AMIGO CENTRE
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Staff & Board
    • Employment
    • Mission & History
  • Plan A Retreat
    • Facilities
    • Family Retreats
    • RV & Tent Camping
    • Lodging
    • Retreat Planning Guide
    • Lake Activities
    • Directions
  • Programs
    • Youth Programs >
      • Summer Camp >
        • Camp Descriptions
        • Summer Employment
        • Day Camp
        • Coming to Camp
        • FAQ
      • Winter Youth Retreats
    • Adult Programs >
      • Amigo Golf Scramble
      • Women and Girls' Retreat
      • Men's Retreat
      • Amigo Bike Michiana
      • Scrap, Craft & Quilt Retreat
      • Transitional Ministry Training
  • Outdoor Ed
    • About Our Program
    • Teacher Information
    • Curriculum & Activities
    • Parent/Chaperone Info
    • Homeschool Program >
      • K-5th Curriculum
      • 6th-8th Curriculum
    • Amigo Trails
    • O/EE Training Videos
    • Suggested Reading
    • CAMP AT HOME
  • Donate
    • Events
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Wishlist
  • Contact Us
  • Amigo Park
​

Suggested Reading

This is a short list to get you started.  If you are looking for information on a particular subject, you’re welcome to email Cheryl Mast at cheryl@amigocentre.org, she may be able to be of additional help.

A Child's Introduction to The Night Sky.  Michael Driscoll.  Black Dog & Leventhal Publisher. New York, NY.  2004

A Field Guide to Nearby Nature
. Peggy Kochanoff. Mountain Press Publishing  Company. Missoula, MT. 1994

A Sierra Club Naturalist’s Guide – The Northwoods of Michigan , Wisconsin , Minnesota and Southern Ontario. Glenda Daniel and Jerry Sullivan. Sierra Club Books. San Francisco, CA. 1981

Camping & Wilderness Survival - The Ultimate Outdoors Book.  Paul Tawrell.  Green Valley, CA. 1996

Discover Nature Series – Things to Know and Things to Do. various authors.  Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, PA.

Fifty Hikes in Michigan - Lower Peninsula - Second Edition.  Jim DuFresne. Backcountry Guides.  Woodstock, VT. 1999

Fun With Nature – Take-Along Guide. Mel Boring, Diane Burns, and Leslie  Dendy. NorthWord Press. Minnetonka, MN. 1999

Naming Nature – A Seasonal Guide for the Amateur Naturalist. Mary,  Blocksma. Penguin Books. New York City, New York. 1992

Natural Attraction - A Field Guide to Friends, Frenemies, and Other Symbiotic Animal Relationships  Iris Gottlieb.  Sasquatch Books. Seattle WA  2017

Nature Smart – A Family Guide to Nature – Midwest
and Eastern
, Stan Tekiela and Karen Shanberg. Adventure Publications, Inc. Cambridge,  MN. 1995

Outdoor Survival Skills - Sixth Edition.  Larry Dean Olsen.  Chicago Review Press.  Chicago, IL.  1997

Seeking the Wilderness – A Spiritual Journey. Tim Lehman. Faith & Life Press. Newton, KS. 1993

Sharing Nature with Children. Joseph Cornell. Dawn Publications. Nevada City, CA. 1989

Stokes Nature Guides (various). Donald and Lillian Stokes. Little, Brown Publishing. Boston, MA.

Return to O/EE Home

Amigo Centre
26455 Banker Road  Sturgis, Michigan 49091
p: 269.651.2811  f:  269.659.0084  info@amigocentre.org
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Staff & Board
    • Employment
    • Mission & History
  • Plan A Retreat
    • Facilities
    • Family Retreats
    • RV & Tent Camping
    • Lodging
    • Retreat Planning Guide
    • Lake Activities
    • Directions
  • Programs
    • Youth Programs >
      • Summer Camp >
        • Camp Descriptions
        • Summer Employment
        • Day Camp
        • Coming to Camp
        • FAQ
      • Winter Youth Retreats
    • Adult Programs >
      • Amigo Golf Scramble
      • Women and Girls' Retreat
      • Men's Retreat
      • Amigo Bike Michiana
      • Scrap, Craft & Quilt Retreat
      • Transitional Ministry Training
  • Outdoor Ed
    • About Our Program
    • Teacher Information
    • Curriculum & Activities
    • Parent/Chaperone Info
    • Homeschool Program >
      • K-5th Curriculum
      • 6th-8th Curriculum
    • Amigo Trails
    • O/EE Training Videos
    • Suggested Reading
    • CAMP AT HOME
  • Donate
    • Events
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Wishlist
  • Contact Us
  • Amigo Park