With fun activities for the whole family, like building a birdhouse and preparing your own bird food, this is a must-have beginner's guide to bird watching in the Land of 10,000 Lakes!
Stan Tekiela’s famous Birds of Minnesota Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children!
The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Minnesota features:
- 85 of the most common and important birds to know
- Species organized by color for ease of use
- Full-color photographs and a full page of information for each bird
- Field marks, favorite hangouts, calls/songs, a range map, and Stan’s cool facts, making identification a snap!
Price: $14.95
Pages: 240
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Imprint: Adventure Publications
Series: Birding Children’s Books
Publication Date:
27 March 2018
Trim Size: 7.00 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9781591937869
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Birds, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Camping & Outdoor Activities, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching: general interest, Zoology: birds (ornithology)
This pocket-sized book is the perfect guide for budding bird watchers. Bird expert Stan Tekiela has done a dandy job of boiling down bird identification to short and simple sentences that kids from 8 to 12 years old will easily understand. Each bird is illustrated with a full-page photo. On the opposite page from the photo, Tekiela provides one-sentence identification clues: what to look for, where to find them, what they eat, etc. His final flourish is to end each bird segment with a fun factoid called “Stan’s really cool stuff.” National Outdoor Book Awards
Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.
Introduction
- Cool Birds in Minnesota
- Body Basics of a Bird
- Amazing Nests
- Who Built That Nest?
- Attracting Birds with Feeders
- How to Use This Guide
- Sample Pages
The Birds
- Black
- Black & White
- Blue
- Brown
- Gray
- Green
- Orange
- Red
- White
- Yellow
Bird Food Fun for the Family
- Starter Snacks & Fruit Treats
- Easy Bird Food Recipes
- Sweet Homemade Nectar
- Birds-Go-Wild Spread
- Love-It-Nutty Butter
- Make Your Own Suet
- Easy-Peasy Suet
- Simply Super Suet
- Yummy Bird-Feeding Projects
- Birdseed Ornaments
- Pinecone Birdseed Feeders
More Activities for the Bird-Minded
- Help Birds Build Their Nests
- Make a Bird Watch List
- Save the Birds with Hawk Cutouts
- Build Your Very Own Birdhouse
- Create a Bird-Friendly Yard
- Take a Birding Trip to Hawk Ridge
- Practice Good Birding
Citizen Science Projects
Learning About Birding on the Internet
Glossary
Checklist/Index by Species
About the Author
