“I’m a Nature Nut, I’m not afraid to admit. I’m wild about the wild things and I’m proud of it…” - John Acorn

Acorn the Nature Nut is a multi-award-winning series created by Canadian naturalist, John Acorn. John is the natural science world’s equivalent of Bill Nye the Science Guy! He makes learning about nature fun by sharing his contagious and enthusiastic interest in all living things in a blend of straightforward science, fanciful humour and a musical interlude.

ARACHNIDS AND MANTIDS .................... JOHN01 Spiders; Scorpions; Praying Mantis; Arizona Arachnids.

BEETLES .................................................. JOHN02 Lady Bugs; Tiger Beetles; Scarabs; Click Beetles.

BIRDING .................................................. JOHN03 Winter Birds; Spring Migration; Bird Boxes; Nature Optics.

BIRDS ...................................................... JOHN04 Hummingbirds; Owls; Woodpeckers; Peregrines.

BUTTERFLIES .......................................... JOHN05 Butterflies; Caterpillars; Monarch Butterflies; Costa Rican Butterflies.

DRYLANDS............................................... JOHN06 Snakes; Fossils; Lizards; Voyage to the Vortex.

NIFTY ENVIRONMENTS ........................... JOHN07 Mountains; Autumn; Dunes; Florida Springs.

FRESHWATER .......................................... JOHN08 Trout; Waterbugs & Beetles; Water Striders; Fatheads & Fish Watchers.

HAWAII .................................................... JOHN09 Animal Colours; Lowland Hawaii; Upland Hawaii; Hawaiian Herptiles.

INSECTS #1 ............................................. JOHN10 Dragonflies; Grasshoppers; Ants, Bees & Wasps; Moths.

INSECTS #2 ............................................. JOHN11 Flies; Carabids; Digger Wasps; True Bugs.

INSECTS #3 ............................................. JOHN12 Night Bugging; House Bugs; Ants in the Rainforest; Beetles in the Rainforest.

INTERESTING INVERTEBRATES ............. JOHN13 Man Eating Bugs; Life Under the Microscope; Worms; Snails & Slugs.

LIZARDS .................................................. JOHN14 Anoles; Chameleons; Geckos; Skinks.

MAMMALS #1 .......................................... JOHN15 Hoofed Animals; Pronghorns; Predators on the Prairies; Rabbits & Hares.

MAMMALS #2 .......................................... JOHN16 Winter Tracking; Beavers & Muskrats; Squirrels; Bats.

MARINE LIFE ........................................... JOHN17 How to Snorkel; Tide Pools; Intertidal Hawaii; Coral Reefs.

MISCELLANEOUS #1 ............................... JOHN18 Under the Ice; Nature TV; Winter Snoozy; Nature Home Movies.

MISCELLANEOUS #2 ............................... JOHN19 Pot Pourri; Don’t Forget to Write; Monsters; Scanning Microscopes.

PETS & ZOOS .......................................... JOHN20 Aquarium Fishes; Pet Reptiles & Amphibians; Odd Mammal House Pets; Zoos.

PLANTS ................................................... JOHN21 Wildflowers; Mushrooms; Yucca Plants & Moths; Oaks & Saguaros.

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS ...................... JOHN22 Frogs & Toads; Salamanders; Crocodilians; Turtles.

4 episodes per DVD !

Acorn the Nature Nut was awarded “Best Host” by the Alberta Motion Picture Industry Awards (AMPIA) and has received awards from the Royal Society of Canada, Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Awards Foundation, Natural Science and Engineering

Research Council of Canada, Canadian Society of Zoologists, University of Alberta, Alberta Lepidopterist’s Guild, Entomologist Society of Alberta, Emerald Awards in Interpretation Canada at the Royal Tyrrell Museum,

and was nominated for GEMINI Awards for Best Writing & Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series.