"A Window Into Migration" Bird Migration and Light Pollution

In October 2024, GVPL hosted "A Window Into Migration," a large scale art installation drawing attention to the impacts of light pollution on bird migrations. Learn more about this important topic from these great reads for all ages!

Updated November 8, 2024
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Bird atlas : amazing facts, fold-out maps, and life-size surprises
De la Bédoyère, Camilla
Paper Book
Take to the skies and meet the world's most amazing birds. Navigate your way across the continents using colour-coded maps and discover birds of prey, birds of paradise, aquatic birds and more. Kids can open full-page gatefolds and lift smaller flaps to reveal surprises and fascinating glimpses...
Birds and us : a 12,000-year history from cave art to conservation
Birkhead, Tim
Paper Book
From award-winning author and ornithologist Tim Birkhead, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans Since the dawn of human history, birds have stirred our imagination, inspiring and challenging our ideas about science, faith, art, and...
The birds at my table : why we feed wild birds and why it matters
Jones, Darryl N.
Paper Book
Darryl Jones is fascinated by bird feeders. Not the containers supplying food to our winged friends, but the people who fill the containers. Why do people do this? Jones asks in The Birds at My Table. Does the food even benefit the birds? What are the unintended consequences...
Bringing back the birds : exploring migration and preserving birdscapes throughout the Americas
Paper Book
Foreword by Jonathan Franzen Original poem by Margaret Atwood With species ranging from tiny iridescent-green hummingbirds to giant, gangly flightless rheas, the Americas feature an astonishing...
Circle
Baker, Jeannie
Paper Book
With entrancing collages and lyrical narration, the creator of the acclaimed Mirror follows the epic flight of an extraordinary bird. Each year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to...
Flight paths : how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration
Heisman, Rebecca
Paper Book
"Illuminating. . . . Flight Paths does what only the best science books do: It adds to our knowledge of the world without diminishing its wonder."--Wall Street Journal The captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed to uncover...
Follow the flyway : the marvel of bird migration
Nelson, Sarah
Paper Book
"A charming beginning look at North American migration flyways." -- Kirkus Reviews Ever wondered how baby birds know when it's time to spread their wings and fly south? Join a variety of adorable baby birds as they hatch, grow feathers, learn to fly, and embark...
A place for birds
Stewart, Melissa.
Paper Book
In this simple introduction to birds and ecology, Melissa Stewart describes the behavior and beauty of birds and describes specific ways people can help protect them and their natural habitats. Children learn basic facts about birds, including where they live, what they eat, and how...
The seabird's cry : the lives and loves of the planet's great ocean voyagers
Nicolson, Adam
Paper Book
Life itself could never have been sustainable without seabirds. As Adam Nicolson writes: "They are bringers of fertility, the deliverers of life from ocean to land." A global tragedy is unfolding. Even as we are coming to understand them, the number of seabirds on our planet...
A season on the wind : inside the world of spring migration
Kaufman, Kenn
Paper Book
A close look at one season in one key site that reveals the amazing science and magic of spring bird migration, and the perils of human encroachment.   Every spring, billions of birds sweep north, driven by ancient instincts to return to their breeding grounds. This...
What's inside a bird's nest? : and other questions about nature & life cycles
Ignotofsky, Rachel
Paper Book
Discover the next nonfiction picture book about eggs, nests, and birds from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science, Rachel Ignotofsky! Want to learn more about the bird that chirps outside your window? Ignotofsky crafts a perfect read out loud...
A world on the wing : the global odyssey of migratory birds
Weidensaul, Scott
Paper Book
In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we've learned of these key migrations--how billions of birds...

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