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'SOME OF THE BEST NATURALISTS ARE KIDS'

by Lisa Salmon

As the summer holidays loom, make the most of the great outdoors, with a new series of Habitat Explorer books by TV presenter Nick Baker, out on now. We discover how to amuse your kids, wherever you spend
the break.

There's tips on how to make gardens, or even
back yards

The Summer holidays are looming - but forget letting your kids sit in front of a computerX-box or TV .

They could have much more fun outdoors, with a hand from a new series of books by Really Wild Show presenter Nick Baker.

The Habitat Explorer books, aimed at encouraging seven to 12-year-olds to get their hands dirty and see what's around them, are practical guides focusing on four different habitats - Seashore; Gardens and Parks; Forests and Woodlands; and Rivers, Ponds and Lakes.

If you're by the seaside, Baker explains how to
make a simple 'burrow box' out of perspex and
rubber tubing

But they don't need to go far afield to do it - the fun can start in the garden.

Baker says: "There's no place like home. You may not think of looking for adventure among the patio tubs, behind the woodpile or even in the window box, but it's there in abundance."

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