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Books and Activities for Exploring Birds
Books offer a great window into the world of birds. Here's a list of books to read aloud, and activities that go with each book.
Red Knot: A Shorebird’s Incredible Journey by Nancy Carol Willis
Description: Come join us as we explore the wonders of bird migration. This book reading will be accompanied by an interactive multimedia presentation and discussion.
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Animals in Flight by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Description: Find out how, when, and why birds and beasts fly.
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Washing the Willow Tree Loon by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Description: Follow the rescue, cleaning, and release of one particular bird after an oil spill in Turtle Bay.
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Beaks! by Sneed B. Collard III
Description: A beautifully illustrated book introducing the amazing variety of bird bills and how they relate to what birds eat. After reading the book we’ll watch some bird bills in action at the Lab’s bird feeding garden.
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She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! by Kathryn Lasky
Description: The story of two spunky women who fought fashion and helped start the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
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What Makes a Bird a Bird by May Garelick
Description: What is the one thing that makes a bird a bird? Come join us to find out! We’ll have some special displays to help us explore the question more after the book reading.
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When Agnes Caws! by Candace Fleming.
Description: Follow the adventures of Agnes and her mother, Professor Octavia Peregrine, as they race to find the Pink-headed Duck—before Colonel Pittsnap does!
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Birds Build Nests by Yvonne Winer, illustrated by Tony Oliver
Description: An introduction to the materials birds use and the places where they build their nests, presented in a beautiful blend of science, illustration, and poetry. Birds Build Nests explores nests found all over the world.
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Flute’s Journey: The life of a Wood Thrush by Lynne Cherry
Description: We will follow the journey of Flute, a Wood Thrush, as he migrates from the summer home where he was born in the Belt Woods of Maryland, to his winter home in Costa Rica--and back again.
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Description: Come join us as we explore the wonders of bird migration. This book reading will be accompanied by an interactive multimedia presentation and discussion.
Activity:
Animals in Flight by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Description: Find out how, when, and why birds and beasts fly.
Activity:
Washing the Willow Tree Loon by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Description: Follow the rescue, cleaning, and release of one particular bird after an oil spill in Turtle Bay.
Activity:
Beaks! by Sneed B. Collard III
Description: A beautifully illustrated book introducing the amazing variety of bird bills and how they relate to what birds eat. After reading the book we’ll watch some bird bills in action at the Lab’s bird feeding garden.
Activity:
She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! by Kathryn Lasky
Description: The story of two spunky women who fought fashion and helped start the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
Activity:
What Makes a Bird a Bird by May Garelick
Description: What is the one thing that makes a bird a bird? Come join us to find out! We’ll have some special displays to help us explore the question more after the book reading.
Activity:
When Agnes Caws! by Candace Fleming.
Description: Follow the adventures of Agnes and her mother, Professor Octavia Peregrine, as they race to find the Pink-headed Duck—before Colonel Pittsnap does!
Activity:
Birds Build Nests by Yvonne Winer, illustrated by Tony Oliver
Description: An introduction to the materials birds use and the places where they build their nests, presented in a beautiful blend of science, illustration, and poetry. Birds Build Nests explores nests found all over the world.
Activity:
Flute’s Journey: The life of a Wood Thrush by Lynne Cherry
Description: We will follow the journey of Flute, a Wood Thrush, as he migrates from the summer home where he was born in the Belt Woods of Maryland, to his winter home in Costa Rica--and back again.
Activity: