A Place for Birds by Melissa Stewart

A Place for Birds by Melissa Stewart

Why are birds in danger, and how can we help?

A perfect nonfiction book for budding birders and nature lovers from the award-winning A Place for. series by celebrated science writer Melissa Stewart. A teacher and classroom favorite

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 ―NSTA/CBC
CBC Choices (The Natural World)
Best Children's Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education
Green Earth Book Award (Honor Book, Picture Book)
NSTA Recommends

North America has almost three billion fewer birds now than it had fifty years ago. Can you believe it? Birds are in danger, and they are calling for our help. But humans are often the source of the harm What can we do to help save them?

In simple yet compelling language, Melissa Stewart showcases twelve North American birds, from the familiar eastern bluebird to the rare Kirtland's warbler. Her clear narrative shows the threats these birds face, and informative sidebars describe a wide variety of efforts to save them. In addition, remarkable full-color illustrations vividly and accurately depict the birds within the ecosystems that support their survival. Range maps and additional bird facts are also included.

This nonfiction picture book is part of a prize-winning series designed to inform young readers about a wide range of environmental issues and to present ways people can help protect animals and their natural habitats. An ideal choice for birders, scientists, environmentalists, and nature lovers.

Also available:
A Place for Bats
A Place for Butterflies
A Place for Fish
A Place for Frogs
A Place for Turtles

Teacher's Guide available.

Melissa Stewart has written more than 50, and edited more than 200 science books for children. Her degrees in biology and science journalism testify to her ability and desire to make science come alive. Her devotion to getting kids excited about science and the natural world takes her into the woods, where she leads nature walks and into the classroom, where she teaches writing, at the Institute of Children's Literature and other places.

Melissa's work has garnered many awards, including the National Science Teachers Association Recommended Title and the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age.

Melissa lives in Northborough, MA.

Life in a Lake was the National Science Teachers Association Recommended Title.Life Without Light was the New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age.

The Institute of Children's Literature is in Redding, CT. (It offers correspondence courses, so Melissa has students all over the US and Canada, and some from other countries too.)

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781561458400
ISBN 10	1561458406
Title	A Place for Birds
Author	Melissa Stewart
Series	A Place For
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Peachtree Publishers,U.S.
Year published	2015-04-07
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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