With 50 interactive activities that include talking like a chickadee, learning to sniff like a snake, and making your own fossils--this is your guide to having fun-filled adventures that will bring you up close and personal with the wild creatures right outside your door.

Learn how to:
- Safely track wild animals anytime of the year
- Hum to a snail and watch it peek out at you
- Turn your flashlight into a night vision light so you can spy on nocturnal animals
- Start your very own animal scat collection and impress your friends
- Catch a frog with your bare hands
- Build a wildlife blind and become invisible to the animals around you
- Find snake skins, insect skeletons, animal feeding signs, bird feathers, and more
- Keep a wild guide to your own backyard
- Take handy field notes on the secret lives of animals
- Go on fun scavenger hunts for things like dens, fur, nests, and even scat
- Packed with fun-filled animal illustrations by Becca Hall