Synopses & Reviews
A new Peterson Field Guide to 200 of the most common and interesting birds in eastern North America, written especially for kids ages eight to twelve.
Increasingly popular among all ages, birding is an especially popular family friendly activity. This fun and lively guide provides just the right amount of information for kids who have an interest in birds and want to learn more. Each of the 200 species is described on a full page packed with information and written in an engaging style."Wow!" bursts contain particularly interesting facts about each bird. Range maps are easy to read and each one includes a key, so that small hands wont have to flip again and again to the front or back of the book. There is even a space for young birders to check off birds they have spotted and the date the species was seen. Color photographs are used for identification purposes, and black-and-white line drawings by Julie Zickefoose illustrate interesting behaviors or characteristics.
A birder since childhood, Thompson says he would have loved a book like this one when he was just getting interested in birds. Now a father of two, he spent many hours over a two-year period with his now eleven-year-old daughters class getting their advice on what to include in the book.
Synopsis
This guide to 200 of the most common and interesting birds in eastern North America is written especially for kids ages eight to 12. This fun and lively book provides just the right amount of information for kids who have an interest in birds and want to learn more. Full-color photographs and b&w drawings throughout.
Synopsis
An easy-to-use field guide for new bird watchers, covering 300 of the most common birds in the US and Canada.
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and#8220;I love this book. It is fun to read, beautifully laid out, and accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The sections called and#8216;Wowand#8217; and and#8216;Rememberand#8217; on each page will elicit 'I never knew that!' from many readers. This is a winner for the new birder from four to one hundred and four.and#8221;
and#8212;Jane Alexander, actress and former board member of the American Birding Association and#160; What a new birder needs is a field guide that shows most of the birds he or she is going to see but doesnand#8217;t overwhelm with rarities unlikely to be seen. This is that book. Covering 300 of the most common birds in the United States and Canada, this guide has just the right amount of information about how to identify birds, where and when to look for them, what they sound like, and how they behave. The New Birderand#8217;s Guide includes easy-to-understand descriptions and maps, clear photos, drawings of common and interesting behaviors, and fun and#8220;Wow!and#8221; facts for each bird, plus expert advice on identification basics, how to get started, and how to improve your birding skills.
About the Author
BILL THOMPSON III is the editor of
Bird Watcher’s Digest and the author of the Peterson Field Guide Young Birder
’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, along with many other books. He lives in Ohio with his wife, the author and illustrator Julie Zickefoose, and their two children.
Julie Zickefoose began her career as a field biologist for the Nature Conservancy. She became a magazine and book illustrator, then began to illustrate her own stories, gleaned from experiences with wild birds and animals. Her monthly commentaries bring a glimpse of Appalachia to NPR's All Things Considered. Bird Watcher's Digest has published more than forty of her articles and seventeen cover paintings since 1986.