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Conservation Tales:
​The Cerulean Warbler


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Learn about the Cerulean Warbler, endangered in Indiana, and vulnerable in other states. This  species represents a typical problem for song birds,  and helps readers learn how we study the birds and what can e done to help these beautiful animals.

The story features Alyssa, a young girl who gets to see firsthand the role of scientific research in protecting the Cerulean Warbler. Illustrator Sami Pfaff has brought Alyssa to life in the images in the book. Photographs of the birds and the researchers also add to the story.

Come find out more about these birds and Alyssa's experience!

Illustrations by Sami Pfaff
Art Director - Barbara Giorgio-Booher
Graphic Designer - Brooke Gabrek
Additional Artwork - Sierra Hensley
Content Consultants -  Dr. Kamal Islam, Clayton Delancey, Claire Nemes, and Garrett MacDonald
​ISBN #978-0-9863369-3-5 
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LEARNING LINKS
Conservation Tales: The Cerulean Warbler

Featured Activity - FeederWatch!
Other Links
  • Bird Song Hero - New!! from Cornell Ornithology lab - learn to identify birds by their song by playing this game.
  • NestWatch
  • The Great Backyard Bird Count
  • eBird
  • The Big Sit

  • New! Seeing Stars! Cerulean warblers and many other songbirds are affected by light pollution - man-made lights that make it hard for them to see the moon and stars as they fly on migration. You can be a citizen by observing the night sky and sharing data on this website. The National Science Foundation shares your data with scientists around the world!
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NGSS Standards
The content and activities in this book are aligned with the following elements from the Next Generation Science Standards:
Performance
​Expectations

3-LS4-2
3-LS4-3
3-LS4-4
4-LS1-2
5-LS2-1
Disciplinary
Core Ideas

LS1.D
LS2.A
LS2.B
LS2.C
LS4.B
LS4.C
LS4.D
Science & Engineering Practices
Constructing explanations & designing solutions
Engaging in argument from evidence
​Developing & using models
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
​Cause & effect
Systems & system models
Interde
The production of this book involved trips to the researcher's field sites. Both the author and the illustrators used these shadowing activities to get ideas for the story, research the facts included in the text, and sketch illustrations that reflect the field sites accurately. The images below show some of those activities, including some close-up meetings with birds and even an encounter with a copperhead.  We hope the field work adds to the authenticity of the Conservation Tales series.

Sami's illustrations were done with acrylic gouache on Bristol board.

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    • About the project
  • Books
    • Cerulean Warbler
    • Bats
    • Salamanders
    • Bees
    • Sea Turtles
    • Seahorses
    • Manatees
    • Elephants
    • Giraffes
    • Orangutans
    • Tigers
    • Monarch
    • Carp
    • Macaws
    • Sloths
    • Conservation Tales Junior
  • ELearning
  • eStore
    • Bookstore
    • Gift Shop
    • EdSales
  • Meet the Team
    • Current Team
    • Midwest II series
    • Asia Series Team
    • Midwest Series Team
    • Gulf Coast Series Team
    • Africa Series Team
    • CT Junior Series
    • Sponsors
    • Conservation Partners
  • Events
  • Extras
    • Photo Credits
    • Project Achievements
  • Activities
    • FeatherDetective >
      • At My Feeder
      • MW Fields & Woods
      • Let's Travel!
    • ButterflyCardGame
    • Turtle Detectives
    • What's Your Footprint?
    • manateeid
    • Manatee Eye in the Sky
    • BeeHouse
    • ElephantID >
      • ElephantPhotos
    • Wildlife Watch
    • Guided Reading
  • ButterflyID
  • BflyIDDiscuss
  • ButterflyIDQuiz