Bird's the Word

This week we studied birds. That means:

• we went to the library and got any and all books about birds we could find (fiction and non-fiction), including a couple northwest field guides (I think we hauled about 25ish).

Some we enjoyed:

Fiction:

• 365 Penguins - Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle Jolivet (love love the illustrations and nice math work in this one!)
• The Ugly Duckling - Hans Christian Andersen
• The Best Nest - PD Eastman
• Don't let the pigeon drive the bus - Mo Williams (This was the boys favourite, very interactive and entertaining)

Non-Fiction

• On the Duck Pond Patricia M. Stockland, Todd Ouren
• How do Birds Find their Way - Roma Gans, Paul Mirocha
• Westren Bird's Nests - Hal H. Harrison, Mada Harrison
• Birds of Washington State - Brian H. Bell, Gregory Kennedy
• Take Along Guide Birds, Nests and Eggs - Mel Boring, Linda Garrow
• Chicks and Chickens - Gail Gibbons (great explanation about where eggs come from)
• Eagles of North America - Candace Savage
  
  

we tried to identify birds around us, we went on a bird-watching picnic in a beautiful field of fox-gloves next to our house, and even found an empty bird's nest (swallow I think)

• we painted bird houses to hang outside