Featuring 100 species of birds from coast to coast this colorful guide helps kids identify and understand birds. The National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America will be both accessible and tons of fun. Fifty of the country’s most popular birds will be laid out in stunning two-page spreads that will include information such as their range, the sounds they make, and the food they like to eat. Each profile will also include a cool or weird fun fact, and a feature called “A Closer Look,” which digs deeper into once aspect of the bird’s life (eating habits, birdsongs, etc.). Each profile will also display a fact box with the bird’s scientific name, weight, length, and wingspan.
Kids will also find tons of fun facts, bright and bold colors, full-color photographs, and layering of information that makes everything jump off the page. Birds will be organized by habitat, and habitat spreads will show where different birds live within each environment. The guide also explains all the basics that kids need to know about spotting birds. Features will include activities, such as how to build a birdhouse and how to build a birdfeeder, sidebars highlighting fascinating info, lists, range maps, and much more. Conservation information, a find out more section, glossary, and index will add ample back matter to round out this book.
Great book but not as detailed as I would like We purchased this book for my son and I to identify the birds in our backyard. It has just a few of the most popular birds in each area. While it is laid out nicely and has great pictures there are several birds in our backyard that are not in there so we had to buy another book. Great book if you are looking just for an overview of the most common birds.
Great pictures and information for bird lovers and the curious. Everyone who opens this has loved this book. It was bought for a bird loving youth in the family and got passed around during the holidays with much success. It has a clear color pictures, a great table of contents and birds are divided by habitats. There are a few unconventional categories such as “Rock Star Birds”, but it is descriptive in the habitat, as in birds that are located in rocky areas.After the sections of habitat there are additional ‘fun’ pages like:How to build a…
Comprehensive guide for kids, nice for adults too! I was looking for a comprehensive bird guide for my four year old daughter and me to read together. I generally trust National Geographic and this book did not disappoint! It has the more common birds you would find in different ecosystems of North America. The pictures are bright and clear and there are lots of fun facts and information about each. I love the maps showing the distribution of each species, which is great for a visual learner like myself. I am learning alot from this book along…