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How to Bird

  • ISBN-13: 9798885540346
  • Publisher: FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
    Imprint: FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
  • By Rasha Hamid
  • Price: AUD $36.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 29/04/2024
  • Format: Hardback (254.00mm X 254.00mm) 40 pages Weight: 454g
  • Categories: Wildlife (Children's / Teenage) [YNNR]
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<p><b>Birding for everyone, everywhere.</b><br /><br />Birding is a joyful, wonder-filled activity that anyone can do. Featuring the skyline and natural spaces of New York City, <i>How to Bird</i> invites children to explore birdwatching, with each page featuring a new birding strategy. A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that seeing and hearing birds makes us happier, and this book shows how everyone, wherever they live, can be a birder.<br /><br />Birding is a fun and accessible practice for coping with stress, practicing mindfulness, and getting outdoors, and <i>How to Bird</i> shares how to get started and empowers children to find joy in birdwatching.<br /><br /><i>How to Bird </i>is a culturally relevant, lyrical, succinct, and direct procedural text on birding strategies. Perfect for classroom libraries, this book can be a mentor text for educators teaching procedural writing in kindergarten through third-grade classes.</p><p><i><b>One of New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2023</b></i></p>
<p><b>Rasha Hamid</b> has been a special education educator for over 20 years, working in the New York City neighborhoods of East Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Brooklyn, and in Khartoum, Sudan. Rasha considers herself an educator-activist: someone who works to make the world more just, joyful, equitable, and sustainable through the education of students and teachers. She began creating picture books with her classes to fill the need for books reflecting her students, their experiences, and their passions. In addition to <i>Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic</i>, Rasha is the author of <i>Kadisa كديسة</i>, <i>How to Bird</i>, and <i>Hello, Beech Tree!</i>. Rasha is proud to be the AuDHD (autistic + ADHD) mom of an AuDHD young adult. Autism and observing the natural world are two of Rasha's special interests. She attended New York City public schools before earning a bachelor's degree in Africana Studies and Education at Vassar College, and a master's degree in Special Education at Bank Street College of Education.</p><br>
<p>"An inclusive how-to that hails young nature lovers."</p>
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