Common Backyard Birds (Doris Dumrauf)

Hello, friends! Our book today is Common Backyard Birds by Doris Dumrauf, a kid-friendly guidebook to some of the most common North American birds. Everyone loves looking at the birds in their neighborhood, but not everyone knows how to identify our little feathered friends. Featuring original nature photography the the author and first-person introductions from … Continue reading Common Backyard Birds (Doris Dumrauf)

Harriet’s Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds (Joy McCullough)

Hello, friends! Our book today is Harriet’s Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds, written by Joy McCullough and illustrated by Romina Galotta, the tale of a unique avian activist. Harriet Lawrence Hemenway, a young socialite in 1890’s Boston, was a fan of lovely hats. She, like many other women of the time, … Continue reading Harriet’s Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds (Joy McCullough)