HC $15.95
80 pgs.
Nonfiction picture book - dense with information
Nonfiction picture book - dense with information
Goodreads rating: 4.53
My rating: 5 Stars - This is a grand book!
Endpapers: green with simple, faint bird's footprints
This book is divided into four sections:
Woodlands & Forests
Wetlands, Shores, & Bodies of Water
Fields, Thickets, & Backyards
Deserts, Scrublands, & Rocky Slopes
My comments: I can't say enough glowing things about this top-notch book. As an adult who has only recently enjoyed watching birds, its useful information and fun, interesting facts are MUCH more accessible than guidebooks or handbooks geared toward adults. The illustrations are lovely and colorful, the occasional photo just enough, the quatrains written for each major bird are unforced and cleverly rhymed. Usually I'm a little put off by a large mixture of fonts, but the many used inthis text are melded well and therefore avoid overwhelming jumble. A really fine book!
Goodreads: From the National Wildlife Federation, publishers of Ranger Rick, the popular nature magazine for kids, comes this exciting, dynamic, and wonderfully illustrated guide for young naturalists.
National Wildlife Federation's World of Birds is arranged by habitat and identifies more than 100 birds. Kim Kurki¹s engaging and highly accurate illustrations give kids a true and close-up appreciation of each bird species, such as its size, shape, color, and markings, as well as its habitat, call, and behavior. Kids will learn to recognize the birds by their individual characteristics, such as the male cardinal¹s distinctive crest, the kestrel¹s helicopter hover, and the goldfinch¹s enchanting song. You¹ll also discover what makes each bird amazing, including which is the fastest flier, which lays the biggest egg, and which spends years of its life in the water, never touching land.
The excellent illustrations, nontechnical language, and fascinating facts throughout make this an ideal guide for beginner bird-watchers—of any age!
Woodlands & Forests
Wetlands, Shores, & Bodies of Water
Fields, Thickets, & Backyards
Deserts, Scrublands, & Rocky Slopes
My comments: I can't say enough glowing things about this top-notch book. As an adult who has only recently enjoyed watching birds, its useful information and fun, interesting facts are MUCH more accessible than guidebooks or handbooks geared toward adults. The illustrations are lovely and colorful, the occasional photo just enough, the quatrains written for each major bird are unforced and cleverly rhymed. Usually I'm a little put off by a large mixture of fonts, but the many used inthis text are melded well and therefore avoid overwhelming jumble. A really fine book!
Goodreads: From the National Wildlife Federation, publishers of Ranger Rick, the popular nature magazine for kids, comes this exciting, dynamic, and wonderfully illustrated guide for young naturalists.
National Wildlife Federation's World of Birds is arranged by habitat and identifies more than 100 birds. Kim Kurki¹s engaging and highly accurate illustrations give kids a true and close-up appreciation of each bird species, such as its size, shape, color, and markings, as well as its habitat, call, and behavior. Kids will learn to recognize the birds by their individual characteristics, such as the male cardinal¹s distinctive crest, the kestrel¹s helicopter hover, and the goldfinch¹s enchanting song. You¹ll also discover what makes each bird amazing, including which is the fastest flier, which lays the biggest egg, and which spends years of its life in the water, never touching land.
The excellent illustrations, nontechnical language, and fascinating facts throughout make this an ideal guide for beginner bird-watchers—of any age!
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