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