An Egg is Quiet
ISBN 9781452131481
Regular price $11.99 Sale price $10.50 Save 12%The evocative text is sure to inspire lively questions and observations. Yet while poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to more than 60 types of eggs and an interesting array of egg facts. Even the endpapers brim with information. A tender and fascinating guide that is equally at home being read to a child on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle.
A Year and a Day, Issue 1: Eggs, Birds and Nests
AYAAD Issue 1
Regular price $22.50In this printed issue you'll find three full length stories, how to draw a goose, how to identify a bird nest, how to cook with nettles, how to make dandelion salt dough... and much more!
Activities are laid out in order, and span a suggested timeline of 3 days, making this a fabulous resource for homeschooling.
Staplebound. Beautifully printed on sturdy, high quality, uncoated paper.
34 pages.
Printed in the UK.
Bird Watch
ISBN 9781635862515
Regular price $17.65The third book in the Backpack Explorer series from the Editors of Storey Publishing invites budding naturalists to head outside for a walk — in the woods, a park, or right in their backyard — to spot feathered friends. Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch leads kids aged 4 and up through the basics of birding, from identifying common birds to learning about habitat and migration and listening for bird songs.
The pages are packed with prompts and activities, including 12 interactive field guides (for common birds, nests, eggs, tracks, and more), sensory scavenger hunts, activities such as building a bird nest, matching games, and simple discovery zone pages about food chains and the life cycle of birds. Equipped with a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a birding log for recording sightings and encounters, this book is the perfect take-along for any nature adventure.
Also available in this series: Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk and Backpack Explorer: On the Nature Trail.
Recommended for ages 4 - 8 years.
Hardcover, 48 pages. 7.38 x 9.25".
Storey Publishing
Into the Nest
ISBN 9781612122298
Regular price $23.95 Sale price $21.55 Save 10%Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
by Laura Erickson and Marie Read
See the intimate lives of birds as never before! Laura Erikson and Marie Read document the family lives of more than 50 common North American birds through breathtaking close-up photography. Stunning images of hummingbirds, owls, tanagers, and more showcase different stages of avian development and capture the loving bond that exists within each bird family. Bird enthusiasts of all feathers will cherish these beautiful images of courting, nest construction, eggs, nestlings, feeding time, and much more.
Softcover, 208 pages. 9.75 x 8.5 inches.
About the Authors
Laura Erickson is the author of seven bird books, including The Bird Watching Answer Book, and is co-author of Into the Nest. She has served as an editor of Bird Scope magazine and a columnist and contributing editor for Birdwatching magazine and she contributed editorial content for the All About Birds website. She also writes and produces a daily radio segment about birds. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.
Marie (pronounced "Maury") Read's photographs and articles have been featured in numerous magazines, including National Geographic, Bird Watching, Birds & Blooms, and Bird Watcher’s Digest. Marie previously worked at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as photo/illustrations editor for the Home Study Course in Bird Biology, and later as photo editor/content developer for the All About Birds website. She lives in Freeville, New York.
Reviews
The relevancy of the details makes Into the Nest a useful title for backyard birders, but the photographs, which include everything from nests and eggs to nestlings and adult birds, make it highly appealing to browsers as well.… Smart, sweet, and irresistible. ~Booklist
A wonderful addition to any ornithology section. ~School Library Journal
[Into the Nest will] keep both experienced birders and the backyard variety enthralled as they peruse the beautifully photographed pages of this book. ~Publishers Weekly
If we were to choose the one person we’d like to give us a tour of our neighborhood park or our own backyard, it would be Laura Erickson. And if we were to choose a photographer to record the birds, behaviors, nests, and nestlings that Laura would surely show us, it would be Marie Read. ~Bird Watching Daily
Such a cool book!… The authors bring the diverse personal lives of raptors and hummingbirds and woodpeckers and wrens into stunning focus. ~Better Homes & Gardens Everyday Gardener’s Blog
This book isn’t just a collection of pretty pictures. It’s packed with high-quality information … a fact-driven Discovery Channel special in book form. ~The Wild Bird Journal
This will become your go-to book for backyard birding. ~The Star Tribune
Into the Nest ... is a bird-lovers’ delight, packed with facts and more than 340 color photos. ~The Chicago Tribune
If you’ve tried to photograph birds in your yard with your cellphone camera and missed the fleeting shot, you’ll appreciate the stunning photography that fills this 201-page guide spotlighting familiar and favorite birds. ~OregonLive
Laura Erickson and Marie Read have created a beautiful volume that is jam-packed with stunning photographs that illustrate the nest-to-fledgling story for dozens of birds. A beautiful and interesting book. ~Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
ISBN 9780763693008
Regular price $11.99Author/ Illustrator: Annette LeBlanc Cate
This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look around. Quirky full-color illustrations portray dozens of birds chatting about their distinctive characteristics, including color, shape, plumage, and beak and foot types, while tongue-in-cheek cartoons feature banter between birds, characters, and the reader (“Here I am, the noble spruce grouse. In a spruce grove. Eatin’ some spruce. Yep.”). Interactive and enjoyable tips bring an age-old hobby to new life for the next generation of bird-watchers.
Back matter includes a bibliography, an index, and bird-watching tips.
A 2014 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.
Nest Notes: We really like this book for 8 years and up. The actual physical publication, with the paper, inks, and colours was all done so well, and it does justice to the beautiful illustrations and layout. This book combines the aesthetic with the deliciously, excitingly informative. It gets us feeling positively in the mood for bird-watching, not just as a one-time event, but as part of our general consciousness! A true gem of a work!
64 pages.
9 1/16" x 7 7/16"
Published by Candlewick Press.