The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell
4.7 on Amazon
2 HN comments
Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
Dave Canterbury
4.7 on Amazon
1 HN comments
The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Dobbins
4.8 on Amazon
1 HN comments
The Resistance Training Revolution: The No-Cardio Way to Burn Fat and Age-Proof Your Body―in Only 60 Minutes a Week
Sal Di Stefano
4.7 on Amazon
1 HN comments
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
Ben Montgomery
4.7 on Amazon
1 HN comments
Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Program
Urban Meyer and Wayne Coffey
4.8 on Amazon
1 HN comments
All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
David Arora
4.8 on Amazon
1 HN comments
Mushrooming without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms
Alexander Schwab
4.5 on Amazon
1 HN comments
The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance
George Mumford
4.7 on Amazon
1 HN comments
Crossroads: My Story of Tragedy and Resilience as a Humboldt Bronco
Kaleb Dahlgren
4.8 on Amazon
1 HN comments
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Michael Finkel
4.6 on Amazon
1 HN comments
The Inner Game of Golf
W. Timothy Gallwey
4.5 on Amazon
1 HN comments
The Raft
Jim LaMarche
4.9 on Amazon
1 HN comments
Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by their Leaves (Eastern US) (Nature Study Guides)
May Theilgaard Watts
4.6 on Amazon
1 HN comments
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
Amy Stewart and Briony Morrow-Cribbs
4.7 on Amazon
1 HN comments
antasvaraonSep 16, 2020
For plants, I strongly believe that guidebooks like Tree Finder (https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/tree-finder-may-theilgaard-wa...) can be a fun activity. You can turn it into a scavenger hunt or make hikes more enjoyable. There's similar books for insects and flowers as well.
For programming and tech, graphical programming languages like Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/) are good introductions. Oftentimes, basic math and physics concepts can be rolled in as they get older and want to create more complex programs.
Engineering has a wide variety of different kits that can be completed, but the best way is to figure out what your kid wants to build and see what you can do to make it happen.
And finally, always be on the lookout for learning opportunities. For example, my parents would let me keep the change at the grocery store if I could calculate it before the cashier returned the money.