I'm a CYBILS judge, so I'm reading lots and lots of nonfiction right now. LOOK UP: BIRD WATCHING IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD is one of my most recent finds. And it's a really, really fun book. Each page is devoted to a particular aspect of bird watching/bird sketching. There are pages about color, shape, feathers, noise, habitat, and a variety of other bird related topics. Much of the information is contained in cartoon bubbles coming out of the birds' mouths. There's a ton of information on each page, and I think it would be a kind of a hard read aloud, but I think it's a book that kids would find fascinating. I think it would be a terrific Christmas gift, especially if it was combined with a sketchbook and a box of pastels or colored pencils.
It looks great, Carol. We always have students who study birds, will pass this on to our librarian!
ReplyDeleteI came across this book this summer. I first picked it up because I thought it would be a great way to show my sister-in-law how awesome birds are (she doesn't care for them as I do), but then I fell in love with the book and had to buy my own copy! It's fantastic.
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