Thursday, April 25, 2024

26th April Audubon Day

April 26th each year, National Audubon Day honours the birth of John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851).

As a child, John James loved to watch birds. He was a boy who loved the outdoors more than being inside. He believed in studying birds in nature and not just in books. His father took him to walk in the woods near his home in France, but as John grew up his father sent him to America to avoid having to fight in Napolean's army. His fascination for birds did not wane. He became enamoured of the American birds he saw in Pennsylvania. 


All of this is learned in Jacqueline Davies and Melissa Sweet's biography for children, The Boy Who Drew Birds. There is even a board book for babies about Audubon Little Naturalists: John James Audubon Painted Birds by Kate Coombs.

Audubon for Kids is great place to start exploring birds. It has things to see, make, watch and read. While it is American, there is much there for Australian children too.

There are so many wonderful books about birds. These are just a small sample of what is in the library which may help with the study of birds

The Big Book of Birds  by Yuval Zommer

 Counting Birds by Heidi Stemple and Clover Robin

Bird Count  by Susan Edwards Richmond and Stephanie Fizer Coleman

and a couple that encourage children to become involved with birds

A Garden to Save the Birds by Wendy McClure and Beatriz Mayumi

Love Birds  by Jane Yolen and Anna Wilson

Bird Boy  by Matthew Burgess and Shahrzad Madani



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