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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Arguably,
one of the most important reasons to study birds is to further our awareness of the ecosystems that support all life on earth. Of course, birds also bring us joy and provide an important food source. Learning about their ever-shifting populations, habitats,
and environmental health is something every age group can appreciate. The </span>
<a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (MeL) has eResources for all ages, but there is an exceptional amount
of content on birds available for K-8 students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Britannica School<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Covering seven main categories of birds including Birds of Prey, Flightless Birds, Shorebirds, and Waterfowl,
</span><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=eb"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Britannica School</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> provides detailed
articles with built-in accessibility tools. Available in each category are vibrant images and exceptional video clips, such as those on
</span><a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/assembly/view/193561"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">osprey</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/assembly/view/227234"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">penguins</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and
</span><a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/assembly/view/216090"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ducks</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. Articles on
</span><a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/ornithology/57435"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ornithology</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/John-James-Audubon/273008"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John James Audubon</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Alexander-Wilson/340555"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Alexander Wilson</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and much more bird-related
content can be found in this MeL eResource.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook K-8 Collection<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Searching the keyword
<b>bird</b> brings back over </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=bird&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">300
titles</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> in the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e860xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook K-8 Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
including </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&AN=2116193&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_1"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bringing
Back the Whooping Crane</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and other eBooks about endangered species. There are also several books available on bird
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=bird+AND+habitat&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">habitat</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
and </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=bird+AND+migration&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">migration</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
Be sure to explore the </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook Public Library Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
for additional titles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PebbleGo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=pebblego"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PebbleGo</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
a resource for early elementary students, presents dozens of bird species in an interactive resource, complete with text read aloud by off-Broadway actors and actresses, highlighted text, visual navigation, audio navigation (hover sounds), activities, and
citation. Details of each bird (including 17 different species of penguins) include habitat, food, life cycle, and fun facts. Additionally, there is always at least one type of media (map, video, image, audio, etc.) to support the article.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">World Book Kids<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the
<b>World of Animals: Birds</b> section of </span><a href="https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">World Book Kids</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
elementary-age students can access individual animal exhibits, such as the Spotted Owl Exhibit. There, they can listen to the sound the owl makes, watch video clips, read about its greatest predators (great horned owl), learn quirky facts (after a spotted
owl eats a rat, it spits up a pellet that holds the rat’s bones and fur), and link directly to outside resources like National Geographic, KidZone, and international conservation websites. Moreover, World Book Kids has read-aloud tools, and the article content
links directly to Google Classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As we finish February, National Bird Feeding Month, consider taking a deep dive into the many resources available through MeL to learn more about birds.
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