Birds Of Every Color

A first look at the variety, roles, and sources of colors in birds, featuring photographs by the author and his son.

The perfect resource for budding bird-watchers. Because birds can be found in every neighborhood, and in all seasons, they’re an excellent choice for piquing children’s interest in wildlife. Here’s a comprehensive guide to birds that makes the perfect starting point. Beautiful pages explore many different bird species and their fascinating and unique characteristics, from feathers to eggs and nests. A year in the life of birds explains what to look for, season by season. And the beginning bird-watcher section helps kids get started in the field. Birds of a feather? More like, birds of every feather here! Kids will be grabbing their binoculars to spot them all around!

This book is based on a story told by Mary Albert, of the Bardi people, to Aboriginal children living in Broome, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of the story. Mary Albert said, 'Would you like to hear a story from long ago? My mother used to tell me lots of stories, but this story I loved the best, because I loved the birds.'

Young naturalists explore a variety of birds, their habitats, and how their beaks help them build, eat, and survive. From the twisted beak of a crossbill to the color changing bill of a seagull, readers will learn fun facts about how beaks are designed and used as tools by birds of all shapes and sizes. Bright, bold cut-paper illustrations create amazingly realistic tableaus of birds in their natural environments with their beaks in action. Back matter includes a comprehensive quiz, a bibliography, and a list of related websites.

The name Audubon has long been synonymous with extraordinarily beautiful and scrupulously accurate illustrations of birds and other wildlife. The 37 full-color illustrations of native American birds in this volume have been reproduced from authentic Audubon lithographs. Printed on one side only, these superb renderings are ideal for decoupage (instructions included) or for framing.

Color By Number Adult Coloring Book of Spring Birds. This Color By Number Coloring Book for men, women and even youths is great for someone who just likes to relax coloring the winter season birds and more. Every Color By Numbers picture is printed on its own 8.5 x 11 inch page. Make one of the best decisions this year and get your copy of this great Color By Number Adult Coloring Book of Spring Birds while you still can. BonusDot to Dot spring coloring pages added at back of book.

Do you know the difference between the ivory gull and the common poorwill? What about the northern pintail and the reddish egret? And how does an American flamingo get to be such a shocking pink? You might have heard the answers to these questions at some point -- but now there's a way to not only learn the facts but remember them too! You can color yourself smart! * Many memory experts agree that the best way to retain information is by using color and illustrations. In Color Yourself Smart: Birds of North America, you'll explore the world of our continent's winged creatures by coloring 52 illustrations of birds such as the black skimmer and the California condor. * As you fill in each amazing picture and read the fascinating bits of information that accompanies it, you'll gain a deeper understanding of bird behaviour, from breeding to feeding. You'll learn who has fast feet to catch rattlesnakes (the greater roadrunner) and whose sharp talons help him kill (the sharp-shinned hawk.) * Color Yourself Smart: Birds of North America contains 52 large illustrations of the birds of our continent, each with 10 corresponding facts to help you learn while you color. Twenty-five small detail illustrations offer even more in-depth looks at these fascinating flyers.* Each book comes with 8 Faber-Castell color pencils, a sharpener, and an eraser.