A Field Guide to Summer: Play and Learn in Nature

Curious, engaging, and packed with seasonal discoveries—A Field Guide to Summer: Play and Learn in Nature by Gabby Dawnay is a delightful introduction to the wonders of summertime. Combining nature exploration, hands-on activities, poetry, and scientific learning, this pocket-sized guide encourages children to step outside, observe the world around them, and develop a lifelong connection with nature.

• Celebrate the summer season: Introduces young readers to the plants, animals, and natural phenomena that make summertime special.
• Hands-on outdoor activities: Includes fun projects such as building a sundial, making a flower crown, hunting for bugs, and identifying trees.
• Nature-based learning: Explores fascinating topics like butterfly life cycles, busy bees, and seasonal wildlife discoveries.
• Poetry and storytelling: Features lyrical poems that capture the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
• Scientific exploration: Blends engaging facts with observation-based learning to encourage curiosity and discovery.
• Identification guides: Helps children recognize different plants, insects, animals, and trees they encounter outdoors.
• Accessible for all environments: Perfect for exploring nature in parks, gardens, forests, fields, or even urban green spaces.
• Encourages lifelong curiosity: Designed to nurture a lasting appreciation for nature through play, observation, and exploration.
• Compact and portable: Pocket-sized format makes it easy to bring along on walks, vacations, and outdoor adventures.

At Dearly, we love this book for its beautiful blend of nature exploration, hands-on activities, and seasonal discoveries that inspire children to slow down, look closely, and find wonder in the world around them.