Project Gutenberg 2007-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 442 Babcock, Charles Almanzo 1847 1922 01031590 Bird Day; How to prepare for it Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Bird Day; How to Prepare for It" by Charles Almanzo Babcock is a guidebook aimed at educators and students, written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the concept of "Bird Day," a special day dedicated to the study and appreciation of birds, emphasizing its importance in schools to foster a love for nature and conservation among children. The text likely blends elements of educational methodology with a passionate plea for the protection of birds and their habitats. The opening of the work outlines the inception of "Bird Day," driven by the realization of children's enthusiasm for bird observation. It recounts letters of support from prominent figures advocating for a dedicated day to celebrate birds, highlighting the intrinsic value of studying them. Babcock emphasizes the need to develop a positive sentiment towards birds in children, addressing issues like the despoliation of birds for fashion and the importance of their ecological roles in controlling insect populations. Through this foundation, the author seeks to inspire educational practices that prioritize nature study and promote awareness of environmental conservation in young minds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bird Day Birds -- Juvenile and popular literature QL Text Children's Instructional Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: How To... Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 167007 166993 2024-11-09T09:27:57.839897 2023-09-09T11:15:31.032902 text/html text/html 164733 2007-04-30T11:08:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 956940 2007-04-30T11:08:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1080630 2024-11-09T09:28:05.092833 application/epub+zip 1079244 2024-11-09T09:28:01.126923 application/epub+zip 130127 2024-11-09T09:27:59.774870 application/epub+zip 1226318 2024-11-09T09:28:07.980837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1213357 2024-11-09T09:28:04.123857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240316 2022-09-10T06:30:42.280035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145438 145227 2024-11-09T09:27:57.260891 2023-09-09T11:15:30.491900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 145367 2007-04-30T11:08:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55392 2007-04-30T11:08:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 145366 2007-04-30T11:08:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55361 2007-04-30T11:08:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21971 2024-11-09T09:28:08.110830 application/rdf+xml 15143 2024-11-09T09:28:00.344886 image/jpeg 3784 2024-11-09T09:28:00.047861 image/jpeg 1048336 2024-11-09T09:27:57.892913 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog