This beautiful, lively guide to birds and their lives, is full of illustrations by Carolyn Gavin on every page. We see wood ducks, blue jays, chimney swifts and other feathered friends going about their normal habits, which give their identities away to bird-watchers. Young readers will delight in NATURE ALL AROUND: BIRDS as they can bring it to a window and try to identify the birds on the feeder or in the garden bushes. Don’t have a feeder? We’re shown how to make one from a plastic bottle, a stick and twine.
All a bird watcher needs are a keen eye and patience. Developing these skills is an excellent lesson for young readers, and can help them build good habits for a lifetime. They will also learn body language and interpretation of bird interactions. Another plus is a basic understanding of migration and seasonal change. An index at the back and a glossary get readers started on how to use such reference sections. The birds shown are all found in North America but the lessons can apply to other lands.
If you were the young person who liked nature study at school, and found that learning about different kinds of birds and what they eat or where they nest, was fun, then pass on the lessons. Pass on this book. Children spend enough time looking at screens today – let them look out the window, out the car window, look around them while hiking, listen carefully to birdsong. Author Pamela Hickman provides just enough information to balance the colourful, motion-filled images. She has previously written books about trees, plants and insects in this ‘Nature All Around’ series, and BIRDS should be a runaway, or should that be flyaway, success.
The perfect resource for budding bird-watchers, this beautiful, comprehensive introduction encourages children to appreciate the wonderful world of birds all around them. Because birds can be spotted in every neighborhood, and in all seasons, they are an excellent choice for piquing children's interest in wildlife. Here's a comprehensive, child-friendly guide to birds that makes the perfect starting point. Colorful pages explore the characteristics of different bird species, along with many of their fascinating and unique features, from their feathers to their eggs and nests.
A journey through a year in the lives of birds gives readers clues to what to look for, season by season. And a beginning bird-watcher section helps youngsters get started in the field, including a list of what tools they need to use, and guiding questions to help with bird identification (for example, by their song, size and unusual color patterns).
This book is part of the Nature All Around series, which encourages children to hone their observation skills in order to appreciate the variety of wildlife that can be found right outside their front doors.
Bestselling, award-winning author Pamela Hickman brings birds up close, with loads of fun facts about bird life cycles, homes, habitats and most common behaviors. The vivid illustrations by Carolyn Gavin offer clear depictions of the subjects and is a pleasure to peruse.
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