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Children and Youth
(arranged alphabetically)
 ADOPTED BY THE INDIANS
Mayfield
Engaging story of the author's childhood living among the Choinumne
Indians of California's Central Valley. He lived an adventure most of
us
can only dream about, and it is absolutely true.
ALPHABET OF ANIMALS
(w/CD and poster)
Galvin
This extraordinary picture book features simple computer
generated
illustrations that playfully accompany each upper
and lower case letter of the
alphabet and a delightful rhyming
text which carefully highlights the animal
name for each
corresponding letter of the alphabet. A brief description of each
animal is also included at the end of the book, along with a pullout poster
featuring each letter of the alphabet along with the matching illustration from
the book. Included is an upbeat and well-
articulated narration
on the accompanying CD along with an abbreviated musical version that listeners
are sure to enjoy. This is a wonderful set for very young children who are
learning the alphabet; the information about each animal will appeal to slightly
older youngsters.
 ANT,
ANT, ANT!
Sayre & Park
An ant and 59 other American insects appear in a catchy chant
that jumps,
flits, and flies across flashy spreads with hilarious illustrations and rhyming
text that begs to be read (or shouted!)
out loud. This
unique concept teaches
kids the names of insects
in an entertaining way. Plus, a four-page glossary
gives details
about each bug featured.
Hardcover, 24 pages
$15.95
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BABY BEAR ISN'T HUNGRY
Ross & Powell
A delightful story of a baby black bear who is too curious to eat.
She is
completely fascinated by the natural world around her,
and
sees her surroundings
as one big outdoor playground. Her
mother urges her to stop and replenish
herself, but baby bear
doesn't have time. She is too busy falling in mud,
swinging from
trees,
investigating insects, and wandering through the forest.
Not paying attention to where she is going, baby bear tumbles
down a hill and
into an
occupied campsite. It is hard to tell who
is more alarmed,
baby bear
or
the humans in whose camp she
has found herself!
Hardcover, 24 pages
$9.95
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BE A FRIEND TO TREES
Lauber & Keller
A "Lets Read and Find Out" Science book that explains why
trees
are
important to us and what we can do to protect them. Includes
hands-on activities that children can do themselves.
Colorful
illustrations will appeal to children.
BE
A PARK RANGER
Yellowstone Association
An educational game/coloring book about park rangers - what
they
do on the job to make your stay in a park more enjoyable
and to protect
and preserve the natural and historic features for
which each park was
set aside.
 BERENSTAIN
BEARS DON'T POLLUTE (anymore)
Berenstain
When Bear Country's cubs learn pollution is a fact, they help
grown-ups
learn to clean up their act!
 BLACK BEARS, Our Wild World™
Feeney
From the Our Wild World™ Series, this book has lots of information
on black bears. Includes fun facts, up-close photos, color illustrations,
and a listing of internet sites with more information on bears.
 BUGS FOR LUNCH
Facklam & Long
Children will enjoy learning about the habits of a variety of
insectivorous
creatures (bug-eaters, that-is) presented in simple
verse and close-up
double page illustrations. Additional details
appear in
the back of the book, to help satisfy the curious. Or the
hungry. Rich color illustrations will leave you squirming with
delight!
CAT IN THE HAT'S LEARNING LIBRARY BOOKS
This series introduces beginning readers to important basic concepts about the natural
world. Shows young readers that books can be entertaining and educational
at the same time.
 CAVES,
A True Book
Brimner
Take an exciting journey, with
brilliant color photographs, through the
different kinds of caves....from
sea caves to lava tubes to limestone
caves. Easy to read large
print.
 COLORING
POSTCARDS
Six coloring postcards of animals and plants you're likely to see on
your trip
to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Great to
take along on a
camping
trip, car trip or just to take home as a souvenir.
COLORING
CARDS
Choose from Animals in the Woods, Birds of North America, or
How to
be Earth Friendly. Each set
includes 10 assorted cards with envelopes
and 4 non-toxic crayons.
CRAYONS
Pack of 12 bright plastic crayons can be erased and do not dirty little
fingers.
Includes eraser and sharpener.
CRYSTAL CAVE COLOR AND LEARN
A fun little color and learn booklet to have as souvenir after your
visit to
Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park.
A
CUB EXPLORES
Love & Sycks
Young readers are lead into a magical world of nature, sharing a
day
in the life of a black bear cub and his mother. Their day includes
the
discovery of a painted turtle, an encounter with a huge bull
moose, a
frightening confrontation with a bobcat, and a sighting of beavers at
work.
Illustrated throughout with realistic and beautifully rendered
colored pencil
drawings.
Hardbound, 32 pages
$15.95
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 CURIOUS GEORGE GOES CAMPING
Rey's
A new delightful adventure involving our favorite mischievous
monkey,
Curious George. Young children will enjoy the crazy
antics
of George, yet at the same time will learn a valuable lesson
about camping
in the outdoors.
DISCOVERING
BLACK BEARS
Anderson, Field, Stephenson
Illustrated by Maydak
A nature activity book that explores the natural history of the
American black
bear, its behavior and habitat. It also covers
bear-human conflicts and how
problems can be resolved. This
engaging book, aimed at children of all ages,
introduces the reader
to real-life bear biologists, who have new insights into
bear behavior. Includes full color illustrations, a sheet of black bear
stickers, and contains 20 activities designed to challenge children’s minds.
 EVERYTHING BUG
Winner
Loaded with random information about insects and spiders and
presented
in question-and-answer format. Clear, full-color photos
provide close-up
views of various species. Useful for both recreational
reading and school
reports.
 EYEWITNESS ROCKS AND MINERALS
R.F. Symes & Natural History Museum of London
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the amazing world
beneath
our feet. Stunning color photographs of rocks, fossils, minerals,
precious metals, crystals, jewels and gemstones give the reader a
unique
"eyewitness" insight into the evolution and composition of the
Earth.
Hardcover,
72 pages $16.99
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FACT PACKS
Includes six different cards to color which each have questions to answer
on the back. Children color the pictures, learn the facts, and
earn a blue ribbon. Choose from Birds of Prey, Butterflies, Living
Cave, or Solar System.
THE FIRE THAT SAVED THE FOREST
Donahue
When Bernie the bear and his other animal cohorts make a practice
of
extinguishing every fire that starts in the forest, they realize that
the
trees are choking out open meadows and not allowing berry bushes
and other foods they depend on to grow. One day, an uncontrollable
fire
devastates the forest, and they animals mistakenly believe their
world
has ended.
Soon, however, new growth provides them with a
bounty of
food, and they realize how important fire is to the health
of the forest.
FOREST BRIGHT, FOREST NIGHT
Ward
Readers can take a peek into the forest in the daytime, when
some
animal
families play and others are asleep, then flip the book
to see
the same forest
at nighttime, when the ones that were
playing are now asleep, and the families that were asleep are very busy.
 FROG
AND BUTTERFLY BOARD BOOK
Lieber & Young
Two books in one. Delightful poems and vivid illustrations
tell the
metamorphosis tale of both the butterfly and frog. It's
a story that
reads from both ends and meets in the middle.
A fun, sweet and surprising
book. Made with durable recycled materials.
 FUN WITH NATURE
Boring, Burns, Dendy, Garrow
Six books in one - includes:
Caterpillars, Bugs & Butterflies...Frogs, Toads & Turtles...
nakes,
Salamanders & Lizards....Rabbits, Squirrels & Chipmunks...Tracks,
Scats & Signs....Trees, Leaves & Bark.
This
book helps you to find
out what it looks like...what it eats..
where
to find it....plus fascinating facts and awesome activities.
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 GIRLS
WHO LOOKED UNDER ROCKS
Atkins
This book tells the stories of six women who all grew up to become
award-winning
scientists and writers, as comfortable with a pen or
paintbrush as
with
a magnifying glass. Wonderful book for fostering
the curiosity
in young girls to look, and to look harder, and then look
again under
rocks, rotten logs and in puddles, because in these places
there are
amazing things to see.
 THE GRANDPA TREE
Donahue
This charming book provides an elementary tale of the life cycle of
a tree,
from its beginning as a sapling to its eventual return to the
earth.
 HARROWING
ASCENT OF HALF DOME
Graf & Leggitt
The third book in the Adventures with the Parkers series for kids.
Each book explores a popular national park and is packed with
adventure
as
well as interesting facts about nature, outdoor safety,
and much more.
This
adventure takes place in Yosemite.
Ten-year
old twins James & Morgan take in the beauty of the sequoia trees
and
attempt an ascent
of the infamous Half Dome. Will they make
it to the top?
 IF YOU WERE A BEAR
Mazur, Illustrated by Jepson
It must be really different to be a bear! Or is it? Little bear cubs
need
food, shelter, and safety, just like you and me. Come find
out what its
like to be a bear - and how you can help keep them
wild.
 I
LOVE DIRT!
Ward
Love Dirt! presents 52 open-ended activities to help you engage
your
child
in the outdoors. No matter what your location - from a small patch
of
green
in the city to the wide-open meadows of the country - each
activity is meant
to promote exploration, stimulate imagination, and
heighten a child's sense of
wonder.
 JR. RANGER NOTEBOOK
S.N.H.A.
Use this notebook to measure and record your nature observations while visiting
your national parks. Includes
four colored pencils, magnifier, and ruler.
JOURNEY FOR THE PLANET; A Kid's Five Week Adventure
to Create an Earth-friendly Life
A fun and engaging illustrated workbook for every child who wants
to make a
difference for the world. It guides children through a series
of action
steps that can impact both climate change and the
environment as a whole.
KIDS' INTERSTATE ROAD ATLAS
Little Passenger ®
Illustrations by McKay
Filled with fun activities designed to make time fly while traveling.
Includes word searches, mazes, games, puzzles, fun facts and maps of
each state.
KID'S
PASSPORT COMPANION
This 100-page book is to be used with the original Passport To Your
National
Parks. It contains checklists of many of the national parks in
the country, a
place to list the Junior Ranger programs your child
completes, a field journal,
and much more! Your kids can keep track
of the memories they make while visiting
our national parks!
LAST BIT BEAR
This ecological fable has become something of a classic. It is the
story
of Clover, the last bear of his kind, and his travels in search of
the
tender leaves of the moak tree - the food upon which his life depends.
Along the
way you'll meet a fish with a smile, a wise-cracking rat,
a wolf,
a whale,
and a little boy who holds the key to their survival,
access to a national park.
LIFETIMES
Rice & Maydak
The universe is our school, nature our teacher, and every species
has a lesson for us. With vivid and dramatic illustrations, this
book introduces some of nature's longest, shortest and most
unusual
lifetimes. The lessons include: value of cooperation, importance
of saving for the future, and taking time to have fun.
 LITTLE
BEE
Charming finger puppet book about a little bee buzzing from flower to
flower to
make honey for her babies.
 THE LORAX
Seuss
The classic tale of the Truffula Trees as told by the illustrious
Dr. Seuss. Filled with the usual whimsical rhymes, delightfully original
creatures
and colorful illustrations, but throughout the story is the
message of
greed and environmental destruction that will benefit both
adults and children alike.
Hardcover, 61 pages $14.95
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 LOST
IN THE WOODS
Sams & Stoick
Exceptionally beautiful photographs blend with a springtime
story about trust,
patience and waiting for your time.
Woodland
creatures are concerned for a
newborn fawn they
believe to be
lost.
Hardcover, 48 pages $19.95
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M is for MAJESTIC, A National Parks Alphabet
Domeniconi, Illustrated by Carroll
Mighty mountains, wild rivers, fiery volcanoes, huge
glaciers, vast forests, tropical islands - all part of our National
Parks, belonging
to us all. This magnificent ABC book showcases each
of America's National Parks from Acadia and American Samoa to Yosemite
and Zion, with stunning illustrations and fascinating facts.
Hardcover, 45
pages $17.95
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 MY
FAVORITE TREE - Terrific Trees of North America
Iverson
This book is both informational and inspirational. Full of
fun
and interesting facts with charming color illustrations throughout.
For ages 4 - 12.
MY
FIRST BOOK ABOUT INSECTS
Einhorn & Moroney
Kids are fascinated by insects, the most populous species on
earth. So Grover,
Elmo, and special guest Oscar the Grouch
have teamed up to introduce
preschoolers to the world of bugs.
Kids learn the basic facts about what insects
look like, what
they eat, where they live, what makes them pests to people,
the
important ways in which they help humans, and more.
Sturdy cardstock pages are
chock-a-block with text, photos
and captions, illustrations, colorful sidebars
packed with
fascinating facts, and loads more.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY MYSTERIES in our National Parks
Skurzynski & Ferguson
National Geographic's series for young readers finds brother-and-sister
sleuths Jack and Ashley Landon investigating intriguing mysteries in America's
national parks.
Buried Alive - Denali National Park
Night of the Black Bear - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cliff Hanger - Mesa Verde National Park
Deadly Waters - Everglades National Park
The Hunted - Glacier
National Park
Ghost Horses - Zion National Park
Wolf Stalker - Yellowstone National Park
Valley of Death
- Death Valley National Park
THE NIGHT SKY , ONE SMALL SQUARE
Silver & Wynne
By focusing on one small square of night sky near Orion, this engaging
book gives children aged 6 to 9 an exciting close-up
on amazing facts about
stars, planets, nebulae, comets,
meteors, the moon, constellations, and classic
myths. Suitable
for stargazing anywhere, it will add to kids' wonder as it
teaches
them about the marvels of the heavens through superb illustrations
and a
proven approach that entices their interest and involvement.
PETERSON FIELD GUIDE COLOR-IN BOOKS
Each drawing is accompanied by a brief description that educates as
it entertains. Stickers can be placed next to the drawings for
a visual reference while coloring. Fun for adults as well as children,
beginning and experienced alike. 64 pages each.
SAVE A BEAR PACKET
SNHA
Packet includes a frame-able certificate, pin, black bear activity
page and black bear information. All proceeds will go to
bear,
wildlife, and natural resource protection and research. Show you
care.....help save a bear.
 SEQUOIA
& KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
COLOR AND ACTIVITY BOOK
SNHA
Learn about Sequoia & Kings Canyon while coloring and doing fun
activities at
the same time.
 SIERRA
WILDLIFE COLORING BOOK
Yosemite Association
Provides educational messages along with 16 representations
of different
animals and birds of Sierra Nevada. Includes color
clue guide on back
cover.
 SNUG
AS A BUG IN A RUG
Ross & Long
From goodnight stories to goodnight kisses, the simple,
cozy text celebrates the special bedtimes rituals that are so
beloved by both
parent and child. With its colorful butterflies,
cozy caterpillars and
dreamy ladybugs, this is a book that
readers will want to snuggle up with again
and again.
Hardcover 18 pages $15.99
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 STICKEEN
Muir, as retold by Rubay
This is the true story of John Muir and his little dog, Stickeen,
and
their most memorable adventure together in the wilds of Alaska.
Muir's written version is difficult for present day children to under-
stand,
therefore it is now retold using many of Muir's original words, thoughts
and images. The colorful illustrations will delight children.
 THE
TALLEST TREE
Golden Gate National Parks Association
The world's tallest trees come to life in a delightfully illustrated
story
that will enchant and teach children about life in the forest.
THE TARANTULA SCIENTIST
Montgomery, Illustrated by Bishop
Yellow blood, silk of steel, skeletons on the outside! These amazing attributes
don’t belong to comic book characters or
alien life forms, but to Earth’s
biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas. Here you are invited to follow Sam
Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (he’s never been bitten), as he
explores
the dense rainforest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors
of
tarantula burrows, trying to get a closer look at these
incredible creatures.
 TWO BEAR CUBS
Souci
In this authentic Southern Sierra Miwok legend, young readers will
discover how the bear cubs are saved, learn the traditional Miwok
story
of how a rock grew to become one of Yosemite's most famous
landmarks,
and come to realize that being a hero has very little to
do
with one's
size. Beautifully illustrated.
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 WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
O'Hara-Kelly
An inspiring and educational children's book filled with vibrant
illustrations, enchanting poems and nature notes for each
illustration.
Learn about the wonders of a national park through
the eyes of nature.
 WHO
POOPED IN THE PARK?
Robson, illustrated by Rath
Sometimes the animals that live in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
are hard to find - but you can almost always find
their poop! Come along
with Emily, Michael, and their parents
as they find poop (scat) and footprints
(tracks) and discover
which animal made them.
 WILD
STICKERS - Forests or Black Bears
Torvik
Each
booklet contains colorful self-adhesive stickers to collect
or trade, to
decorate letters, envelopes, posters or art projects.
 ZOOBOOKS
Ross
Educational magazines filled with amazing close-up photographs
and
interesting information on each animal. Includes fun activities
and games. We carry Bats, Bears, Deer, Insects, Rattlesnakes
and Spiders.
Printable Order Form
MS Word
format
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Children and Youth
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Games, Puzzles, Rubber Stamps and more
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Journals, Posters, Notecards
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Stuffed Animals, Puppets
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Pins, Patches,
Medals and Magnets
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T-shirts,
Ball Caps, Book Bags
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Environmental Studies
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Hiking, Backpacking & Other Outdoor Activities
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History
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National Park Memorabilia
- Our
National Parks
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Native Americans
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon
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Topographical Maps
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Trail Guides and
Special Maps
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Trees & Flowers
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DVDs,
CD's and CDrom's
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