Childrens and Youth Birding Books

Birding books for children and young adults.

Updated February 14, 2026
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Childrens and Youth Birding Books

Birding books for children and young adults.

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About seabirds : a guide for children
Sill, Cathryn P.
Paper Book
A simple first look at birds that spend most of their lives on or near the ocean. In this addition to the acclaimed About... series, award-winning author and educator Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what seabirds are, where they live...
The beak book
Page, Robin
Paper Book
From Caldecott Honor illustrator Robin Page comes this striking nonfiction STEM picture book exploring the fascinating and surprising ways different kinds of birds use their unique beaks. Birds around the world have so many amazing kinds of beaks! There are short beaks and long...
The big book of birds
Zommer, Yuval
Paper Book
The fourth Big Book in the series introduces young children to some of the most colorful, magnificent, silly, and surprising feathered creatures from around the world. Fourth in the hugely successful Big Book series, The Big Book of Birds is a fact-filled...
Billy loves birds
French, Jess
Paper Book
Bird show
Stockdale, Susan
Paper Book
Welcome to the Bird Show! Award-winning author-illustrator Susan Stockdale offers a front-row seat to a vibrant fashion show starring the world's most diverse and spectacular birds. Just like people, birds contribute to our beautiful world, made more vibrant by their diversity....
Bird watch
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
From the author of the acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree! Search for hidden birds and count them, too, in this seek-and-find picture book with a satisfying surprise. Delicate artwork, a focus on counting, and an engaging treasure hunt will entice fans of Janell Cannon's...
Bird's-eye view : keeping wild birds in flight
Eriksson, Ann
Paper Book
Wild birds are everywhere, from the dry deserts to the icy poles. We see them soaring overhead, paddling across water, flitting through trees, pecking at the ground or our backyard bird feeders and singing from fence posts. Birds contribute to the health of the planet and provide pleasure...
Birds
Lemniscates
Paper Book
Brilliant graphic illustrations and a gentle, thought-provoking text pay homage to birds and their wonder-inspiring ways. Birds are like thoughts. They come, stay awhile . . . and then fly away. Birds come in all shapes, sizes, and...
Birds
Maehara, Motomitsu
Paper Book
A Fuse #8 Production / School Library Journal "2021 Board Books" Featured Series "Stunning new series..." --Let's Talk Picture Books "Best Children's Books of 2021" ―Red Tricycle "Attractive paper collages...cut and layered to create arresting images. Lovely." --Kirkus...
Birds
Musgrave, Ruth A.
Paper Book
Designed to be the stepping stone to the best-selling National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series, the Little Kids First Board Book series takes similar big subjects and distills them down to the simplest nonfiction concepts for the youngest audience. Not only will readers learn about a...
Birds : what do flamingos, owls, and penguins get up to all day?
Bond, Alex (Conservation biologist)
Paper Book
Set over a 24-hour period, meet speedy ostriches, tiny hummingbirds, and majestic eagles in this kids' nonfiction book about the coolest birds in the world. Soar through the skies to follow the lives of our feathered friends as they fight, dance, and play their way through...
The extraordinary world of birds
Lindo, David
Paper Book
Enter the world of birds for an incredible journey through the skies, into trees, and even underground. Parrots, hummingbirds, eagles, and more swoop across the pages of this colorful bird book, which combines gorgeous illustrations and photos to help young enthusiasts learn all...
Fly with me : a celebration of birds through pictures, poems, and stories
Yolen, Jane
Paper Book
Enchanting stories, lyrical poems, stunning photography, and fascinating science fill the pages of this treasury celebrating the amazing world of birds. This thoughtful and beautifully curated collection of our flying, feathery friends highlights the role birds play in human life...
Hooray for Birds!
Cousins, Lucy.
Paper Book
In an exuberant display of color, Lucy Cousins invites little ones to imagine themselves as brilliant birds. Birds of all feathers flock together in a fun, rhyme-filled offering by the creator of Maisy. From the rooster's "cock-a-doodle-doo" at dawn to the owl's nighttime...
How to make a bird
McKinlay, Megan
Paper Book
Stunning imagery and moving language let imagination take flight in an ethereal primer on making a bird. Breathe deeply and take your time. The making of a bird is not a thing to be hurried. To make a bird, you'll need hundreds of tiny, hollow...
Just like us! Birds
Heos, Bridget
Paper Book
Get the facts on some of nature's most beloved animals and discover the unexpected ways humans and birds are similar in Just Like Us! Birds. Appealing mix of photographs and cartoon illustrations. What animal composes music, decorates its home, weaves, and even gives...
Lawrence & Sophia
Cronin, Doreen
Paper Book
By the author of Click, Clack, Moo and the illustrator of The Lost House, here is an utterly endearing story about venturing out of your comfort zone and overcoming anxiety to help a friend. Lawrence stays close to home because "out there" is too big and loud....
Migration : incredible animal journeys
Unwin, Mike
Paper Book
Animals of all shapes and sizes make epic journeys across our planet, through harsh weather, avoiding hungry predators, in their efforts to survive. Travel around the globe with some of the world's most incredible animals and discover their unique migration stories. Follow the...
My book of birds
Val???erio, Geraldo
Paper Book
A stunning album of some of the most beautiful birds in North America. Geraldo Valério is an artist who loves birds, from majestic Golden Eagles and Snowy Owls to brilliant cardinals and jays to the tiniest of hummingbirds. Here he presents his favorites, with beautiful collage...
Nesting
Cole, Henry
Paper Book
Award-winning author-illustrator Henry Cole soars to new heights in this stunning picture book about robins: their homes, their lives, and their families. In this black-and-white picture book highlighted with robin's egg blue, the reader will follow two robins as they build a...
Owls! : strange and wonderful
Pringle, Laurence P.
Paper Book
This latest installment in the popular Strange and Wonderful series by Laurence Pringle is an easy-to-read and comprehensive introduction to owl species from all over the world. Stuffed with scintillating science facts and large, colored illustrations from Meryl Henderson, this great educational...
A peek at beaks : tools birds use
Levine, Sara (Veterinarian)
Paper Book
Have you ever seen a bird using a jackhammer? What about one scooping up a meal with a net? Of course birds can't really use tools, at least not the way humans do. But birds have surprisingly helpful tools with them at all times--their beaks! Guess which birds have beaks resembling...
Robins! : how they grow up
Christelow, Eileen
Paper Book
Robins are the most familiar and beloved of all birds, found throughout North America and celebrated as one of the first signs of spring. But there's a lot about them that most people don't know! In this visually stunning picture book that features comic-book panels combined with painterly...
Woodpeckers
Gish, Melissa
Paper Book
"Brimming with photos and scientific facts, Woodpeckers treats middle-grade researchers and wild animal lovers to a comprehensive zoological profile of these wood-boring birds. Includes sidebars, a range map, a glossary, and an American Indian woodpecker tale"--
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