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Backyard Birdsong Guide Eastern and Central North America
SKU
009342
ISBN
9781943645015
Grade PK-AD
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Description
Birdwatching is a wonderful, peaceful activity, and listening to birdcalls can be equally enjoyable! The Backyard Birdsong Guide has a built-in audio player for learning and identifying songs of birds found in Eastern and Central North America. It includes 75 unique birds and over 130 of their sounds, with a wealth of information about each bird's different songs and calls with their meanings, uses, and related behavior. The page spread for each bird also includes a beautiful illustration of the species, a range map, habitat description, physical description, and the track number and short description of each featured bird song. This excellent resource from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is great for new and seasoned bird lovers alike. The fascinating introduction teaches not only about bird songs but also how to truly appreciate them. It explores why birds sing, how they get their songs, the patterns in which they sing their songs and how that changes throughout the day. The lessons motivate readers to go outside, listen closely, and learn more for themselves. The book is organized by bird type, with a helpful audio track index in the front and a full index in the back. The player requires 3 AAA batteries (included) and includes easy-to-follow instructions. 192 pgs, hc.
Publisher's Description of Backyard Birdsong Guide Eastern and Central North America
Back by popular demand with more than 300,000 copies sold, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud to re-release the widely acclaimed and bestselling bird audio field guide series, Backyard Birdsongs, from award-winning Ornithologist and Author, Donald Kroodsma.
Backyard Birdsongs is an interactive handbook of birds and their songs for beginning bird-watchers. With a touch-button electronic module housing common vocalizations of 75 species from across Eastern and Central North America, this volume offers a truly sensory way to identify and get to know local birds. Crisply detailed and scientifically accurate illustrations accompany each entry, and up-to-date range maps provide clear geographical reference points. Complete with an introduction to birdsongs that will inspire readers to look out their kitchen windows and venture out in the field, this unique book provides an exciting entryway into the subtle art of birding.
Category Description for Backyard Birdsong Guides
Listen to the beautiful songs of seventy-five unique North American birds with this book and its built in music player! The beginning of the book introduces readers to bird calls, explaining why birds sing and giving suggestions for listening to their songs. The rest of the book provides details on individual birds and their songs, with each bird receiving a two-page spread. Each spread contains a full color illustration, the name of the bird, its habitat, and its physical description. There is also a thumbnail map of North America, with color coded shading indicating the locations and seasons for each bird. Several paragraphs provide details about each bird's songs for you to read as you listen. Book measures 8 ¼" x 7 ¼". 191 pgs, hc. ~ Lisa
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Cornell Lab |
| Grades: | PK-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781943645015 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 7.125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.3 |
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