Format:
Book
Author:
Sibley, David, 1961- author, illustrator.
Title:
What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing - What birds are doing, and why / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Description:
xxxii, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Summary:
The bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing--and why "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.
Subjects:
Birds -- Popular works.
Birds -- Pictorial works.
Birds -- Nomenclature (Popular)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203).
LCCN:
2019015980
ISBN:
0307957896
9780307957894
Other Number:
1098231197
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
424962
Call Number:
598 SIB 2020
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
0
# System items in:
0