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Let's Go Outside & Hike!

Let these children's titles available at SFPL inspire you to go outside and hike to explore your world. Every day is a great day for a hike!

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19 items

  • Hike It

    An Introduction to Camping, Hiking, and Backpacking in the U.S.A.

    Tazz, Iron,
    A fully-illustrated guide introduces 20 of America's great National Parks and essential skills needed to explore them.
    Book, 2024United States : Magic Cat Publishing, 2024. — j796.52 TAZZ
  • Follow families from all over the city setting out on a trail that winds its way through diverse neighborhoods, city parks, open-space hills, downtown buildings, and all the way to the beach at dusk, where they meet around a bonfire.
    Book, 2024Petaluma, CA : Cameron Kids, 2024. — jPS BECK
  • Through poetry, this A-to-Z guides us on how to prepare and make the most of outdoor adventures.
    Book, 2024Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2024. — jPS YOUN
  • A group of friends sets off, ready for adventure, with their ears and hearts open.
    Book, 2024Vancouver : Greystone Books, 2024. — jPS GEOR
  • Trekking uphill, a family encounters tiny toads, colorful butterflies, soaring birds of prey, and so much more -- all shared through haiku!
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Neal Porter Books, 2024. — jPS MANL
  • Each day is full of possibilities when Milo goes walking!
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Abrams, [2023] — jPS HOWE
  • The sky is still dark when a young boy starts on his long journey: nine kilometers over five-and-a-half miles through the mountains and rain forests of Chile ... and to his classroom at last.
    Book, 2023Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans Books, 2023. — jPS AGUI
  • One day on a hike, Oktober gets separated from his family, which helps him find courage, a new perspective ... and an unexpected friend.
    Book, 2023Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023. — jPS MCCA
  • In the Woods

    An Adventure for Your Senses

    Tolosa Sisteré, Mariona,
    Every adventure starts with a plan! Readers are invited to think about how factors like seasons, climate, and geography will impact their journey.
    Book, 2023Toronto : Owlkids Books, [2023] — jPS TOLO
  • At first reluctant, a young girl joins her dad on a hike where enthusiasm builds and they enjoy the bonding power of a shared experience. (Also available as an audiobook).
    Book, 2022Zurich, Switzerland : North-South Books, Incorporated, 2022. — jPS PAUL
  • A young keen artist, obsessed with a mountain he can see from his house, finally sets off to visit it and collects a growing group of animal friends on his way.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Tundra Books, 2022. — jPS BELL
  • With sturdy shoes and a sense of adventure, three young children hike through the sparkling woods to find treasure in the mountains.
    Book, 2022Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Association, 2022. — jPS ROCK
  • When two curious kids embark on a "wonder walk," they let their imaginations soar as they look at the world in a whole new light.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2021. — jPS ARCH
  • A father and child team take to the trails for a day in this nearly wordless book.
    Book, 2020Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2020. — jPS OSWA
  • A sleepy family step outside into a beautiful summer night filled with adventure.
    Book, 2020Edinburgh : Floris Books, 2020. — jPS DORL
  • Three friends enjoy the joys and unexpected turns of a hike: from picnics to panting, from deer-sighting to detours.
    Book, 2019San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books LLC, 2019. — jPS FARR
  • Dos niños curiosos salen a caminar, haciendo preguntas imaginativas sobre la belleza natural que los rodea.
    Book, 2023New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2023. — SPANISH jPS ARCH
  • Spanish title; Al principio reacia, una niña se une a su padre en una caminata donde el entusiasmo aumenta y disfrutan del poder de unión de una experiencia compartida.
    Book, 2024Nueva York : NorteSur, [2024] — SPANISH jPS PAUL
  • 三个朋友喜欢徒步旅行的意想不到的转弯 - 从野餐到艰难的攀登,从鹿 绕道而行。
    Book, 2021Xinbei Shi : Zi mu wen hua chuang yi you xian gong si : Yuan zu wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si, 2021. — CHINESE jPS FARR