For those in the United States, I recommend the "Birds of [your state here]" guidebooks by Stan Tekiela. The best thing about them is that they're organized by color and then by size, making it easy to look up the unfamiliar bird you just saw.
And for those in Europe, who also use Anki (which I recommend) this deck ist just beautiful: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/940243165 (it's called Dutch birds, but I'm from Austria and can use it just fine!)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/886449.The_Boy_Who_Drew_Birds
This short biography of John James Audubon is an annual hit with my 1-3rd graders. Students are inspired to sketch and observe.
Just put a hold from my library — thank you!
For those in the United States, I recommend the "Birds of [your state here]" guidebooks by Stan Tekiela. The best thing about them is that they're organized by color and then by size, making it easy to look up the unfamiliar bird you just saw.
And for those in Europe, who also use Anki (which I recommend) this deck ist just beautiful: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/940243165 (it's called Dutch birds, but I'm from Austria and can use it just fine!)