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So Many Ways to Be a Bird
*Foreword Indie Book Award Finalist
All birds have wings, feathers, and a beak, but what makes them different from one another? Can all birds fly? Why do birds have such varied beak shapes? There are so many ways to be a bird.
With over 11,000 bird species on Earth, So Many Ways to Be a Bird will guide readers of all ages in understanding the unique characteristics and features of these diverse creatures we call birds. Perfect for the curious mind, the book sprinkles interesting facts throughout the story with additional insights on adaptation at the end. The intricate collage illustrations will help readers identify birds, become aware of the natural world around them, and inspire them to protect these fascinating creatures.
"Accurate and interesting facts and imagery will make this a positive addition to any readers’ nature collections.” —Kirkus Reviews
"An attractive introduction to birds.” —Bookist
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10"x
10",
40 pages,
ages 4-8,
$18.99
Diverse bird species, bird diversity, evolution of birds, bird adaptations, beak evolution, observing and comparing birds and their behavior, recognizing birds habitats, natural science, scientific imaginations, natural history, environmental awareness, vocabulary development
Reviews
So Many Ways to Be a Bird
Explore the incredible world of bird adaptations, where every beak, feather, and wing has a story to tell. From the floating nests of a grebe to the clever mobbing technique of crows, this beautifully illustrated book reveals the secrets of nature's most fascinating flyers. Perfect for budding naturalists and art lovers alike.
—Cate Clune, Director of Education, Audubon Canyon Ranch
So Many Ways to Be a Bird
This appealing title showcases some of the most obvious adaptations that differentiate bird species, including size, feet, flight, nests, eggs, hatchlings, beaks, and vocalizations, each in a spread or two. A concluding spread summarizes these adaptations and adds the range of colors, obvious throughout Anderson’s careful collage portraits. She introduces topics in larger text using occasional rhyming couplets, internal rhymes, alliteration, and frequent repetition of the phrase “so many ways.” Each spread includes examples, with dozens of labeled species. The birds may be familiar or unfamiliar, but the information will be intriguing—robins have three toes in front and one in back to hold on to a branch while perching; woodpeckers cling to trees with two toes each in front and back; the common murre’s egg is tapered so that it can only roll in a circle, not off the cliff where it was laid. The egg is shown on a spread of variously sized, shaped, and colored eggs, some of which are “wee as a pea.” The bolded narrative reads aloud smoothly and the illustrations show well. Readers who are also knowledgeable birders will appreciate the way every bird, identified or not, is recognizable. For young readers or browsers, the two-level text offers flexibility. Accurate and interesting facts and imagery will make this a positive addition to any readers’ nature collections.
Engaging and informative.
—Kirkus Reviews
So Many Ways to Be a Bird
Written mainly in prose with some internal rhymes, the text groups concepts such as how different birds’ feet, beaks, or wings are well adapted to their needs. The nicely arranged, colorful illustrations allow viewers to envision the birds and physical features discussed. The back matter includes “Additional Information on Adaptation” as well as an author’s note urging kids to become active supporters of birds by learning about them, feeding them, and speaking up for them, and the original art supports ideas explained in the adjacent text. An attractive introduction to birds.
— Carolyn Phelan, Booklist
*Foreword Indie Book Award Finalist
All birds have wings, feathers, and a beak, but what makes them different from one another? Can all birds fly? Why do birds have such varied beak shapes? There are so many ways to be a bird.
With over 11,000 bird species on Earth, So Many Ways to Be a Bird will guide readers of all ages in understanding the unique characteristics and features of these diverse creatures we call birds. Perfect for the curious mind, the book sprinkles interesting facts throughout the story with additional insights on adaptation at the end. The intricate collage illustrations will help readers identify birds, become aware of the natural world around them, and inspire them to protect these fascinating creatures.
"Accurate and interesting facts and imagery will make this a positive addition to any readers’ nature collections.” —Kirkus Reviews
"An attractive introduction to birds.” —Bookist
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So Many Ways to Be a Bird
In her books, Constance embraces that place where learning about this world of ours opens doors to more questions … that ephemeral place where curiosity and wonder make magic. Our world so needs that magic and children who have been steeped in it. In “So Many Ways to Be a Bird,” Constance lends her particular blend of artistry and love of natural history to the world of our feathered neighbors. Imagine having to feed your babies a hundred times a day or migrating thousands of miles or knowing a hundred songs by heart. Imagine being a bird.
—Gwen Heistand, Retired Resident Biologist, Audubon Canyon Ranch