An Introduction to Birds in America for Kids

 I finished another book, this time it introduces 22 birds: 

This is a story about a grandfather who writes a book for his grandchildren to introduce them to some of his favorite birds of America. He was a truck driver for many years and had been to most of the continental states (although he also includes a few birds from Alaska and Hawaii). Included are 22 birds that he describes to his grandchildren to try and get them interested in bird watching. This is not a bird watcher’s guide or spotter’s guide- it’s meant to encourage kids to learn about birds. It’s geared for primary school age children.

It's available on Amazon or www.lulu.com. 

Birds of Western America

 I recently finished a short book to introduce 25 birds from California, Oregon, and Washington through stories. A girl lives in Oregon and travels to California to visit her grandparents. Her grandfather is an avid bird watcher so she starts to learn about the birds where they live and also in Oregon and later in Washington when her family does a road trip there. This book is available on www.lulu.com or www.amazon.com. 

A Historic Park (and more tulips!)

Yesterday we met up with another family to go to a park together. This park has some buildings from the Tang Dynasty (roughly 600-900 AD), a small lake, and this time of year tulips! The first time I went to this park, I didn't know they would have tulips and it was a pleasant surprise. It was about 10 years ago. 10 years later...the park is still there, but it's changed significantly. I didn't know if there would be tulips or not and I was glad to see them still there this time of year.