Take a Backyard Birdwalk

"Taking children on a backyard adventure, this interactive book teaches the joys of exploration & discovery, the art of concentration & observation & how to hone one's imagination, listening & cognitive skills. Children take this with them as they venture outside to discover & identify backyard birds. The book is personal & original to each reader as they "finish the story" by drawing maps, taking field notes, sketching birds & making lists of the birds they see. Narrative, field guide & activity book, it contains beautiful photographs, great illustrations, plenty of first-hand birdwatching stories ( some humorous, some written by kids) countless interesting bird facts & sidebar definitions for new words. With endorsements from leading ornithologists & naturalists, including Don & Lillian Stokes authors of Stokes Field Guide to Birds & hosts of the PBS series Stokes at Home, this is the first in a series of kid-tested books called Take a Walk Books by Jane Kirkland. Writing previously as Jane Calabria, she is a best-selling author of "how-to" computer books. A naturalist, she draws on her years of experience writing "how-to" books to show children how to have fun while observing their environment & learning new skills. This is great outdoor fun that children can do alone or in a group. Parents embrace it as a great family outing, teachers welcome it as a unique teaching aide & kids love the experience!" Jane Kirkland, Stillwater Publishing, jane@takeawalk.com. Phone: 610-458-4000.Kirkland, Jane is the author of 'Take a Backyard Birdwalk', published 0007 under ISBN 9780970975409 and ISBN 0970975406.