With all the snow on the ground here and the chill in the air, one does begin to wonder. Still signs abound: increasing day light hours, the cold temperatures are only just below zero, a wood louse spotted here and there, and the increased appearance of birds!
In fact, I've noticed several blogs discussing birds right now. Although my son is not reading these blogs, a recent spotting of an unknown bird at our new house (under construction) spurred him into action! Off from the shelves came one of his favourite books: Birds by Christiansen . It's a huge volume, like an encyclopedia. With 5 out of 5 stars (my son's rating) this was a wonderful find at the bookstore--- it was on the cheap shelves, discounted!And that unknown bird? Well, it was spotted by my husband who only had his phone camera to use. A pretty lousy picture as the bird was so far up the utility pole. But he said it was rather a large bird with a red crest. I figure it was a woodpecker, but not a downy as they are small. Probably a Pileated Woodpecker.
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| Interior pages are colourful and informative |
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This looks like a great book. My youngest son (age 6) has just decided that he would like to do a lapbook on birds so we are looking for good bird books!
ReplyDeleteAh, well, there are no shortage of good bird books out there! And age appropriate ones at that ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnd tons of online resources. Sounds like fun :)
Have you visited homeschoolshare.com for lapobook ideas and templates?
sigh. My son has only been interested in doing 2 and a half lapbooks so far, lol. He's not overly into crafts.