Go Play Outside

Put down the screen and go play in the 3D land! Humans are spending less and less time outside. We are completely disconnected from our natural environment...nature! Go Play Outside was written to help parents and children remember the importance of time outdoors. Rowan's nature-loving mother encourages him to turn off the screen and 'go play outside'.

When Connie gets home from school, she drops her heavy backpack to the ground, gets her favorite snack, and uses the remote control to surf channels in search for her favorite cartoon. Connies mother tells her its a beautiful day outside and that she should go out there and play. But what will she do? Tuesday is crisp and breezy. Wednesday is wacky. Thursday is rainy. Friday is fantastic. Every day holds a great adventure, no matter the weather. Thats exactly what Connie and others kids, like Jeffrey and Brooke and Patsy, learnits fun to go play outside! Including colorful illustrations, Go Play Outside encourages children to be active and play outside, reminding them how fun it is to enjoy the benefits of fresh air and create lifelong memories with old and new friends. Indoor pastimes can wait. Its time to go outside to play!

Having children doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy every season in the great outdoors—even if you happen to live in the middle of Alaska. Whether you’re biking eighty miles into the heart of Denali National Park, cross-country skiing to a remote cabin, or merely enjoying the mud on the banks of the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, fun for all ages abounds, with a little preparation and the right mindset. Using a deft mixture of storytelling and practical pointers, this guidebook offers advice and encouragement to families—those who live in Alaska, as well as those in less extreme climates and locales. Organized by the age of the young adventures, from days-old infants to independent teens, each section invites readers to learn from the humorous real-life adventures and misadventures of the author, her husband, and their twin girls. Weaving in the kids’ advice in their own words, this guide covers challenges ranging from unexpected hailstorms to very-much-expected mosquitoes. Tips include everything from how to avoid moose, to how to get out in the rain, to the benefits of setting big kids free to explore. This family’s enthusiastic, joyful, and often hilarious tales offer the impetus and the tools to encourage new parents—or more experienced parents, or anyone who loves kids —to go play outside.

Alex just wants to play his new video game - but his parents say it's too nice outside! When it starts to rain he is very excited. His new game is a lot of fun! But when the rain doesn't stop and things start to get a little wet what will happen if Alex just keeps on playing?

LineStorm Playwrights is a well-known group of twelve accomplished playwrights from the Portland, Oregon, area who have had their works performed around the world and who also collaborate on and produce pieces together. They have compiled the ultimate short play collection that is perfect for this time. Due to the pandemic, the LineStorm group has been approached by several venues for short plays designed to be performed outdoors, and so this collection of twenty-five short plays is expressly set and meant to be performed outdoors. The book offers a healthy and safe way to partake in live theater performances!

Piggie can't wait to go and play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun? Told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases, this original book encourages children who are just learning to read.

Enough! Why don’t you play outside? An exasperated mother sends her boisterous children outside—but their games take them further than she could have imagined! Brother and sister soon leave their garden behind, venturing through breathtaking landscapes, crossing deserts, climbing mountains, sailing the seas, and exploring jungles. Along the way, they encounter animals from black bears and scorpions to barracudas and orangutans, and many that are endangered or nearly extinct. Blending storytelling, adventure, and information, Play Outside! highlights the beauty and fragility of the natural world and celebrates our human connection to it. Readers can search for more than 250 animal species hidden in the art, each one featured in an illustrated index that shows where in the world they can be found and highlights their level of vulnerability to extinction.