Take a Winter Nature Walk

Based on the acclaimed book
No Student Left Indoors:
Creating a Field Guide to
Your Schoolyard

Helping K-12 Teachers and students
to discover, explore, observe, and record the nature in their schoolyard. For urban, suburban, and rural schools.

Here are just a few of the exciting things you'll learn in Take A Winter Nature Walk:
Hibernation	Adaptations	Wildlife	Tracking	Migration
Learn which animals sleep the winter away and about different kinds of sleep such as hibernation, torpor, and brumation.	Why do some animals turn white in the winter? How do animals keep from freezing? What are the advantages of being white? How else do animals adapt to survive the cold?	Which animals can you see in the winter? Learn where and when to look for birds and mammals.	Learn how to identify animal tracks in the snow and mud.	Why do some birds migrate and others do not? How can you help migrating birds to survive their trip? When will they return?

Major Sections or Topics	Vocabulary, Terms, and Phrases	Worksheets
What's So Cool About Winter? Meet Some Serious Winter Sleepers Meet Some Magnificent Migrators Meet the Winter Wariors Whooo's Wearing Winter White? What Can You See in a Bare Bush or Tree? What Can You See in an Evergreen Tree? Tracking? Making Maple Sugar Waterfowl in Winter Identifying Birds Identifying Mammals Making a dDifference	Solstice Vernal Autumnal Equinox Dormant Uber Hibernate Torpor Brumation Hibernaculum Diapause Dormancy Species Migrate Adaptations Camouflage Melanin Floatation Deciduous Evergreen Needle-leaf Scale-leaf Broadleaf Sheds Spile Waterfowl Citizen Scientist	Take Field Notes Nature ID Page Make a Map

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Take A Wetlands Walk redefines the meaning of "snow day". Be the first among your friends to discover animal tracks, identify birds, and understand hibernation. This is your guide to exploring the fascinating world of nature in winter. Learn how animals adapt to survive harsh winters. Take field notes and record your observations. ou'll be amazed at the numbers of species of plants and animals you can find in winter. Become a winter naturalist. Explore for a few minutes, an hour, or a day! When you Take A Walk® with us, we change the way you see our world.

Take a Wetlands Walk
By Jane Kirkland

Price	$9.95
Trim size:	8 ½ X 11
Page count:	32
Interior:	4 color
Photographs:	87
Illustrations:	14
User Level:	Ages 8 and up
Category:	Juvenile nonfiction
Pub date:	October 2008
Imprint:	Take a Walk® Books
Publisher:	Stillwater Publishing