Follow the Trail

Several titles encourage budding nature lovers. Follow the Trail: A Young Person's Guide to the Great Outdoors by Jessica Loy, lists suggestions for beginning campers, from planning the trip (the author suggests ""car camping in a private campground"" for first-timers), to tips for setting up camp to what to include in a first aid kit when you're out on a hike. Hikers will appreciate photographic spreads of flora and fauna (complete with instructions on how to do leaf rubbings). Recipes for campfire stew, s'mores and more provide sustenance.