Bird Books

Noted wildlife illustrator presents detailed accurate renderings of 42 species—bald eagle, common black hawk, great horned owl, Andean condor, osprey, crested caracara, turkey vulture, peregrine falcon (on a dramatic double-page spread), many more. Informative captions. (more…)
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From School Library Journal Grade 2-4–This readable account focuses on a short period in the famous naturalist’s youth. Audubon, who was born and raised in France, was sent to America at age 18 to avoid service in Napoleon’s army. Living in his father’s farmhouse in Pennsylvania, he...
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From Library Journal Similar in layout and content to Roth!s Attracting Birds to Your Backyard (Rodale, 1998), this book is both enjoyable to browse because of its color photos, line art, and call-outs and useful as a home reference because of its alphabetical arrangement. Conveying an enormous...
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From Publishers Weekly In this intriguing, beautifully illustrated volume, Canadian writer and birder Gibson (Five Legs) employs poems, folk tales, parables, legends, and extracts from the works of naturalists and others to explore humans’ relationship with birds through the centuries. Some of the material—Peter Matthiessen’s tribute to...
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of Audubon’s noted illustrations rendered for coloring by Paul Kennedy: red-winged blackbird, painted bunting, wood duck, great blue heron, ruby-throated hummingbird, purple finch, blue jay, etc. Original plates reproduced in full color on covers. Common and scientific names and current range. “…printed on quality stock which works with a variety of media…”—Bookstyle....
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Colorful illustrations and useful tips help kids find and identify 30 different birds, nests, and eggs in this fun Take-Along Guide. –This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition. (more…)
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From Library Journal This attractive book, the product of 16 writers and 22 artists, consists of over 450 page-length species accounts which feature a high-quality color painting, a half-page anecdotal narrative essay, a range map, a drawing, plus small sections detailing the bird’s identification, habitat, and food....
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From Booklist Probably millions of Americans participate in bird-watching. All birders have to start somewhere, and this new entry in the Storey Answer Book series is an excellent choice for the novice and not-so-novice. Erikson is a science editor at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and with...
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From School Library Journal Grade 4-7-Field guides that offer tips on identification. Backyard Birds features types “…you are likely to see where you live”; Birds of Prey, the “…swift and often silent hunters…”; Bizarre Birds, North American birds with a unique characteristic; and Shorebirds that can be...
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Learn to identify birds like the Myrtle Warbler and the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird—as well as better-known species—as you color these 46 accurate renderings of 50 favorites. Captions provide scientific names, other information. A delightful way to learn about birds you may discover in your own backyard. A copyright-free source for graphic artists, too....
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