Look What I Found!

Look What I Found! inspires young readers to become backyard explorers, encouraging them to investigate the wildlife in their own neighbourhoods. From insects and moths to frogs and birds, this engaging non-fiction handbook combines bright photography, labelled diagrams, and information boxes to highlight what students might see in everyday outdoor spaces. With tips on what equipment to use and how to observe creatures respectfully, this book promotes curiosity and care for the natural world. A glossary supports vocabulary development, and the engaging layout helps children build skills in retrieving and organising information. Ideal for project-based learning, this resource fosters discovery-based science and environmental literacy.

Educational Benefits

• Encourages hands-on scientific exploration and inquiry
• Supports identification and classification of local animals
• Promotes environmental awareness and observation skills
• Teaches use of non-fiction text features such as glossaries and captions

Classroom Ideas

• Take students on a œmini-beast hunt in the schoolyard or garden
• Create a nature journal to document backyard findings
• Build a simple bug hotel as a class sustainability project
• Match glossary terms with real-life examples found outside

Safety & Information

• Ages: 12-14 years
• Size: 150 x 200 mm
• 12 pages, softcover
• Appropriate for classroom use; supervision recommended during outdoor activities