{"product_id":"audubon-birding-adventures-for-kids-activities-and-ideas-for-watching-feeding-and-housing-our-feathered-friends-paperback","title":"Audubon Birding Adventures for Kids: Activities and Ideas for Watching, Feeding, and Housing Our Feathered Friends - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElissa Ruth Wolfson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret A. Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNational Audubon Society\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 2021 AAAS\/Subaru SB\u0026amp;F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in Hands-On Science Longlist \u003cbr\u003e * 2021 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduced in association with the National Audubon Society, \u003ci\u003eAudubon Birding Adventures for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e introduces you and your children to the love of all things birding. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether exploring the forest, the backyard, or the city, you and your kids will learn about the habits of North America's most \u003cb\u003epopular songbirds\u003c\/b\u003e, how to create safe and welcoming environments for them, how to \u003cb\u003eobserve \u003c\/b\u003ethem, and how to construct easy and safe species-appropriate \u003cb\u003ebirdhouses \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003efeeders \u003c\/b\u003efor common birds. The \u003cb\u003ebird ID \u003c\/b\u003esection includes \u003cb\u003edescriptions of species\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003erange maps\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kids will also find \u003cb\u003e20 exciting activities and games\u003c\/b\u003e (10 indoor, 10 outdoor), including how to form birding groups, scavenger hunts, and a birdsong listening game. In addition to practical, field-tested knowledge and fascinating information about the species covered, this guide is packed with beautiful \u003cb\u003ecolor photography\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since all the information presented is the product of years of \u003cb\u003eNational Audubon Society \u003c\/b\u003eexpertise, both you and your kids can be sure you're getting the best advice before setting about your birding adventures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElissa Wolfson \u003c\/b\u003ehas written and edited numer­ous environmental, botanical, ornithological, and veterinary publications. After graduating from Cornell University, she worked as an environmental educa­tor for a decade, earned an MS degree, and transitioned into environmental journalism. Her clients include the National Audubon Society and Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology and College of Veterinary Medicine. She is former editor of \u003ci\u003eE, The Environmental Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCornell Plantations Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, current editor of \u003ci\u003eRationality and Society\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e101 Cool Games for Cool Cats\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eAudubon Birding Adventures for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAudubon Birdhouse Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Museum of Natural History Pocket Birds of North America, Eastern and Western Regions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret A. Barker\u003c\/b\u003e, a Chesapeake Bay-area writer and educator, grew up watching feeder birds in East Tennessee thanks to her bird-loving mother and grandmother. Covering environmental stories during a broadcast journalism career in the southeast, including at WGST, Atlanta, led to an MS degree via the Audubon Expedition Institute and an internship with Audubon's Washington, DC, office. She managed the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch and later the Kids Growing Food school garden program for Cornell's Department of Education. She writes for newspapers and magazines, and she is co-author of \u003ci\u003eAudubon Birding Adventures for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAudubon Birdhouse Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe FeederWatcher's Guide to Bird Feeding\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFeeding Wild Birds in America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9.63 x 7.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757244154144,"sku":"9780760366080","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/60303b7bb2f91a8af46a3f558f05b4e5.webp?v=1780097667","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/audubon-birding-adventures-for-kids-activities-and-ideas-for-watching-feeding-and-housing-our-feathered-friends-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}