What It's Like to Be a Bird
From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing -- What Birds Are Doing, and Why
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Format: Book
Description: xxxii, 203 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
"Can birds smell?" "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?" "Do robins 'hear' worms?" In "What It's Like to Be a Bird," David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds--blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees--it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults--including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes--it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action. Unlike any other book he has written, "What It's Like to Be a Bird" is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds." -- Amazon.com.
Contents:
Preface -- How to use this book -- Introduction -- Portfolio of birds -- Birds in this book -- What to do if... -- Becoming a birder
ISBN:
0307957896
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C ANIMALS Bird Sib | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/28/2024) |
C ANIMALS Bird Sib | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C ANIMALS Bird Sib | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 7/1/2024) |
C ANIMALS Bird Sib | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/15/2024) |
C ANIMALS Bird Sib | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Transit Request |
ANIMALS Bird Sib | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203).