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National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Introducing... 

 the Kennesaw Mountain 

WeeRanger

 Book!

For wee people age 4-6
 Hi! 

Ranger Girl here! I understand 

t h a t y o u a r e t o o l i t t l e t o d o t h e 

J u n i o r R a n g e r b o o k . T h a t ’ s o k a y 

b e c a u s e this book was made j u s t f o r y o u . S i n c e 

y o u a r e a “ w e e ” o r l i t t l e k i d , y o u g e t t o 

b e c o m e a “ W e e ” R a n g e r ! When you turn seven, 

you can do the big kid book and become a Junior Ranger. 

Are you ready to get started? 

Okay, let’s go!

D i r e c t i o n s : 

You have to complete at least 3 activities to become an official 

WeeRanger. Have Mom or Dad (or both) help you. When you 

finish, take your book to a ranger at the front desk. They will 

check to make sure your answers are right and you will get a 

prize! Sounds good, huh?

G o o d l u c k !

 

1
“I work in a national park. Do you know what 

that is? It is a special place that tells a story 

about our country.”

That story might be about nature and the 

park might have lots of animals and trees 

in it.

A national park could tell a story about a famous person 

who did something special for our country and you can 

visit their home. 

The park might even honor an important event or 

symbol, like the Statue of Liberty. 

Or the story might be about people or animals 

that lived a long, long time ago and don’t exist 

any longer. 

Did you know?

There are 393 national 

parks!

2
“When you see this 

symbol, you know you 

are in a national park.”

S e e t h e a n i m a l ? 

H e i s a b i s o n 

(by-suhn). 

He represents all the 

animals protected in 

national parks.

See the trees? 

They are symbols of ALL 

the plants that grow inside national parks.

See the mountain? 

There are many 

natural land features in 

our parks. 

Mountains are just one 

kind! Others are lakes, 

rivers, and canyons, 

just to name a few.

What is an arrowhead? 

An arrowhead is a tool that was used by Native American people in 

our country hundreds of years ago. It is a symbol of America’s earliest 

people! 

3
A c t i v i t y # 1 Make your own national park!

Use the blank arrowhead below to create a symbol 

for your park. Be creative! 

4
I 

always see 

people dressed alike 

when I visit national 

parks. Who are they? 

 --Beth, age 6

“Good question, Beth! These people work at 

the national park. Their jobs are 

important because they:

1. Keep the park neat and tidy,

2. Keep everyone who visits safe, and 

3. Teach people about what they are 

 seeing at the park.

They are dressed alike so that you can easily 

identify them.” 

What is a Park Ranger?

5
A c t i v i t y # 2

by drawing in the rest of the rangers’ faces.but these rangers lost their smiles! Help them Oh no! Rangers are usually very happy people, Make a ranger smile!
A c t i v i t y # 3

Things Rangers Keep Safe!

Rangers work hard to keep things safe but what kinds 

of things? 

Circle the kinds of things you think rangers protect.

7

 an artifact 

 (ahr-tuh-fakt)

a statue or monument

 (mon - yoo-ment)

nature, like 

trees and 

flowers

animals, like the bison

Little kids like you!

Vocabulary

artifact: an object made 

by a person 

monument:

something built in honor of a 

person or event
Have 

you ever heard of 

 the Civil War? 

It was a huge fight between Americans. 

They didn’t agree on many things going on 

in our country, so they went to war! This 

happened a long time ago, before all of us 

alive today were born.

A c t i v i t y # 4

Can you find the state you live in? Color it green.

Can you find a state that starts with the letter “A”? Color it red.

Can you find a state that starts with the letter “K”? Color it orange.

8
Life at Kennesaw 

Mountain

G R A S S N S R S 

T R E E S G E R R 

H R L W A G O N D 

L G E W F I E L D 

H O R S E M I L L 

R W S H O U S E B 

S M B O O K S L A 

F A R M E R S H R 

P L O W C O W P N 

Have a grown-up help you read the story below:

“Before there was a War here, people lived all around 

the mountain. Many people lived on farms. Their farm 

would have a house and a barn for animals. Your 

dad might have worked as a farmer. You would have 

grown your own food in fields. To plant your food, you 

would have used a tool called a plow. The plow would 

be pulled by a horse. There were many trees around 

to provide wood for warmth. If you were thirsty, you 

got milk straight from a cow! Cows eat lots of grass to 

stay healthy. The local mills made flour for bread. To 

go places, a person would ride in a wagon pulled by 

horses.”

B A R N

C O W

F A R M E R

F I E L D

G R A S S

H O R S E

H O U S E

M I L L

P L O W

T R E E S

W A G O N

A c t i v i t y # 5 C i r c l e t h e w o r d s i n b l a c k i n t h e p u z z l e 

b e l o w .

9
10.

“Bison are an important part of American 

history. They are a symbol of our agency. ”

A c t i v i t y # 6 Use a crayon to give Mr. 

 Bison’s fur some color! The colors written on him are 

 clues to what color his fur should be. 

 

Brown Black

Color his ears brown

Color his horns black

Color his face brown

Illustration by Leslie Sims

Black

Brown
Congratulations!

You are an officialWeeRanger.

When you get older 

you can be a Junior Ranger.

We are very proud of you!

Sign your name here:

Ranger sign here:

Date:
National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Thanks kids!

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr.

Kennesaw, GA 30152

770-427-4686 

770-528-8398 (fax)

www.nps.gov/kemo

Illustrations by Amy Johnson 

Content by Ranger D.

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