Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Summer fun has begun

Walk: Find Your Path to Happiness and Mindfulness in Nature
Wildflowers of Colorado Field Guide
Family Camping: Everything You Need to Know for a Night Outdoors with Loved Ones
Birding Colorado
Stargazing for Kids: An Introduction to Astronomy
Where’s Waldo? Words on the Go!: Play, Puzzle, Search and Solve—a Hidden Object Activity Book with Crossword Puzzles, Word Search, and Search & Find
The Highlights Big Book of Activities for Little Kids: The Ultimate Book of Activities to Do with Kids, 200+ Crafts, Recipes, Puzzles and More for Kids

By the staff at Covered Treasures

“Summer’s Lease hath all too Short a Date”—William Shakespeare

It’s time to get outside and enjoy the sunshine! Whether you are a fan of staying close to home or traveling, any of these books will be a great companion. Included are titles that are fun activities for the kids.

Walk: Find Your Path to Happiness and Mindfulness in Nature

By Sholto Radford (Quadrille Publishing) $20

If you aren’t already hooked on the many pleasures of being outside in Colorado, Walk invites you to explore the benefits to be gained from the simple act of walking, hiking, and spending time outdoors. A great natural way to boost your mind, body and soul, walking is simple and free. Without the need for special equipment or personal training, it is just about the easiest way to become more active, lose weight, and get healthier. This book offers guidance and practical exercises to cultivate emotional and physical well-being

Wildflowers of Colorado Field Guide

By Don Mammoser with Stan Tekiela (Adventure Publications) $18.95

With the help of this field guide by professional nature photographer Don Mammoser and award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela you can identify the wildflowers you see while on your walks. This backpack-size book has color photos of about 200 of the most common and important species found in our state. Organized by color, the full-page photographs provide visual detail needed for identification; fact-filled information on each species is included. This book is one of a series of field guides, including Birds of Colorado, Mammals of Colorado, Rocks & Minerals of Colorado, and others.

Family Camping: Everything You Need to Know for a Night Outdoors with Loved Ones

By Charlie Ess (Falcon Press) $25

The ultimate camping handbook—whether you’re with family or friends, camping, or in your backyard—Family Camping has everything you’ll need for a perfect experience. Part inspiration, part practical knowledge, this book is a whole lot of fun. Family Camping offers up food and drink recipes, family activities, nature hacks, expert know-how, and more for the outdoor-lover

Birding Colorado

By High Kingery (Falcon Press) $30

Birding Colorado is a guide to the best bird-watching sites in Colorado, from national parks and wildlife refuges to marshes, mountains, and canyons. Organized by region, each site description informs readers on habitats, visiting information, and birds you’ll encounter. What sets this book apart is the extra information on bird status and bird habitat that has made it more than a mere site guide and earned a place in the Denver Audubon’s curriculum.

Stargazing for Kids: An Introduction to Astronomy

By Jonathan Poppele (Adventure Publications) $13

Author, educator, and naturalist Jonathan Poppele presents a kids’ introduction to the night sky. Ideal for early- and middle-grade readers, this book conveys fascinating information for beginners. Kids gain an understanding of stars, our solar system, and deep sky objects. From there, readers are introduced to more than 25 constellations that are important to know and easy to locate. A season-by-season tour of the night sky provides advice to help experience success while stargazing—with practical tips on locating each constellation. There are also ideas for the entire family to enjoy, a wonderful way to turn stargazing into a shared hobby.

Where’s Waldo? Words on the Go!: Play, Puzzle, Search and Solve—a Hidden Object Activity Book with Crossword Puzzles, Word Search, and Search & Find

By Martin Handford (Candlewick Press) $15

Words, words, words! Get ready to try tricky crosswords and word searches, crack some codes, wrangle with riddles, and come up with puns and acronyms, all while searching for Waldo and his pals. This search-and-find wordplay book also boasts a matching-pairs card game suited for playing solo or with friends and is a great way to keep youngsters occupied while on a car or plane trip.

The Highlights Big Book of Activities for Little Kids: The Ultimate Book of Activities to Do with Kids, 200+ Crafts, Recipes, Puzzles and More for Kids

By Highlights (Highlights Press) $20

This book is packed with over 200 engaging, repeatable activities tailor-made for toddlers and preschoolers to share with their favorite grownups. These fun activities are expertly designed to help kids develop fine and gross motor skills, critical thinking, social-emotional skills, and more. Inviting questions are designed to spur thinking and conversation.

Until next month, happy reading.

The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.