AGES 4–7
Wander Wild with Jackson & Tucker
Follow two curious dogs into a much bigger world.
A story-led introduction to noticing small details, asking questions, and exploring real places together.
Meet Jackson & Tucker →STORIES • DISCOVERY • REAL PLACES
The world gets more interesting when you pay attention.
WanderWild Press creates stories and experiences that help readers notice more, understand more, and take the wonder with them.
THE MEANING OF WANDERWILD
What does it mean to WanderWild?
To wander wild is to move through the world with curiosity—to notice what is there, follow what interests you, discover what you didn’t know, and let what you learn deepen your connection to a place.
And “wild” doesn’t have to mean wilderness. Sometimes the most interesting discoveries are hiding in places we pass every day.
Every place has a story waiting to be noticed. You just have to pay attention.
WAYS TO WANDER
Four ways to see more.
Every WanderWild experience begins with the same invitation: pay attention.
Choose the path that fits your explorer—and the way you want to wander.
AGES 8–11
The Wild Around Us
Learn what to look for—and the world becomes more visible.
Illustrated nonfiction reveals the science, wildlife, history, and human systems shaping a real place.
Explore The Wild Around Us →AGES 10–14
Trailbound Adventures
Explore a real place. Follow the mystery.
Ellie and Poppy’s journey brings together landscape, family, friendship, and the discoveries that change how Ellie sees herself.
Follow Ellie’s journey →ADULTS & AGES 12+
Beyond the Trail
Slow down long enough to notice what you want to remember.
A guided journal for paying attention, reflecting, and carrying the meaning of a place home.
Explore Beyond the Trail →
CURRENT PLACE
Explore Dreher Island from more than one path.
Dreher Island State Park is the first real place explored across WanderWild Press. Fiction, illustrated nonfiction, educator resources, and reflective experiences approach the same landscape in different ways—without repeating the same lesson.
FOR EDUCATORS & HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES
Curiosity is only the beginning.
WanderWild resources help learners observe closely, build knowledge across subjects, use evidence, and remember what they discover—without creating unnecessary preparation for the adults guiding them.
RESEARCH & LEARNING
We’re learning while we build.
WanderWild Press is exploring how contextual learning, human judgment, research, and emerging technology can work together to help people understand more of the world around them.
We are currently speaking with educators and other learning professionals, testing our own methods, and beginning a small number of institutional projects.
ABOUT WANDERWILD PRESS
Created by an educator. Built around real places.
Founded by educator Kimberly Bowman-Carpenter, WanderWild Press brings together nearly twenty years across education and technology with research, real-world testing, and place-based creative work.