Free resources

A place to begin, no purchase needed. Add your email and we will send you a set of printables to keep, along with an occasional note about new readings, guides, and blog posts.

What you’ll receive

Burgess Bird Book bird cards and coloring pages. A printable card for every bird mentioned in The Burgess Bird Book for Children, over ninety in all. Each card carries the character’s name from the story, the modern common name, the scientific name, and a beautiful photograph, so your child can recognize the real bird out in nature study. They come with a coloring page for the main bird of each chapter, forty-five in all, to keep. Together they make a lovely, low-prep nature study companion: read the chapter, meet the bird, color it, and keep the card, all year alongside the read-alouds.

It is yours when you join the list.

Why families love them

The Burgess Bird Book is a beloved living book for nature study, and these cards give children something beautiful to hold and return to, the way Charlotte Mason hoped nature study would feel: full of wonder, closely observed, and kept. No prep on your end. Print, gather, and enjoy.

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What else comes with the list

Now and then, a note: when a new chapter read-aloud is ready, when a new companion guide is released, when a new blog post goes up, and the occasional encouragement for your family rhythm. No clamor, no daily mail. You can leave any time.

We do the planning. The books come alive. Your child does the learning.

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