The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs [With Battery]

Hear the songs and learn about 12 of North America's woodland birds

Being able to identify a bird's song is a skill that brings joy and fosters an appreciation of nature Some bird songs are distinctive and easily recognized, like the common loon and wild turkey Hawks as a group are distinctive but the individual species vary, as do the owls Picking up the songs of a Black-capped Chickadee and a White-breasted Nuthatch, however, is not easy That is where this enchanting book comes into its own

The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs features recordings of twelve bird songs from some of the best-known woodland species seen and heard in North America It is an interactive board book that is ideal for curious young readers The sturdy pages are easy to turn and the twelve song buttons, each with a portrait of the bird, are easy to activate The high-quality sound module is encased in durable plastic and the one-inch (3-cm) speaker makes it easy to hear and differentiate the elements of the bird's song, such as pitch, tempo and trills

Beautiful lifelike illustrations aid in identifying the birds and a descriptive paragraph and facts panel provide information such as the time of day the bird is likely to sing, what it eats, behavior traits and how it constructs its nest

All twelve birds have winter or summer ranges in the United States or Canada This means that readers are sure to see most if not all the birds in at least one season over the year

• Red Crossbill
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Hermit Thrush
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Black-capped Chickadee
• Purple Finch
• Common Loon
• Barred Owl
• Red-eyed Vireo
• Wild Turkey
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Downy Woodpecker

Birds can be hard to spot at the best of times and never more so than in the woods Once you learn to recognize these bird sounds, a walk through the forest will never be the same This partner to The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs is sure to become another family favorite

Not available to be shipped via Media Mail

ISBN-13: 9780228100317

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Firefly Books

Publication Date: 09-25-2018

Pages: 26

Product Dimensions: 8.20h x 8.80w x 0.60d

Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington are the founders of Fine Feather Press, which promotes a love of nature in children from an early age. They live near Farnham, UK.