* 2021 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in Hands-On Science Longlist
* 2021 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book
Produced in association with the National Audubon Society, Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids introduces you and your children to the love of all things birding.
Whether exploring the forest, the backyard, or the city, you and your kids will learn about the habits of North America’s most popular songbirds, how to create safe and welcoming environments for them, how to observe them, and how to construct easy and safe species-appropriate birdhouses and feeders for common birds. The bird ID section includes descriptions of species and range maps.
Kids will also find 20 exciting activities and games (10 indoor, 10 outdoor), including how to form birding groups, scavenger hunts, and a birdsong listening game. In addition to practical, field-tested knowledge and fascinating information about the species covered, this guide is packed with beautiful color photography.
Since all the information presented is the product of years of National Audubon Society expertise, both you and your kids can be sure you're getting the best advice before setting about your birding adventures.
"What kind of crows always stick together? Vel-crows!" A corny animal joke never fails to draw in children of all ages, and Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids knows it. The book peppers bird jokes throughout profiles of 25 common species along with field marks, cool facts, and conservation notes. Parts read as more aspirational than age-appropriate ("How you can help" the Turkey Vulture: "Support lead-free ammunition") but overall the book pursues a fun and thoughtful approach to hooking kids on birding and conservation. The second half is chock-full of bird games and activities (some basic, some more complicated) designed to take advantage of both the great outdoors and indoors. Kids can pick and choose their adventure and still walk away with a deeper understanding of birds and how to help them."-- Audubon Society
Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
How to Use this Book
Chapter 1
Meet the Birds: 25 Kinds of Birds to See, Hear, and Learn About
Blackbird
Bluebirds
Cardinal
Chickadee
Crow
Dove
Ducks
Eagle
Finches
Goose
Gull
Hawk
Heron
Hummingbird
Jay
Junco
Nuthatch
Owl
Robin
Sparrows
Swallow
Turkey
Vulture
Woodpeckers
Wren
COMMON NONNATIVE BIRDS
Rock Pigeon
House Sparrow
European Starling
Parrots in America
Chapter 2
Outside with the Birds: Games, Activities, and Adventures
Take a Bird Walk
Birds Through Binoculars
Do-It-Yourself Birdbath
Bird Song Listening Game
Bird Migration Game
Easy-to-Make Berry and Peanut Bird Feeder Loop
Easy-to-Make Bird Butter Pinecone Feeder
Plants for Birds
Sunflowers for Songbirds
Hummingbird Havens
Chapter 3
Inside with the Birds: Games, Activities, and Adventures
How to Go Birding Indoors
Bird Clues: The Six S Questions
Birds Are Everywhere!
Bird Bodies: What's on a Bird?
How Wide Is Your Wingspan?
What Makes a Good Birdhouse?
Easy-to-Make Mourning Dove Nest Basket
Easy-to-Make Nesting Shelf for Robins and House Finches
Bird Feeding Experiment
Bird Beak Adaptations: Which Beak for Which Food?
APPENDIX: LEARN MORE AND GET INVOLVED!
Reducing Bird Dangers
Learn More: Nature Centers, Bird Clubs, and Festivals
GLOSSARY: Words for Birds
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
PHOTO CREDITS
INDEX
Elissa Wolfson has written and edited numerous environmental, botanical, ornithological, and veterinary publications. After graduating from Cornell University, she worked as an environmental educator for a decade, earned an MS degree, and transitioned into environmental journalism. Her clients include the National Audubon Society and Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology and College of Veterinary Medicine. She is former editor of E, The Environmental Magazine, and Cornell Plantations Magazine, current editor of Rationality and Society, author of 101 Cool Games for Cool Cats, and co-author of Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids, the Audubon Birdhouse Book, and the American Museum of Natural History Pocket Birds of North America, Eastern and Western Regions.
Margaret A. Barker, a Chesapeake Bay-area writer and educator, grew up watching feeder birds in East Tennessee thanks to her bird-loving mother and grandmother. Covering environmental stories during a broadcast journalism career in the southeast, including at WGST, Atlanta, led to an MS degree via the Audubon Expedition Institute and an internship with Audubon's Washington, DC, office. She managed the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch and later the Kids Growing Food school garden program for Cornell's Department of Education. She writes for newspapers and magazines, and she is co-author of Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids, the Audubon Birdhouse Book, The FeederWatcher's Guide to Bird Feeding, and Feeding Wild Birds in America.
Cool Springs Press
Pub Date: February 04, 2020
0.31" H x 9.63" L x 7.56" W
96 pages
paperback