I can recommend any of the following (listed alphabetically
by author).

Nehls, H.B. 1981. Familiar Birds of the Northwest. Portland
Audubon Society.
Not specifically targeted to children, but has only NW birds
eliminating potential mis-IDs.

Peterson, R.T. 1957. How to Know the Birds. Signet American, NY.
Probably more appropriate to children 12 and up.

Peterson, R.T. 1986. Peterson First Guides: Birds. Houghton-Mifflin.
Boston.
Trimmed downed composite of eastern and western guides.

Weidensaul, S. 1998. NAS First Field Guide Birds. Scholastic Inc. NY
Available at Costco, comprehensive guide and biology.

And leave at home picture books:

Aska, Warabe and David Day. 1992. Aska's Birds. Doubleday, NY.

Boulton, Rudyerd. 1933. Traveling with the Birds. M.A. Donohue and
Co. Chicago.

Henry, Marguerite. 1942. Birds at Home. M.A. Donohue and
Co. Chicago.

Porter, R.P. 1962. The Giant Golden Book of Birds. Golden Press, NY

Yolan, Jane. 1987. Owl Moon. Philomel Books, NY. (Cauldecott Winner)

Yolan, Jane. 1990. Bird Watch. Philomel Books, NY.

Bob Mauritsen wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> I want to buy a field guide for a nine-year-old girl who currently lives
> near Phoenix and will be coming up here in a month and a half, for
> good. I was going to buy her the Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds,
> but I had second thoughts. Maybe that book is a bit to dense for her.
>
> Might there be a field guide more suited to kids, but would still list
> birds that would be found in AZ and WA? Somebody down there told her
> about a "phoenix" bird, which is not in the FGWB. I'd like to get the
> book to her before she comes up here, so she can figure out what this
> "phoenix bird" is.
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> bob mauritsen
> Green Lake, Seattle

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