Head outside and learn about the amazing plants and flowers all around! In the seventh book of the Backpack Explorer series, junior naturalists search for ferns, wildflowers, grasses, water plants, edible plants, and more in this take-along nature book. Backpack Explorer: Discovering Plants & Flowers is packed with prompts and activities, including 12 interactive field guides, sensory scavenger hunts, activities such as Paint with Dandelions, Watch a Flower Grow, and discovery zone pages with tips for identifying plants and flowers, plant science, leaf shapes, seeds, pollination, and more. With a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a log for recording plant finds, this book is the perfect take along for outdoor-loving kids for their next nature adventure. AGES: 4 to 8 SELLING POINTS: . Seventh book in a bestselling series for kids ages 4 and up. With 380,000 copies sold, the Backpack Explorer books have become a favorite of families, nature camps, homeschoolers, and kids living in urban, suburban, and rural locations . Interactive activity book format. This introductory, take-along field guide has the same winning format of the series, including a real magnifying glass, 100 stickers, interactive pages, and a fold-out plant journal along with full-color, photographs of plants and flowers, sensory games, nature scavenger hunts, and hands-on activities . Introductory field guide to plants and flowers. Kids are fascinated by plants and flowers, and this introductory book encourages them to develop their observational skills and appreciate the rich variety of flowers, ferns, grasses, and plants nearby. Like all the Backpack Explorer books, this edition taps into kids' natural curiosity and makes early science and STEM learning fun and accessible Includes 3 sticker sheets, magnifying glass, and fold-out journal