About Birds: A Guide for Children

bird watching books / birding books

By: Cathryn Sill

What readers say on About Birds: A Guide for Children
My son reads it every night!,
"I looked around a lot for a bird book for my son/his dad who love to watch the birds together. I purchased this after reading another review so I felt that I should give my own. Considering how difficult this book was to find, it was definetly worth the wait. My son is 21 months and just loves reading the "Birdee Book". The pictures are beautiful and the written text is short and sweet which is perfect for young children. I also feel that it is doing a great job of teaching him the difference between birds in the sense that there are ducks, geese, birds, etc.. and prior to this book all of them were just "Birds". I would recommend this for any child above 18 months."
-J. Hughes

A great first book about birds,
"This is such a pretty simple book. The pictures are lovely and the writing is perfect for the youngest children. This book is best for kids between 3 and 6 years old."
-Mamajosh

delightful book,
"I bought this book for my granddaughters. They have loved it from the 2 yr. old to the 8 year old. I enjoyed it,too. The sounds brought memories of birds I'm familiar with."
-Karen L. Christenson

Excellent!!!!,
"Fantastic book for toddlers to introduce birds. We have several of the Audubon plush birds that play the real bird calls, and our daughter loves to read this book with "her" birds. The whole series of books is excellent; highly recommend amphibians, reptiles, mammals, etc."
-Mark Moran

Lovely!,
"We recently bought this book for our 15-month old nature fanatic, and he loves the illustrations as much as we do! It is so delightful to finally find a series that has artful, accurate illustrations accompanied by text that is simple enough to hold our little one's interest. I plan to buy more books from this series and certainly recommend this book to anyone that loves birds, art, and/or nature.
Follow-on review: Our son is now 24-months old and still loves this book. It really is a treasure - you won't be [disappointed]!"
-sunny swimmer "sunny swimmer"

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Birding for Beginners: A Comprehensive Introduction to Birdwatching

bird watching books / birding books

By: Sheila Buff

What readers say about Birding for Beginners: A Comprehensive Introduction to Birdwatching

Excellent introduction to birding!,
"I am a neophyte birder and this book was perfect as a beginning guide in identifying and recognizing common birds in the western region. The other bird guides I have purchased (National Geographic and Audubon) were exceptional, but for a novice, they presented too much information and too many birds. This book struck a nice, comfortable compromise. The photos of each bird are excellent and provide you a good look at the features and characteristics of each. They also tell you succinctly where the habitat would be and where you would most likely see each bird."

"The best feature was that each bird was divided by color. So if you see a Wilson's warbler in your backyard but don't know for certain if your call is correct, you can quickly thumb to the "yellow" section of the book and see all the yellow birds. Thus you can quickly confirm your identification."

"This book would have limited, or no value to an experienced birder, but for the beginning birder, this is a fine introduction to the hobby of birding."
-Candace Scott

Great for Complete Beginners!,
"Of which I definitely am in the birding arena. Shelia Buff claims to be an advanced beginner herself, and therefore knows what it's like to be starting out at square one. Have only read a few pages, but really enjoy the simple language and her approach to the subject, and therefore want to read and learn more about the creatures flying naturally about in the friendly skies. Which says a lot coming from someone who can get easily overwhelmed by all of the details of a new hobby. If you have the slightest interest in birds, get this book, I can tell it's going to lay a good foundation of knowledge for me."
-Minty Russell "Starlet"

Not "just for the birds"!,
"This bird book is for you! I saw it at a friend's home and knew it was the beginner's book for me. The illustrations are colorful and the information on the many birds is well organized. I found it not to be overwhelming, but easy to use. This is the book to inspire you to start birding--alone or with a friend or child, at your window or outdoors. With this book as a reference you can satisfy your curiosity and develop your skills at identification."
-anonymous

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