You’ll find many incredible resources in the Bird lessons listed below.
Begin identifying and learning about the birds in your area. The page can include any or all of the following: Have your child complete a page for each bird mentioned. Read two chapters each week to complete the book within a normal 32-week year. While it is intended for little children, it is hoped that children of larger growth may find in it much of both interest and helpfulness. It is intended to be at once a story book and an authoritative handbook. In its preparation an earnest effort has been made to present as far as possible the important facts regarding the appearance, habits and characteristics of our feathered neighbors. So far as I am aware the book is unique in this respect. Because there is no method of approach to the child mind equal to the story, this method of conveying information has been adopted. Its primary purpose is to interest the little child in, and to make him acquainted with, those feathered friends he is most likely to see. The Burgess Bird Book makes an ideal family read-aloud, and lends itself very well to notebooking, as the numerous free go-along resources available attest! The color illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes in the original make attractive additions to any bird study. But the thing that was most striking about him was his tail, which was so deeply forked as to seem almost like two tails. He passed so close to Johnny that the latter had a splendid chance to see and admire his glistening steel-blue back and the beautiful chestnut-brown of his forehead and throat with its narrow black collar, and the brown to buff color of his under parts. It was Forktail the Barn Swallow, the handsomest and one of the most graceful of all the Swallow family. “How about me?” demanded a new voice, as a graceful form skimmed over Johnny Chuck’s head, and turning like a flash, came back. Their stories are told via characters such as Fidget the Myrtle Warbler, Carol the Meadow Lark, Hairy the Woodpecker, and Mourner the Dove.īeautiful illustrations of the real birds help with identification. In the same style as the Burgess animal stories, we learn about: The Burgess Bird Book for Children, Back Cover, Unabridged Dover EditionĪnd the story form is what makes this nature book so special. In this book, he introduces youngsters to the fascinating subject of bird life, as he tells an appealing story. Burgess has educated generations of young people about nature and the importance of preserving natural resources. Renowned worldwide for stories that teach gentle lessons of conservation and love of wildlife, Thornton W. Originally published in the early 1900s it is still in print today - but also available as a free eBook download. 
Burgess is a wonderful classic that frequently finds its way onto the homeschool family shelf. The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W.
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