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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: BIRDS as a DOORWAY into NATURE Fee $10 / Sat 1:30p - 2:30p
Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Bill’s kids, Phoebe and Liam, love watching TV and playing on the computer. Like other parents, he worried that they weren’t getting outside enough, that they were losing their connection with nature. Fortunately, there are things we can do and luckily, kids are fascinated by birds. Bill spent five years working with his kids’ elementary-school classes to create the ideal beginning field guide. The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America, part of the Peterson Field Guide Series, gives young people ages 8 to 12 an introduction to the world of birds in a way they can appreciate and enjoy. Find out how the book was created, hear stories about Bill’s own adventures as a young birder, and gain insight on countering the growing trend of “nature deficit disorder.” Bill Thompson III is the editor/co-publisher of Bird Watcher’s Digest, America’s longest-running popular magazine for birders. He’s the author of numerous books, including Bird Watching For Dummies, Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Bird Identification Challenges, Identifying & Feeding Birds, and the just-published Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America. He writes a weekly blog, Bill of the Birds (billofthebirds.blogspot.com) and hosts a podcast called This Birding Life. Bill regularly speaks, guides, and performs at birding festivals across North America, consults internationally on ecotourism marketing, and has watched birds in 47 states and 28 countries. In his spare time, he’s the leader of the country-rock band The Rain Crows.
HOW DO I CONTACT THE RGVBF? Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival P.O. Box 3162 / Harlingen, TX 78551 1.956.423.5440 / 1.209.22RGVBF info@rgvbf.org
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