This isn’t my favorite Year 1 book, but I appreciate it more now than I did the first time around.

We really enjoyed using this alongside some bird websites and the story was fun and engaging. I think we will revisit this sometime in the future while in the US - most of the birds in the book aren't native to the Philippines, so I'd like to reread it when we can go out and look for the birds we're learning about. But it has definitely spurred my boys' love and interest in birds.

A delightful way to learn about birds and their habits. This book is written in story form and Peter Rabbit goes around visiting all the birds.

Great for young birders & nature lovers

We LOVED it and learned many new, interesting facts about our feathered friends. As bird lovers, we thoroughly enjoyed it. My older son could often guess the bird because of the description before it was named, which was rewarding for him.

I would have absolutely adored this when I was a child. And I would have become a much better birder, too. I love that each bird is found in its habitat (Old Orchard, Great Woods, etc.) and that the bird's nickname reflects something to help the learner remember it, for example Slatey the Junco and Teeter the Spotted Sandpiper. Nowadays, unfortunately, most children will only have a chance to encounter some of these even if they do live in the country, because so many populations have becom so much smaller. But it's still a valuable book for homeschooling and for enrichment. Find one with the illustrations in color if you can.

Scrapper is not afraid of even Redtail the Hawk. "It is because of his fearlessness that he is called Kingbird."

"Mourner laughed. It was the softest of little cooing laughs, very pleasant to hear. "I see that as usual you are judging others by yourself," said he. "You ought to know by this time that you can do nothing more foolish. I haven't the least doubt that a breakfast of gravel would give you the worst kind of a stomach-ache. But you are you and I am I, and there is all the difference in the world. You know I eat grain and hard seeds. Not having any teeth I have to swallow them whole. One part of my stomach is called a gizzard and its duty is to grind and crush my food so that it may be digested. Tiny pebbles and gravel help grind the food and so aid digestion."

Spooky says: "We Screech Owls believe in variety. Some of us are gray and some of us are reddish-brown. It is a case of where you cannot tell a person just by the color of his clothes." Screech owls are the most common of owls, according to the book, and look much like a small version of the Great Horned Owl."

I also learned about the 'snowshoes' on the Ruffed Grouse. Seasonal growths, very cool. See the blog Feathered Photography, Jan 7, 2019, for terrific photos and explanation. Then subscribe to that blog, my very favorite. Archives are well-tagged so you can search for images of your favorite birds, or just enjoy a smile & happy little lesson almost every morning.
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This book ends with a terrific line: "no one knows all there is to know, especially about the birds. And no one ever will."

I really like Burgess. Near the end, a bird was described as a "flesh" color. That put me off, as it assumes all readers have white skin.

This is a really cute and educational book. Rebecca and I learned so much together and we're both so much more excited about birds. It makes me want to landscape my yard in a more bird friendly way and make bird feeders so we can observe our bird friends more often.

My boys really enjoy all the Burgess books.

Our family loves Burgess' books. This was our first one and we all enjoyed it. It's a delightful way to learn about birds!

It was a very nice way to learn about birds.

Lovely. A read aloud full of adventure and birding details. We always looked forward to reading.

Family favorite!