Request: Space and Birds

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

So, Minor's school year has official come to an end, and I am planning some theme weeks for the summer to keep him and Minisculus engaged until late August when school resumes (in what form, who knows). The boys brainstormed and have come up with topics. The first two are:

Outer space

and

Birds

So if you know of any good activities/books/resources for kids on these two topics, feel free to leave them in the comments. Videos and films are fine but my kids are super, super sensitive to scary stuff so anything even remotely scary will probably be a no-go. For reference:

Minor is 9 years old (finishing 3rd grade in the US, going into 4th in the fall) and academically is on level

Minisculus is 5 years old (going into kindergarten in the fall) and is a little too smart for his own good :) meaning, I think he's a bit above level

I will do my own googling and what not, but if anything comes to mind let me know.