Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look around. Quirky...
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You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look around. Quirky full-color illustrations portray dozens of birds chatting about their distinctive characteristics, including color, shape, plumage, and beak and foot types, while tongue-in-cheek cartoons feature banter between birds, characters, and the reader ("Here I am, the noble spruce grouse. In a spruce grove. Eatin’ some spruce. Yep."). Interactive and enjoyable tips bring an age-old hobby to new life for the next generation of bird-watchers.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763645618 (0763645613)
Publish date: March 12th 2013
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Science,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Environment,
Nature,
Picture Books,
Animals,
Birds
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