These are the picture books we used for the Pre-K - 1st grade level: Fine Feathered Friends by Tish Rabe (Great) Birds : nature's magnificent flying machines by Arnold, Caroline (Good for pictures) Ducks don't get wet by Goldin, Augusta R (Great) Two Blue Jays by Anne Rockwell (Great) An egg is quiet by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good) Booby Hatch by Lewin, Betsy (Good) Eaglet’s World by Evelyn Minshull (Good) The Hungry Hummingbird by April Pulley Sayre (Good) Crows! : strange and wonderful by Pringle, Laurence P. (Good) Duck by Llewellyn, Claire (Good for older kids) The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies (John Audubon) (Good) My Spring Robin by Anne Rockwell (Good) Blue sky bluebird by Chrustowski, Rick (Good) Mud city : a flamingo story by Guiberson, Brenda Z. (Good) A nest full of eggs by Jenkins, Priscilla Belz (Good) Our yard is full of birds by Rockwell, Anne F. (Good) Penguin chick by Tatham, Betty (Good) A puffin's year by Zecca, Katherine (Good) The puffins are back! by Gibbons, Gail (Good for older kids) Seeing seabirds by Fowler, Allan (Good) Beaks! by Collard, Sneed B. (Okay) Bird songs by Franco, Betsy (Good) Birds by Julivert, Angels (Fine for showing how to draw birds) An egg is quiet by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good) The ugly duckling retold by Crossley-Holland, Kevin (Good for older kids) Bird talk by Jonas, Ann (Good) Leonardo's dream by De Beer, Hans (Fine. Just for fun book) When Agnes caws by Fleming, Candace (Great) Billy and Emma by Mead, Alice (Good. Just for fun.) Cardinal and sunflower by Preller, James (Good)) Counting is for the birds by Mazzola, Frank (Great) The emperor lays an egg by Guiberson, Brenda Z. (Good) The emperor's egg by Jenkins, Martin (Good) Mama outside, Mama inside by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good) A mother's journey by Markle, Sandra (Good) Bald eagle by Morrison, Gordon (Good) The barn owl by Kitchen, Bert (Good for older kids) Eaglet's world by Minshull, Evelyn White (Good) Hand-print animal art by Carreiro, Carolyn (Good) These birds can't fly by Fowler, Allan (Good) An egg is quiet by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good) Hawk Hill by Gilbert, Suzie (Good for older kids) Feathers for lunch by Ehlert, Lois (Good) White owl, barn owl by Davies, Nicola (Good)
We did this unit again when my children were pre-school through 3rd grade. I posted our favorite books this time around at http://www.squidoo.com/birds-lesson-plan-in-animal-classification-unit-study .
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi The best nest by P. D. Eastman Are You My Mother by PD Eastman Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson Birds of Arizona : a guide to unique varieties / copyright 1988 by Eleanor H. Ayer. Bizarre birds / Jonathan P. Latimer Crinkleroot's guide to knowing the birds / by Jim Arnosky Simon & Schuster children's guide to birds / Jinny Johnson Bird / written by David Burnie
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These are the picture books we used for the Pre-K - 1st grade level:
Fine Feathered Friends by Tish Rabe (Great)
Birds : nature's magnificent flying machines by Arnold, Caroline (Good for pictures)
Ducks don't get wet by Goldin, Augusta R (Great)
Two Blue Jays by Anne Rockwell (Great)
An egg is quiet by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good)
Booby Hatch by Lewin, Betsy (Good)
Eaglet’s World by Evelyn Minshull (Good)
The Hungry Hummingbird by April Pulley Sayre (Good)
Crows! : strange and wonderful by Pringle, Laurence P. (Good)
Duck by Llewellyn, Claire (Good for older kids)
The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies (John Audubon) (Good)
My Spring Robin by Anne Rockwell (Good)
Blue sky bluebird by Chrustowski, Rick (Good)
Mud city : a flamingo story by Guiberson, Brenda Z. (Good)
A nest full of eggs by Jenkins, Priscilla Belz (Good)
Our yard is full of birds by Rockwell, Anne F. (Good)
Penguin chick by Tatham, Betty (Good)
A puffin's year by Zecca, Katherine (Good)
The puffins are back! by Gibbons, Gail (Good for older kids)
Seeing seabirds by Fowler, Allan (Good)
Beaks! by Collard, Sneed B. (Okay)
Bird songs by Franco, Betsy (Good)
Birds by Julivert, Angels (Fine for showing how to draw birds)
An egg is quiet by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good)
The ugly duckling retold by Crossley-Holland, Kevin (Good for older kids)
Bird talk by Jonas, Ann (Good)
Leonardo's dream by De Beer, Hans (Fine. Just for fun book)
When Agnes caws by Fleming, Candace (Great)
Billy and Emma by Mead, Alice (Good. Just for fun.)
Cardinal and sunflower by Preller, James (Good))
Counting is for the birds by Mazzola, Frank (Great)
The emperor lays an egg by Guiberson, Brenda Z. (Good)
The emperor's egg by Jenkins, Martin (Good)
Mama outside, Mama inside by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good)
A mother's journey by Markle, Sandra (Good)
Bald eagle by Morrison, Gordon (Good)
The barn owl by Kitchen, Bert (Good for older kids)
Eaglet's world by Minshull, Evelyn White (Good)
Hand-print animal art by Carreiro, Carolyn (Good)
These birds can't fly by Fowler, Allan (Good)
An egg is quiet by Aston, Dianna Hutts (Good)
Hawk Hill by Gilbert, Suzie (Good for older kids)
Feathers for lunch by Ehlert, Lois (Good)
White owl, barn owl by Davies, Nicola (Good)
We did this unit again when my children were pre-school through 3rd grade. I posted our favorite books this time around at http://www.squidoo.com/birds-lesson-plan-in-animal-classification-unit-study .
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
The best nest by P. D. Eastman
Are You My Mother by PD Eastman
Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson
Birds of Arizona : a guide to unique varieties / copyright 1988 by Eleanor H. Ayer.
Bizarre birds / Jonathan P. Latimer
Crinkleroot's guide to knowing the birds / by Jim Arnosky
Simon & Schuster children's guide to birds / Jinny Johnson
Bird / written by David Burnie
Trumpet of the Swan- good for family reading time
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