What's That Bird?: Getting to Know the Birds Around You, Coast to Coast

By Joseph Choiniere and Claire Mowbray Golding

Book Overview

This colorful guide introduces beginning birders of all ages to the wonders of the avian world. With profiles of 30 North American birds detailing their color, size, habitat, and calls, you'll quickly learn to identify the birds in your neighborhood. Additional sections on bird anatomy and behavior, ideas for keeping a bird-watching journal, instructions for building a nesting box, and tips for where to find specific species will have you exploring all the joys of birding in no time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580175546
• ISBN13: 9781580175548
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A truly outstanding children's book

This book has it all -- great facts, appealing layout, detailed and useful illustrations. The writing is superb, taking into account an older child's point of view. It's a significant step up from most similar books for children. It should provide families with hours of enjoyment and learning.

An easy and fun guide to bird habits, habitats and birdsong

Are you bird-literate? If it's an easy and fun guide to bird habits, habitats and birdsong you wish, couched in an engaging book of fun facts and intriguing insights, you can't go wrong with the colorful What's That Bird? Getting To Know The Brids Around You, Coast To Coast. Color provides added compliments to the gorgeous photography by Tom Vezo and the superb drawings by James Robins, while accompanying insights by an Audubon Society director and an editor with extensive experience presents a informed and informative book that the entire family can enjoy. What's That Bird? is very highly recommended, especially for family birding outings and ornithological adventures.