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Birds near a Mountain Stream by Herman Henstenburgh (c.1683-c.1726) |
Here in the United States, we are winging our way towards springs. I offer you some stories about our feathered friends from around the world.
STORIES
The Bird Grip –
Sweden
https://fairytalez.com/the-bird-grip/
The Bat the Birds
and the Beasts - Aesop
https://www.bartleby.com/17/1/24.html
The Bird of
Folklore - Denmark
https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheBirdOfFolklore_e.html
Crow Brings Daylight - Inuit
https://www.planetozkids.com/oban/crodayli.htm
The Enchanted Storks - Bagdad
http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/019.html
Fenist the Bright Falcon - Russia
https://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales/fenist-brave-falcon.html
The Fox and the
Stork - Aesop
https://www.bartleby.com/17/1/19.html
The Golden Bird –
Germany
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3048/the-golden-bird/
The History of Caliph Stork - Arabia
https://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Arab_folktale_60.html#gsc.tab=0
How Hummingbird
Got Fire – Ohlone/Native American
This
link also includes a lesson plan.
https://goldengatebirdalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Hummingbird-Story-Packet.pdf
How the Goldfinch
Got Its Colors - Belgium
https://fairytalez.com/goldfinch-got-colours/
The Lucky Bird –
Kashmir|
https://www.kidsgen.com/stories/folk_tales/the_lucky_bird.htm
The Turtle and the Birds – South Sudan
https://www.southsudanesefolktales.org/?project=the-turtle-and-the-birds
White Wings – The Tale of the Dove and the Hunter - India
https://storiestogrowby.org/story/white-wing-the-tale-of-the-doves-and-the-hunter-panchatantra-stories/
The
Wings of the Butterfly - South America
http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/030.html
Why
the Wren Flies Close to the Earth -
Britain
https://www.sacred-texts.com/etc/bnm/bnm23.htm
The Wonderful Bird
– Romania
https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Romanian_folktale_2.html#gsc.tab=0
BOOKS
Discover Wildlife:
Best Books on Birds for Children
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/reviews/books-birds-children
CRAFTS
Messy Little Monsters – Easy and fun
bird crafts for children.
https://www.messylittlemonster.com/2022/01/bird-crafts.html
CURRICULUM
Cornell Lab –
Lessons and Activities for grades K-12. Some are free to download, others you may purchase.
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/get-started/
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for redirected or broken links. At the time of this posting all links were in
working order. Thank you for understanding.
Karen Chace 2025 ©
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