{"id":798,"date":"2021-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weebly-import-post-40"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:43:23","slug":"dudley-carlsons-kids-bird-book-recommendation-across-the-pond","status":"publish","type":"wingbeat","link":"https:\/\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/wingbeat\/dudley-carlsons-kids-bird-book-recommendation-across-the-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Dudley Carlson&#8217;s Kids Bird Book Recommendation &#8211; Across the Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>By Guest Blogger Dudley Carlson<\/strong><\/div> <div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Picture\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/wp-content\/uploads\/weebly-migration\/1534471219-01-sclzzzzzzz-sx500.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bWhat is it that draws people to birding?\u00a0 For some of us, it\u2019s a single, unforgettable encounter; for others it\u2019s more gradual, perhaps even accidental.\u00a0 For Callie, in Joy McCullough\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Across-Pond-Joy-McCullough\/dp\/1534471219\" target=\"_blank\">Across the Pond<\/a>, <\/em>it\u2019s part of the completely new life she discovers when her family moves from a small apartment in San Diego to a castle they have inherited in Scotland.<br\/><br\/>\u200b<span>\u200bShy and uncomfortable in new situations, Callie discovers that seventh grade (hers) at her new school will be \u201chigh school.\u201d\u00a0 Fearful of being an outsider among older students, she persuades her parents to &#8230;<\/span><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph\">home-school her for the first year, which they agree to do on one condition:\u00a0 she must find one social activity on her own that provides the chance to meet new people and make friends.<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>At the village library, she meets a friendly librarian who mentions that a \u201ctwitching\u201d club meets there, and as she\u2019s found nothing else, she decides to try it, quickly discovering that it consists only of boys and a decidedly unwelcoming male leader. Told that seeing a new bird counts only if it\u2019s a male, Callie rebels; and that marks the beginning not only of her birding adventure, but of her gradual transformation from shy outsider to can-do twitcher.\u00a0 She\u2019s helped along by evolving friendships with Raj, a boy whose small size and ethnicity have marked him as \u201cdifferent\u201d and made him a target for teasing, and Sid, a girl whose family circumstances and an unusual disease make her seem less interested than she really is.<br\/><br\/>\u200bCallie also finds an early diary of the castle\u2019s former owner who, as a young girl, was sent away from home for safety during World War II.\u00a0 Philippa Spence was also a \u201ctwitcher,\u201d and in her diaries Callie learns more about birds and discovers another outsider faced with difficult circumstances.\u00a0 As their parallel stories begin to intertwine, we see both young women finding their strengths.<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>This is not a flawless book.\u00a0 One of Philippa\u2019s bird lists includes North American species that would not have been seen in Scotland, including a Black-capped Chickadee that eats from her hand.\u00a0 But it nicely captures the joy of finding new birds and the challenges of developing new friendships, and there are important parallels with today\u2019s need for inclusiveness in birding and elsewhere.<br\/><br\/><strong><em>SFBBO member Dudley Carlson, a biologist\u2019s daughter, grew up in a family of birders and was Manager of Youth Services at Princeton (NJ) Public Library for 25 years. 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