Birds for Children
It is a little known fact that the Lloyd has an excellent 19th century collection of children's natural history volumes, which are filled with entertaining stories designed to engage children in the study of nature. These books cover a variety of natural history topics, but several are all about birds. We feature four nicely illustrated volumes here. Click here to learn more about the Lloyd's children's books collection.
M. and E. Kirby. Stories about Birds of Land and Water. London; New York: Cassell & Co., 1874.
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Bird Stories for Little People. New York: A. L. Burt Co., 1890.
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R. B. Lodge. The Birds and Their Story: A Book for Young Folk. London: Charles H. Kelley, [1890?].
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R. B. Lodge is regarded as the person to take the first "wild" bird photograph, depicting a Lapwing incubating. As a result of his early work, Lodge was awarded the first medal for nature photography by The Royal Photographic Society.
M. K. C. Scott. Birds Shown to Children. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1890.
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