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Bridging the Gap between Kids and Nature

A new booklet, Bird Watching for Kids, introduces youngsters to the world of birds.

Eirik A.T. Blom (author). Bird Watcher's Digest Press, 2008.

ISBN: 978-1-880241-19-6, 32 pages, $4.99, paperback.

Marietta, OH—Bird Watching for Kids, a new booklet from Bird Watcher’s Digest Press, is filled with information designed to help kids discover birds. From using a field guide to choosing the right pair of binoculars, this new booklet shows kids how to watch birds, where to find them, and how to identify them.

Two of North America’s leading authorities on bird watching combined their talents to write Bird Watching for Kids, the late Eirik A.T. Blom and Bill Thompson, III, editor of Bird Watcher’s Digest.

Bird Watching for Kids comes at a time in which many have observed a disconnection between kids and nature—a “nature deficit disorder” as it is sometimes called. According to author Richard Louv in his best-selling book Last Child in the Woods, “Reducing the deficit—healing the broken bond between our young and nature—is in our self-interest, not only because aesthetics or justice demands it, but also because our mental, physical, and spiritual health depends upon it.”

This 32-page color booklet attempts to bridge this gap by encouraging kids to immerse themselves in the natural world via bird watching.

Bird Watching for Kids is the 16th title in the Backyard Booklet Series from Bird Watcher’s Digest Press. For ordering information, visit birdwatchersdigest.com or call toll-free at 800-879-2473.

North America’s favorite bird watching magazine, Bird Watcher’s Digest has been helping readers enjoy birds and nature for more than 30 years.

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