Summer is a time of exploration and outdoor fun. If you’re planting a garden on a farm or in the city, building an outdoor fort, making art, or camping in the wilderness or by the ocean, take time to look around and see the world with fresh eyes. Wherever you go, whatever you do, take a book — great fiction and nonfiction (like the selections here!) give kids a chance to visit places they haven’t been, learn about the natural world, and explore other lives and times.