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Adventure Backpacks

KIDS

Check out an Adventure Backpack...Then Get Outside and Explore!


Make it more than a walk in the woods. The Library backpacks with all the tools you need to explore the great outdoors, or just a nearby city park.

No experience required—just check out a backpack of your choice with your library card. There are six kinds of backpacks that families with elementary-age children can enjoy for a three-week checkout:


Adventure Backpack: Animals


Backpack with children's wildlife books, a camera, magnifying glass, and brochures spread on a wooden surface. Vivid colors and playful theme.

  • Animal Babies in Forests and other books and field guides

  • Animal scat keychain ID guide

  • Binoculars

  • Leave No Trace Ethics Card

  • Magnifying glass

  • Wildlife Ranger Action Guide: Track, Spot & Provide Healthy Habitat for Creatures Close to Home


Adventure Backpack: Birdwatching


Black backpack surrounded by birdwatching books, guides, and pamphlets on a wooden surface. Bright colors and nature theme.

  • "Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch" and other books

  • Bird field guides

  • Binoculars

  • Leave No Trace Ethics Card

  • "National Geographic Kids Look and Learn: Birds"


Adventure Backpack: Bugs!


Bug-themed kit with magnifier, containers, and activity guides on a wooden table. Items are colorful, featuring "Bug Hunt" text.

  • Insect and Butterfly Net

  • Port-O-Bug Container

  • Magnifying Glass

  • Missouri Butterflies & Pollinators Pocket Naturalist® Guide

  • "Backpack Explorer: Bug Hunt: What Will You Find?"

  • "Heads and Tails: Insects"


Adventure Backpack: Geology



Geology-themed items on a wooden surface: books, a blue plate with tools, a pink dinosaur, and a black backpack. Text includes "Geology" and "Fossils."

  • Sand Sifter Sieve

  • Mini Trowel Set

  • Magnifying Glass

  • Natural Crystal Collection Specimen Box for Kids with Magnifier

  • Geology, Pocket Naturalist® Guide

  • "Fossils for Kids: A Junior Scientist's Guide to Dinosaur Bones, Ancient Animals, and Prehistoric Life on Earth"


Adventure Backpack: Nature Exploration


Backpack with nature-themed books, a magnifying glass, and Missouri wildlife guides on a wooden floor. Green and blue colors dominate.

  • "Backpack Explorer: On the Nature Trail" and other books and field guides

  • Binoculars

  • Dip Net

  • Leave No Trace Ethics Card

  • Magnifying Glass

  • Port-O-Bug Container


Adventure Backpack: Plants


Black backpack on a wooden table surrounded by colorful children's books and small educational items. Titles include Plant the Tiny Seed.

  • "Baby 101: Botany for Babies"

  • "Backpack Explorer: Discovering Trees: What Will You Find?" and other books and field guides

  • Leave No Trace Ethics Card

  • Magnifying glass

  • Wing-Nut Plant Press


The Nature Exploration and Birdwatching Adventure backpacks were funded by Gregory S. Beard and the Republic Walmart, and developed by the staff of the Springfield-Greene County Library District.


The Animals and Plants Adventure Backpacks were partially funded by the Republic Walmart and developed by the staff of the Springfield-Greene County Library District.

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