Backyard Bird Watching for Kids
How to Attract, Feed, and Provide Homes for Birds
by George H. Harrison
A fascinating opportunity for children to learn how to attract birds to their own backyards. Backyard Bird Watching for Kids is filled with entertaining and fulfilling projects that allow children to interact with nature while learning about the needs and behaviors of wild birds. And there's no better teacher than "Mr. Backyard Birdwatcher" himself, celebrated naturalist-author George H. Harrison.
Harrison's informative text and appealing photos guide children from 8 to 14 years to a better understanding of wild birds. With the help of their parents, these young readers will also learn how to lure a multitude of birds within easy viewing range by providing appealing backyard habitats including feeders, birdhouses and birdbaths. The results of these easy, fun-to-do projects blossom early, offering children and their parents extraordinary backyard birdwatching enjoyment throughout the seasons.
Backyard Bird Watching for Kids will kindle in children a healthy, enduring interest in birds and other wild animals. The book's parent-child projects also present wholesome family activities that, for any child, are destined to become cherished, life-long memories. Signed by the author.
George H. Harrison is a contributing editor to National Wildlife and Birds & Blooms magazines. He has authored numerous books including Garden Birds of America, The Backyard Birdwatcher, and America's Favorite Backyard Birds. His birdwatching videos, including Garden Birds of America appear regularly on PBS.