The Library Fifty Birds of Town and City {Free eBook} 28 Oct 201529 Sep 2022 Fifty Birds of Town and City by Bob Hines is a beautiful full-color identification guide published by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service available for free…
The Library First Book of Birds {Free eBook} 21 Sep 201531 Aug 2022 The First Book of Birds by Margaret Williamson is an illustrated introduction to the world of birds by the same author who wrote The First Book of Bugs. The First…
The Library Bird World: A Bird Book For Children {Free eBook} 16 Mar 20154 Oct 2022 Bird World by Eleanor Stickney is a delightful resource for nature study for young children. Stickney was the author of a series of readers. For this book, she enlisted the…
The Library Seabird 15 Jan 201422 Aug 2022 Seabird by Holling C. Holling is a highly recommended title on our reading list. (See also Tree in the Trail.) It began with a summer snowstorm near Greenland. The fourteen-year-old…
The Library Burgess Bird Book {Free eBook & Activities} 29 Jul 201313 Jul 2022 The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess is a wonderful classic that frequently finds its way onto the homeschool family shelf. Originally published in the early 1900s…
The Finds Bird Call Challenge {Free} 12 Apr 201327 Mar 2023 How well do you know the birds in your area? Can you recognize them by their calls? Are you up to a bird call challenge? Update: The bird call challenge…
The Finds Bird Facts Notebooking Sheet {Free} 15 Oct 20122 Sep 2022 If you have been following our nature study series, Our Wonderful World, you'll appreciate this notebooking sheet. The Bird Facts Notebooking Page is a one of the free downloads from…
Book Studies Free Nature Studies: Landlord to the Birds 9 Oct 20128 Aug 2022 We can be good landlords to the birds by providing shelter, a place to bathe, and a consistent supply of food in the winter. Read the current chapter: "Landlord to…
Book Studies Free Nature Studies: Bird Guardians (Owls) 2 Oct 20128 Aug 2022 Birds act as guardians by eating harmful insects, serving as scavengers, and keeping down weeds. Read current chapter online: "Bird Guardians" Suggestions Investigate the different North American Migratory Flyways. What…
Book Studies Free Nature Studies: Hunting Birds With Eyes & Camera 25 Sep 20128 Aug 2022 By observation you can learn to identify birds by the type of nests they build, the eggs they lay, their habits, and their habitats. The section on birds is broken…
The Finds Bird Notebooking Pages 20 Jan 20124 Aug 2022 If you are enjoying nature study with your children, you may enjoy this 51-page download from Notebooking Nook — Nature Study: Birds Notebooking Pages. These regular- and primary-lined pages will…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Hunt Jackson 9 Mar 202310 Mar 2023 Bits of Talk for Young People by "H. H." is number 64 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. It is a book of poetry…
Online Poetry Anthology “The Lighthouse” by Longfellow 7 Mar 202328 Feb 2023 The rocky ledge runs far into the sea,And on its outer point, some miles away,The Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry,A pillar of fire by night, of cloud by day. Even…
Activities Activity: Steps for Developing Storytelling Skills 8 Feb 20238 Feb 2023 We have been practicing the art of storytelling. For beginning writers, retelling the best stories is the first step in developing writing skills. Even when it comes to writing nonfiction…
Site Updates Things to Do: February 2023 30 Jan 202330 Jan 2023 We have updated our February learning calendar for 2023. It isn't uncommon to start feeling burnt out as winter lingers, spring delays, and a new year is too far away…
Site Updates Things to Do: January 2023 29 Dec 20223 Jan 2023 Happy New Year! We have updated our January learning calendar for 2023. This month's "things to do" include: 26 free eBooks (including Winnie-the-Pooh). 10 Bible reading plans for the new…
The Library The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories ~ Free 12 Dec 20229 Dec 2022 Just in time for Christmas, The Children's Book of Christmas Stories edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner provides 35 Christmas tales for you to read aloud. Many…
The Library Golden Numbers Book of Verse ~ Free eBook 14 Nov 202215 Nov 2022 Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is a free poetry book aimed at young readers. It was compiled in the early 1900s by Nora Archibald Smith and Kate…
Online Poetry Anthology “To a Waterfowl” by Bryant 13 Oct 202211 Oct 2022 Whither, 'midst falling dew,While glow the heavens with the last steps of dayFar, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursueThy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eyeMight mark thy distant flight…
The Library Ducks at a Distance ~ Free eBook 3 Oct 202226 Sep 2022 Identifying waterflowl is easiest in the fall and winter seasons. Here is a free guide to make identification easier — Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide by Bob…
The Library Mother Carey’s Chickens ~ Free eBook 22 Aug 202222 Aug 2022 Looking for a great read-aloud? Here it is: Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin is a family favorite. It was Captain Carey's favorite Admiral who was responsible for the…
The Library The Adventures of Bob White ~ Free eBook 16 May 20224 Jul 2022 Thornton Burgess, author of The Burgess Bird Book, wrote dozens of books about various animals. One of these gems is The Adventures of Bob White. Burgess was a prolific author.…
Tools Free State Unit Studies {Update & Resources} 14 Apr 20227 Jul 2022 We have updated our free state unit studies, updating the maps and printables, adding more unit studies, and updating the links. There are currently unit studies for 13 states. If…
Activities Activity: Describe ~ Free Form 23 Mar 20226 Feb 2023 One of the marks of a good writer is the ability to paint a picture in the reader's mind of what is happening. Instead of simply telling what happened, by…
Online Poetry Anthology “The Cloud” by Shelley 17 Mar 202224 Feb 2023 I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,From the seas and the streams;I bear light shade for the leaves when laidIn their noon-day dreams.From my wings are shaken the dews…
Site Updates Things to Do: March 2022 28 Feb 202212 Jul 2022 We have updated our March learning calendar for 2022. In March we are looking forward to getting outside a bit more. This month's "things to do" include: 31 favorite finds.26…
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