<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><!-- #INCLUDE FILE="../../../TLC_Objects.asp" --> <html> <head><TITLE>ALFY - Teach Learn Communicate</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv=Content-Type> <% Call TLC_Metatag %> <% Call TLC_Render_JavaScript %> <% Call TLC_GenericNavs %> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> </head> <BODY> <table border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colSpan="3" vAlign="top"><IMG alt ="" border=0 height=30 src="images/space.gif" width=1 ></td> </tr> <tr> <td vAlign="top" width="126"><% Call TLC_LeftNav %></td> <td><IMG alt ="" border=0 height=1 src="images/verticalspace.gif" width=55 ></td> <td width="100%"> <table bgColor="#99ccff" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" width="508"> <tr> <td align="middle" vAlign="center" width="508"> <table border="0" cellPadding="10" cellSpacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" width="508"> <tr> <td><font color="#333399" face="arial,verdana,sans-serif" size="2">You are here: <A href="../../index.asp"><font color="#ffffcc" face="arial,verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Teach</a> &gt; <A href="../index.asp"><font color="#ffff99" face="arial,verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Thematic Units</a> &gt; <font color="#ffff99" face="arial,verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Birds</font><br><br></font></FONT></FONT></td> </tr> <tr> <td><IMG border=0 height=34 src="../images/table4.gif" useMap=#top_nav alt="" width=508></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgColor="#ffffff">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td bgColor="#ffffff">&nbsp;</td> <td align="middle" bgColor="#003366" width="450"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,verdana,sans-serif" size="2"><b>Related Resources for Birds</b></font></td> <td bgColor="#ffffff">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgColor="#ffffff"> <table border="0" cellPadding="10" cellSpacing="0"> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0152004971/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="On The Wing : Bird Poems and Paintings" border=0 height=140 src="images/OntheWing.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0152004971/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>On The Wing : Bird Poems and Paintings</b></font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Author: Douglas Florian</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: Twenty-one bird poems and paintings pay tribute to a variety of birds, from the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and the Andean cock-of-the-rock.</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: Pre-K-5</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/" %>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561450286/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="About Birds: A Guide For Children" border=0 height=140 src="images/AboutBirds.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561450286/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>About Birds: A Guide For Children</b></font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Author: John Sill</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: Attractive full-page paintings paired with the briefest of texts introduce young children to many different birds and general bird characteristics. An appendix provides additional information and will encourage further study.</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: K-3</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci200.txt" %>http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci200.txt</A></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0881064513/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="The Bird Alphabet Book" border=0 height=140 src="images/BirdAlphabet.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0881064513/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>The Bird Alphabet Book</b></font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Author: Jerry Pallotta</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: Quick . . . can you think of a bird whose name begins with X? Jerry Pallotta found one, and also birds for Q and Z and all the other letters of the alphabet.Fill of facts and fun, this book is sure to intrigue children with its array of feathered friends, from the familiar to the exotic.</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: K-3</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://www.alfy.com/Scripts/go.asp?url=http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/" %>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688136001/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="Backyard Birds of Summer" border=0 height=140 src="images/Backyard.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688136001/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>Backyard Birds of Summer</b></font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Author: Carol Lerner</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: A beginner's book on bird watching during the spring and summer mating months comes complete with life-size portraits of the thirty most commonly seen birds, as well as other information on their geographical ranges and feeding preferences.</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: K-3</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://www.alfy.com/Scripts/go.asp?url=http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/YoungM/" %>http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/YoungM/</A> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395845432/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="Tanglebird" border=0 height=140 src="images/TangileBird.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395845432/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>Tanglebird</b></font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Author: Bernard Lodge</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: Tired of Tanglebird's messy, tangled nests, the other birds in the woods force him to go to the city to find another place to build his home, and Tanglebird soon discovers not only the perils of the city, but also makes a new friend who teaches him how to tie knots and bows.</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: K-3</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://www.alternativeparenting.com/lesson_plans/K_through_3/birds_nest.htm" %>http://www.alternativeparenting.com/<br>lesson_plans/K_through_3/birds_nest.htm</A></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006445150X/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="How Do Birds Find Their Way?" border=0 height=140 src="images/HowDoBirdsFindWay.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006445150X/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>How Do Birds Find Their Way?</b></font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Author: Roma Gans, Paul Mirocha</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: Introducing young bird watchers to the theories of annual migration, a beginning science guide describes how birds travel thousands of miles between summer and winter homes without getting lost.</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: K-3</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://henson.austin.apple.com/edres/ellesson/elem-buntbird.shtml" %>http://henson.austin.apple.com/edres/<br>ellesson/elem-buntbird.shtml</A></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0689815328/alfy;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing the Birds" border=0 height=140 src="images/GuideToBirds.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0689815328/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing the Birds</b></font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Author: Jim Arnosky</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: Crinkleroot shares the excitement and rewards of birdwatching, in a beginner's guide that offers tips on identifying more than fifty birds and includes facts about bird anatomy, behavior, life cycles, and more</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: K-4</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci200.txt" %>http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci200.txt</A></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=150 align=middle valign=top><br><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572230894/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" ><IMG alt="Backyard Bird Watching for Kids : How to Attract, Feed, and Provide Homes for Birds" border=0 height=140 src="images/BirdWatching.gif" width=110 ></A></FONT><br><br><font size=2 face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" color="#003366"><A href="../Mainframe.asp?UrlValue=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572230894/alfy&amp;purl=/teachers/teach/thematic_Units/Birds/Birds_4.asp" >Buy the Book</A></font></td> <td><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2"><b>Backyard 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Harrison; Kit Harrison</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Description: Backyard Bird Watching for Kids is filled with entertaining and fulfilling projects that allow children to interact with nature while learning about the needs and behaviors of birds.</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Grade Level: 4-5</font> <br><font color="#003366" face="Arial,Verdana,San-serif" size="2">Activity:<br><% showURL "http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/teacher/lespl8.html" %>http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/<br>virtualbird/teacher/lespl8.html</A></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><IMG border=0 height=9 src="../images/table_frame.gif" alt="" width=508></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <map name="top_nav"> <area alt="Internet Activities" coords="134,0,253,22" href="Birds_2.asp" shape="RECT" title="Internet Activities"> <area alt="Lesson Plans" coords="272,0,367,23" href="Birds_3.asp" shape="RECT" title="Lesson Plans"> <area alt="ALFY's Picks" coords="17,2,122,20" href="Birds_1.asp" shape="RECT" title="ALFY's Activities"> </map> <% Call TLC_Map %><P></P> </BODY> </html>