Kids ages 8 to 13 will sharpen their senses and get to know the natural world up close with this interactive guide to nature observation and exploration, including tracking, mapping, and reflective journaling activities. Children will see the natural world around them with brand new eyes, as they learn to follow its signs, hear its language, and understand its secrets. With this unique and compelling book written by expert environmental educator Devin Franklin, kids ages 8 to 13 will build their own relationship with nature through finding a Sit Spot - an outdoor space in the backyard, in a field or in the woods, in a vacant lot or a city park - where they can stop, observe, and become familiar with the flora and fauna that live there. From the Six Arts of Tracking (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How) and making a habitat map to walking in smooth silence like a fox and learning the basics of bird language, 15 exploration exercises lead young readers on a fascinating journey of discovery as they watch, listen, map, interpret, and write about the sounds, sights, scents, and patterns they encounter. With journaling prompts, map-making activities, and observational tracking pages throughout, Put on Your Owl Eyes is an interactive and thought-provoking guidebook. AUTHOR: Devin Franklin is the author of Put on Your Owl Eyes. He holds a degree in environmental education and has studied survival, tracking, and awareness skills at Wilderness School in Maine and the Tracker School in New Jersey. SELLING POINTS: . Features 15 guided explorations for deepening young readers’ connection to nature, whether in urban or rural settings, making it their own through discovery-filled exercises in watching, listening, mapping, and recording observations. . Provides an antidote to nature deficit disorder, tapping into the widespread movement to reintegrate childhood with time spent outdoors and away from screens, developing curiosity, self-confidence, and independence in children. . Author is an expert environmental educator and the director of programs at Flying Deer Nature Center. He has taught wilderness skills and deep nature connection to more than 5,000 students through a wide variety of educational and recreational programs. Full-colour; photographs and illustrations throughout
