Hi guys,
I'm doing some research for a children's illustrated picturebook that I'm currently working on and was recommended this forum by a blog I reached out to. My book follows a birdwatcher travelling to various locations to look at birds. In part, the book is designed to be educational with facts about various birds interspersed throughout. The core idea of the book though is that our character observes these birds and relates the behaviour he sees in the birds to his own human experience and considers the way he is living based on what he sees in these birds.
So, I was wondering if you guys have any thoughts. For one thing, what are some stereotypical tropes or conceptions surrounding birdwatchers that I should try to avoid and conversely, what are some good attributes found in birdwatchers to include in my own character. What are some good beginner birds that birdwatchers seek out and what are some of the more unusual and exciting looking ones (after all, it is a book for children and I want it to be colourful and fun). Any ideas about birds with unusual behavioural patterns too?
Any input you guys can give me would be a huge help! I'm still fairly early in the process.
I'm doing some research for a children's illustrated picturebook that I'm currently working on and was recommended this forum by a blog I reached out to. My book follows a birdwatcher travelling to various locations to look at birds. In part, the book is designed to be educational with facts about various birds interspersed throughout. The core idea of the book though is that our character observes these birds and relates the behaviour he sees in the birds to his own human experience and considers the way he is living based on what he sees in these birds.
So, I was wondering if you guys have any thoughts. For one thing, what are some stereotypical tropes or conceptions surrounding birdwatchers that I should try to avoid and conversely, what are some good attributes found in birdwatchers to include in my own character. What are some good beginner birds that birdwatchers seek out and what are some of the more unusual and exciting looking ones (after all, it is a book for children and I want it to be colourful and fun). Any ideas about birds with unusual behavioural patterns too?
Any input you guys can give me would be a huge help! I'm still fairly early in the process.