Reviews

Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends by Heidi E.Y. Stemple

weelilbit's review

5.0

Art 1/1 - collage style

Story 1/1 - nonfiction, longer but not Long

Inclusion
- a wheelchair user is shown to explain that not all birders leave their homes
- characters of different skin colors are shown

Explains the origins of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count

gothai's review

3.0

Good Illustrations with wonderful information on the Annual Audubon Christmas Count.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the eARC

ljrinaldi's review

5.0

This is the delightful story of how , what is now known as the Audubon Christmas Bird Count got started. But, surprisingly enough, even thought the Audubon Society now oversees it, it wasn't started by Audubon, but rather by Frank Chapman.

This picture book tells how people used to shoot birds for fun at Christmas time, not to eat, but to see how many they could shoot.

Shooting the birds


Frank got people interested in counting, rather than shooting, and so, there are many ways to count, including counting the owls.

Calling the owls out


This is a wonderful book to simply explain how the bird count began, and why it is important, and fun. There is also a bit int he back with more information, for those who want to know more about Frank Chapman and the count.

Highly recommended for schools and libraries.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

katrinadreamer's review

5.0

I loved learning about Frank Chapman and how he started the Christmas count. The illustrations are gorgeous.

fernandie's review

3.0

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

armyofreaders's review

5.0

Counting Birds is a non-fiction children's book but I learned a lot of information on how the Audubon Society tracks and counts birds. The illustrations are beautiful and so detailed, my children sat for awhile looking at each bird. We plan to be more aware of the birds around us and maybe even do a bird watch at Christmas in our area. This book would fit great into a study of birds, ornithology, and conservation. Preschoolers- adults would enjoy this book.

I was given and Advanced Reader Copy of the book from Netgalley and I am not required to give a positive opinion.

rickety_snippets's review

5.0

Short and sweet, this book is absolutely precious. "Counting Birds" is the story of the beginning of the Sierra Club's bird count program. The book does not focus on the Sierra Club, but rather on how the bird count started, and why. The illustrations, though, are what truly make this book special. They are colorful, creative, and totally heartwarming. Any bird lover will just love this book, even if only for the sweet illustrations. Such a sweet book, and it would make a wonderful holiday gift for a bird lover of any age! A special thanks to the publisher, who provided me with a free electronic copy of the book. I was not required to write a review. The opinions stated here are my own.