How Do Birds Find Their Way?

Many birds travel thousands of miles each year, migrating between summer and winter homes. Just how they find their way back and forth, sometimes returning to the exact same nesting grounds each year, has puzzled ornithologists for years. Roma Gans details the many theories scientists have proposed to explain the mysteries of migration.

Explores the mysteries of bird migration, including theories on how birds find their way and how scientists learn about migration.

Many birds travel thousands of miles each year, migrating between summer and winter homes. Just how they find their way back and forth, sometimes returning to the exact same nesting grounds each year, has puzzled ornithologists for years. Roma Gans details the many theories scientists have proposed to explain the mysteries of migration.

Children's Literature

How do birds find their way between summer and winter homes? Ornithologists conjecture that some follow rivers and other landmarks, some the sun, moon, or stars, and yet others Earth's magnetic field. Roma Gans explains these migration theories and their development in a fine "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out" title illustrated by Paul Mirocha. Ms. Gans notes that scientists routinely band birds to study their behavior.

The late Roma Gans was a co-founder of the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series.
How Do Birds Find Their Way?,
illustrated by Paul Mirocha, is one of her many titles.

Holly Keller is also the illustrator of From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer and Who Eats What? by Patricia Lauber. She lives in West Redding, CT.