Go Wild outdoors before you grow up! There are so many activities within the pages to tempt young people outside and to undertake a range of outdoor adventures. Whether...
Format: Paperback - Released: 09/04/2009
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
Great title and this book does exactly what it says – Go Wild outdoors before you grow up! There are so many activities within the pages to tempt young people outside and to undertake a range of outdoor adventures. Whether...
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London Adventure Walks for Families Tales of a City
Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
From the authors of the highly successful Adventures Walks for Families In and Around London comes London Adventure Walks, offering 25 carefully devised, imaginative explorations of London - all starting from points easily accessible by public transport - specifically designed to appeal to children....
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2010
Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
From the authors of the highly successful Adventures Walks for Families In and Around London comes London Adventure Walks, offering 25 carefully devised, imaginative explorations of London - all starting from points easily accessible by public transport - specifically designed to appeal to children....
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The Adventurer's Notebook
Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
From the authors of London Adventure Walks, The Adventurer's Notebook has heaps of white space for creative young minds to fill with drawings, stories and ideas inspired by all the wonderful things you can see and do while out and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2010
Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
From the authors of London Adventure Walks, The Adventurer's Notebook has heaps of white space for creative young minds to fill with drawings, stories and ideas inspired by all the wonderful things you can see and do while out and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2010
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