Get Out! Go Wild! Outdoorsy Stories for Kids | Marion Day

A buffet table brimming with delectable offerings for kids who adore getting out and going wild!

The line-up allows any intermediate-aged youngster to choose from a variety of hunting, fishing and helicopter stories, plus poems, jokes, and even a cartoon story about a rogue wild boar called Snorter of the Sounds, illustrated by Richard Hoit. There are stories and photos from young Kiwi hunters and fishermen, as well as sketched Did You Know pages on topics like moose and tahr, the man-eating kurī of Ngamoko Mountain, and the mysterious Korotangi.

Each page might be true, mostly true, or totally made up. However, keep an eye out for real-life stories with additional chill(i) that involve danger and close calls. We Shouldn’t Be Alive – Shark Attack is one of these. There’s POW, a war story, and May Day! May Day! where Kiwi pilot Captain Steve Podjursky flies the third-largest helicopter in the world to fight fires. This story includes real-life photos and a video link to a near-disaster in Greece.

Readers can read as many stories as they like in one sitting and come back for more. As they do, they’ll be transported into a world of bravery, fun, knowledge, horror and success. In between, kids can make a bush recipe, try an activity and even learn about natural loo paper!

Get out! Go Wild! offers something for everyone. It inspires kids to read, and once they’ve finished, you can bet they’ll drop their book, get out and go wild!

Marion Day lives in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds. She is an award-winning Kiwi author who enjoys writing across the genres on topics she is familiar with, particularly those related to the outdoors and adventure. Marion has been shortlisted for the Joy Cowley Text Award and some of her children's picture books have been selected for Scholastic Book Fairs as well as the University of Canterbury's Better Start Literacy Approach for Year 0/1 classrooms. Some of her books are used as NCEA study guides. Marion is a Rural Women New Zealand Branch Member of Honour and has gained national recognition for her children's writing.