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Get outside guide : all things adventure, exploration, and fun!
\"This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors where they can discover the wonder and amazement of the world around them, whether in their backyard, across the country, or around the world. Full of fun activities, kids will learn how to make backyard bird baths, explore their local state parks, participate in an outdoor community event, and much more. Activities for every season, spring, summer, winter, and fall will be included to keep kids engaged all throughout the year. And some rainy day actitiveis will also be presented. Fun facts, lists, and sidebars supplement activities to help put information into geographic, scientific, and/or historical context, to help kids dig deeper and learn more.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Appropriate Benefits for Outdoor Programs Targeting Juvenile Male Offenders
This article identifies the appropriate benefits upon which outdoor programs serving juvenile male offenders should be based. Recommendations are based on a multi-disciplinary review of more than 50 articles, texts and related literature published in the fields of social work, criminal justice, psychology and outdoor recreation. Drawing from research and theories that address why youth engage in delinquent behavior, as well as theories regarding the developmental needs of adolescent males, suggestions are presented regarding appropriate and realistic outcomes on which to base the design of outdoor programs. Additionally, a review of research concerning youth development and delinquency intervention is used as a basis for advocating specific intangible components that outdoor programs should include.
Journal Article
Research on Recreation in Correctional Settings
The study of recreation in correctional settings has received little attention, and the majority of available research focuses on incarcerated youth. The article examines research on recreation in youth and adult correctional settings and explains the implications for correctional recreation professionals. (SM)
Magazine Article
Pocket guide to the outdoors
\"Learn how to start a fire, build a shelter, catch a fish, identify useful plants, and much more. Hands-on activities are perfect for backyard campers or an afternoon stroll through the park.\"--Amazon.com.
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The young adventurer's guide to (almost) everything : build a fort, camp like a champ, poop in the woods--45 action-packed outdoor activities
\"Once upon a time, kids learned the most amazing and unusual things. They learned how to shelter and clothe themselves, how to use a knife and hatchet, how build a fire, tie knots, and read a compass. They learned how to spend a comfortable night in the forest without a nylon tent from REI. The Young Adventurer's Guide will teach kids everything from how to walk like a fox and see like an owl to use the stars as their own personal GPS and even how to build the world's coolest fort out of foraged sticks. This handbook for curious kids will empower them to explore the natural world and even the comfort of their own backyard through a whole new set of skills. Featuring 65 different skills in sections that include: Secrets of the Woods, The Best Camping Trip, Make Cool Stuff That's Actually Useful and Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Ultimate explorer guide : explore, discover, and create your own adventures with real National Geographic explorers
\"Learn what it takes to be a real-life explorer in this fun and action-packed guide to discovering the world around us...Amazing stories, fantastic photos, and hands-on-activities inspire curious kids to start discovering on land, air, and sea. Profiles feature National Geographic explorers of all kinds...Kids are inspired to follow their passions into careers and introduced to the first steps to take to achieve their dream.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Extreme land sports
Introduces readers to extreme land sports, such as skateboarding, BMX, motocross, rock climbing, and parkour.
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