Books, Art and Activities

The perfect thing for the bibliophile in the family! Use it for guiltfree gift wrap of that new series they've been wanting to get their hands on. ...

Bring the great outdoors inside with Jr. RangerLand! This awesome How to Draw North American Animals Art Kit lets you learn about your favorite fur...

Greta the Great Horned Owl is out hunting mice. She has no idea that her life is about to change forever. A train strikes her, severely injuring he...

In this beautiful biography, children and their families can learn about Gwen Frostic, the renowned Michigan artist, whose lifelong passion for nat...

Charley Harper’s I Am Wild series teaches little ones about wildlife—this time in their own backyards and urban areas! Knowledge of our neighbors c...

Designed to complement the curriculum for grades K-2, the My First Grasslands Nature Activity Book features dozens of nature-related games, quizz...

Introduce children to nature in the Midwest through fun activities and hands-on science projects.With 12 states, four distinct seasons, and a wide ...

This fun search-and-find book invites emergent readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a bat's h...

Soft cover book with staple binding48 pages feature a variety of puzzles, creative projects, and brain teasersSize: 8½ x 11 in. Inspired by Molly H...

Discover the fascinating world of prehistoric life with this children’s book that includes an introduction to paleontology and a guide to dinosaurs...

Gardening with native plants is perhaps the fastest-growing sector in the gardening world. More and more gardeners are discovering the pleasure and...

Get to know black bears, brown bears, and polar bears like never before—through Stan Tekiela’s wildlife photography, personal anecdotes, and years ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an animal that lives underground? Now you can find out! With each turn of the page, this engagin...

This vibrant children's book is a one-of-a-kind adventure to see what life is like on a mountain range through all the seasons! Featuring adorable ...

An exciting picture book to help children discover what it's like to live in the forest! From big animals to little bugs, from tall trees to plants...

An exciting picture book to teach children what it's like to live in a jungle! From plants and animals to people and the remains of ancient civiliz...

With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make wildflower identification simple, informative, and p...

With Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy changed the conversation about gardening in America. His second book, the New York Times bestseller Nature’...

Acclaimed wildlife photographer Wayne Lynch has been fascinated by the prairie grasslands for more than 40 years and in love with birds for even lo...

Did you know . . . ? Michigan is seventeenth in oil production in the United States. The Great Lakes are said to be the only glacially produced st...

Sand dunes are among the most rugged and beautiful natural wonders of Michigan's shorelines. These sandy edifices-at once substantial and ephemeral...

Northern Michigan is undergoing unprecedented changes in land use, climate, resource extraction, and species distributions. For the last hundred ye...

Isle Royale National Park—with its lush northern landscape, wolves, and moose—is an ideal laboratory for wildlife biologists. For nearly half a cen...

Their stunning beauty inspires us. Their haunting calls fill us with nostalgia. Loons remind us of joyful days at the lake, of time spent with fami...

For four decades, Rosalind Wise has quietly created paintings of flowers and wild gardens. At a glance, many people may see only a simple meadow, w...

Beloved by many people the world over, owls are curious creatures; and perhaps no one is more captivated by them than artist Jeannine Chappell. In ...

Spirit, as Robert Bissell says, is nearly impossible to describe. It’s full of magic and mystery, and you can find it only when you allow yourself ...

This fun kit includes everything one needs to create a travel journal! Some pages have writing prompts while others are left to one's imagination. ...

Learn to draw and have fun while learning about Pollinators and Plants! Includes everything you need to draw these amazing creatures. Use your imag...

If you love nature, you'll love this fun and educational picture book! Whose Track is That? is full of beautiful full-color photography of animals ...

 The shocking truth of plastic's impact on our planet -- and what we can do about it.The data is in and it's bad. We create and throw away too much...

Introduce children to the fascinating world of nature. Snouts and Sniffers features simple text and award-winning photography. The bo...

 Charley Harper’s What’s in the Rain Forest? is a journey through a rain forest. Zoe Burke’s rhyming text introduces young readers to thirty differ...

Charley Harper’s What’s in the Coral Reef? explores the abundance and variety of coral reef sea life. Zoe Burke’s rhyming text introduces young rea...

Hardcover Smyth-sewn casebound book, with jacket48 pages with 23 color paintings and 19 drawings, each paired with a short poemSize: 7 x 7 in. Fabu...