Comments on: Crowing over Crow Books http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/ Children's Book Author Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:17:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Becky http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/comment-page-1/#comment-18157 Becky Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:36:02 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=6878#comment-18157 Lissa, as long as you are counting crows, I'll toss in some of my favorites (we have lots of crows and their magpie cousins on the farm), "Crow Country" by Mark Cocker, from the UK; I had to order my copy from BookDepository UK "Corvus: A Life with Birds" by Esther Woolfson, also from the UK but recently published over here, thank goodness And one of my favorite natural history writers, Bernd Heinrich, has "Mind of the Raven" From my childhood I seem to remember a story about a crow couple and a snake (and great illustrations), but I can't for the life of me remember the title or author. It must have been a library book at one time because if it was one of my old childhood books we'd have read it at some point in the past few years! Lissa, as long as you are counting crows, I’ll toss in some of my favorites (we have lots of crows and their magpie cousins on the farm),

“Crow Country” by Mark Cocker, from the UK; I had to order my copy from BookDepository UK

“Corvus: A Life with Birds” by Esther Woolfson, also from the UK but recently published over here, thank goodness

And one of my favorite natural history writers, Bernd Heinrich, has “Mind of the Raven”

From my childhood I seem to remember a story about a crow couple and a snake (and great illustrations), but I can’t for the life of me remember the title or author. It must have been a library book at one time because if it was one of my old childhood books we’d have read it at some point in the past few years!

]]> By: Nancy http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/comment-page-1/#comment-17918 Nancy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:44 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=6878#comment-17918 Blacky the Crow by Thornton Burgess. For that matter, ANY book by Thornton Burgess. There are a whole bunch of short (2-3 pgs) chapters in his books which run about 22 chapters. The animals are somewhat anthropomorphized, but from what I recall when we visited the Thornton Burgess museum on Cape Cod when the 16 yr old was a toddler, Burgess' observations of animal behaviors and characteristics are pretty accurate. They were all written in the early 1900's for the author's young son. Dover Press had them in economy versions last I knew. Now my 6 yr old and I are working through the books we have at home. Blacky the Crow by Thornton Burgess. For that matter, ANY book by Thornton Burgess. There are a whole bunch of short (2-3 pgs) chapters in his books which run about 22 chapters. The animals are somewhat anthropomorphized, but from what I recall when we visited the Thornton Burgess museum on Cape Cod when the 16 yr old was a toddler, Burgess’ observations of animal behaviors and characteristics are pretty accurate. They were all written in the early 1900′s for the author’s young son. Dover Press had them in economy versions last I knew. Now my 6 yr old and I are working through the books we have at home.

]]> By: Joann http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/comment-page-1/#comment-17909 Joann Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:09:03 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=6878#comment-17909 Non fiction suggestion: King Solomon's Ring by Konrad Lorenz. The author, a naturalist, keeps geese and jackdaws at home. Dan and I have just begun this but we are really enjoying it thus far. It comes highly reommended by a very trusted friend. Non fiction suggestion: King Solomon’s Ring by Konrad Lorenz. The author, a naturalist, keeps geese and jackdaws at home. Dan and I have just begun this but we are really enjoying it thus far. It comes highly reommended by a very trusted friend.

]]> By: Beth http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/comment-page-1/#comment-17877 Beth Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:12:26 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=6878#comment-17877 I don't know if anyone has yet mentioned the beautiful picture book Merry Christmas, Merry Crow. It's by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Jon Goodell. I reviewed it a few years back here (if anyone's interested): http://www.epinions.com/content_285008694916. A really lovely book! I don’t know if anyone has yet mentioned the beautiful picture book Merry Christmas, Merry Crow. It’s by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Jon Goodell. I reviewed it a few years back here (if anyone’s interested): http://www.epinions.com/content_285008694916. A really lovely book!

]]> By: Hannah http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/comment-page-1/#comment-17854 Hannah Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:45:11 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=6878#comment-17854 Crow Boy too, right? Crow Boy too, right?

]]> By: MelanieB http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/comment-page-1/#comment-17853 MelanieB Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:50:28 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=6878#comment-17853 May I add to the list Crow Call by Lois Lowry. One of our recent library finds. I believe it was published last year. A gorgeously illustrated book. One of the best I've seen in a long time. And a touching father-daughter story. May I add to the list Crow Call by Lois Lowry. One of our recent library finds. I believe it was published last year. A gorgeously illustrated book. One of the best I’ve seen in a long time. And a touching father-daughter story.

]]> By: Jamie http://melissawiley.com/blog/2010/03/14/crowbooklist/comment-page-1/#comment-17840 Jamie Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:45:40 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=6878#comment-17840 Barnaby Rudge! Barnaby Rudge!

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