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Renowned naturalist and author of children's books on wildlife successfully blends information and entertainment in his book about birds, among them saucy Jenny Wren, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, Creaker the Purple Grackle, Downy the Woodpecker, and other feathered friends. 32 black-and-white illustrations.
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Thornton Waldo Burgess (1874-1965). Born in Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, he was a conservationist and author of children's stories. Thornton Waldo Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books and 15,000 stories for daily columns in newspapers.
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65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A sure fire way to get your children interested in birds!!,
By mnhmslmom (MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Dover Science Books) (Paperback)
I have been fascinated with birds since I was young. I have 5 children and wanted to pass on this love. They were only slightly interested until I read this book to them. The intermingling of story and fact is just enough to keep even my young ones interested.
Peter Rabbit is the main character. He goes around to the various habitats discovering the different birds. He wants especially to know where the nest is, and how many young they have. Jenny Wren is also a main character. She is little Miss-Know-it-All. The fact that she is characterized as somewhat "snooty" helped my kids remember that a good identifier to wrens is their upturned tails. Recently on a bird hike we spotted a cow bird. Our instructor began to explain the cowbirds nesting habits. My children were able to help explain as they had remembered it from The Burgess Bird Book for Children. As an avid birder and a Mom that was a great thrill. A lesson learned and all from a simple story. I recommed taking your time reading this to your children. A chapter here and there. We've been reading ours for over a year as time allows and as interests peak....especially in fall and spring as more birds migrate. I also recommend giving the kids an identifier book as you read. As soon as the name of the bird is revealed in each chapter the kids race to see who can find the bird first.
40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Illustrations are totally missing!,
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This review is from: The Burgess Bird Book For Children (Paperback)
Even though on the sample page online Burgess refers to the beautiful and accurate illustrations of birds - they are completely missing in this edition! It was hugely disappointing and reveals a lack of understanding about the purpose of the book in the first place. The book was intended to be an introduction to bird identification and lore for children. It is not a simple story book - not at all! Burgess' entertaining and excellent writing, of course, remains.... I have no argument with Burgess - it is simply that half his material was left out of this publication without any notation in the description of the book that the illustrations had been deleted.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Full of good information, but a bit dated,
By Kathleen M. O'Neill "Nashville songwriter & i... (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Dover Science Books) (Paperback)
I bought this book as a gift for a neighbor child who enjoys watching birds at the feeder between our houses. When it arrived from Amazon, I skimmed through it, and had mixed feelings. The stories are wonderful to read as an adult but seem a bit dated, and, while still an enjoyable read, may be less than engaging for many children. The illustrations are fairly interpretive and rendered in black and white, so the book doesn't function as any kind of quick reference. But as a learning tool for increasing a child's acquaintance with familiar backyard birds, it's very good. Paired with a good quick-reference field guide or chart, this could make for many happy hours of satisfied bird-watching.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Even my boys like this book
My boys, age 8 & 9 and daughter 6, request stories from this book every day. They don't even realize they are learning about when different kinds of birds arrive, what their...
Published 13 months ago by T. Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of nice pictures, although they are black and white
This book has a lot of nice pictures inside. Although they are black and white, they come through nicely in the print and you can tell that the illustrator took a lot of time...
Published 15 months ago by Michael Haus
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great way to learn about birds--with updated pictures too!
As a high school biology teacher for many years, I always assigned my students to positively identify 50 birds each Spring.
Published 15 months ago by David Craig
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book for home schoolers, with beautiful black and white pics throughout
This is a wonderful book for home schoolers, and the new pictures, though in black and white, really illustrate it well. The layout was clean, very readable, and nice.
Published 15 months ago by C. McPherson
1.0 out of 5 stars
buyer beware!
The "search inside" feature of this ad shows gorgeous, color photographs of the birds; HOWEVER, the actual book's photos are in black and white!
Published 16 months ago by K. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
My family and I have really enjoyed reading the stories of all the birds and animals.
Published 19 months ago by C. Smith
1.0 out of 5 stars
No colored pictures in a child's book???
I was quite disappointed to see that this book has no pictures in color. How to explain to a child what the bird actually looks like!!!
Published 24 months ago by Ann K. Allen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for bird watchers!
My son is 9 and loves birds. He does really enjoy this book and all it's details.
Published on November 9, 2008 by Target Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic!
I bought this for CM year 1 for my son. We have tons of birds that come to our feeder and this entertaining book has given my children good insight into the days of these little...
Published on February 25, 2008 by A. Hendricks
5.0 out of 5 stars
A delightful way to learn about birds
This is a wonderful story of Peter Rabbit's encounters with the birds of the orchard discovering where they live, what they sound like, and how they are "dressed."
Published on October 12, 2007 by K. Deruelle
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