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Backyard BirdingCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE: A BACKYARD BIRDING ADVENTURE

Published by Brown Books

A Backyard Birding Adventure: What’s in Your Yard?

Written by Kermit Cummings

Illustrated by Holly Weinstein

 Have you ever looked out of your window and wondered what all of that chirping was about? Where those vibrant colors were coming from? What kind of bird was visiting your porch, your tree, or your feeder and serenading you with his song? These are the questions Kermit Cummings addresses in A Backyard Birding Adventure: What’s in Your Yard? This friendly little book employs clever, yet educational, rhymes, stunning photographs, and whimsical illustrations to awaken your child’s interest in the avian world. Written by a veteran birder, the focus is on easy-to-see, readily available bird species, so that parents and children alike will feel encouraged to create backyard adventures of their very own!

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Published by Brown Books

Magnet Max

Written by Monica Lozano Hughes

 Illustrated by Holly Weinstein

Magnet Max loves experimenting with magnets. He knows all about how they work and loves using them to attract new types of things. But when he shows them to his friend Nick, the other boy is baffled. Will magnets stick to a paperclip? A refrigerator? A horse? It must be magic!

Join Max and Nick as they explore the science behind the magic. Discover which objects are attracted and why some are while others aren’t.