Wake-Up Call: Saving Our Songbirds

"Come on baby, I'm cute, look at these feathers... " Bird songs communicate a wide range of information, from mating calls to danger cries. Songbirds are some of the most charming, and there is nothing sweeter than a walk through the woods with these birds chirping above your head. Unlike many films and books on songbirds, however, this is more than just a celebration of our musical little friends. It is "a wake-up call" that reveals just why 15% of the earth's birds are considered endangered and what we can do to help restore the numbers. Claire Blotter's Wake-Up Call interweaves--with great effectiveness--interviews with young elementary school children, scientists, and environmentalists, while also suggesting some very simple ways that viewers can support the bird population in their own backyards. Suitable for grades 2-6, this is recommended. Aud: E, I. (J. Asala)