Title: Counting Birds: The Idea that Helped Save Our Feathered Friends
Author: Heidi E.Y. Stemple
Illustrator: Clover Robin
Publisher: Quatro Publishing Group USA, 2018
Opening Lines: Frank Chapman loved birds. He worked at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City creating exhibits about birds.
Themes: Citizen Science, Biography, Ornithology, Birds, Nature, STEAM, Earth Day
Why I Love this Book and Think You Will Too:
I love birds. When I was young, we had a neighbor who put sunflower seeds on the banister of her deck that sat in the middle of the woods. When we would visit, she was always sure to let up put seed out. Then she would call "chick- a dee-dee- dee, Chick-a dee-dee, dee" From the trees we would hear the little black, white and grey birds call back. "dee-dee-dee" That was how I learned about my first bird. They are still one of my favorite birds.
This book may be the first step in helping you love birds too. If you already love birds, you will enjoy this book for the information and beauty.
The author, Heidi Stemple is the child in the much loved and beautiful book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. She went out on the Christmas Bird Count owling with her father as a child. She continues the tradition with the Owl Moon Gang.
Counting Birds is part call to action, part biography, and part nature exploration. It shows how taking a small step can lead to big things that protect and preserve our natural world.
The cut paper illustrations are beautiful and deserve special attention.
Right now you can watch and listen as Heidi reads the book.
Activities and Resources:
Be sure to check out all of Heidi's videos related to this book. She will show you how to call down the Owls.
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Need a laugh? Did you know T-Rex has a connection with birds?
T-Rex visits the Birds at the Field Museum
Make a drawing of a bird. It's one of Heidi's suggested activities.
I made this one in Procreate on my iPad. It started with a random squiggle. I guess I had birds on my mind.
