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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing -  What Birds Are Doing, and Why

What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing - What Birds Are Doing, and Why

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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing - What Birds Are Doing, and Why

by SIBLEY, David Allen

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0307957896
ISBN 13
9780307957894
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine with no dust jacket. 2021. Hardcover. 0307957896 . Stated seventh printing, April 2021. A beautifully-illustrated book describing the life of various wild birds by David Allen Sibley. The author has chosen a group of well-known species and focuses, in his lovely illustrations and in his words, on various aspects of their lives. He often provides little-known facts about his subjects and is particularly concerned with dispelling common myths about them. With plenty of supplemental information. --- In pictorial white covers with representative species pictured on covers. Volume lacks a dust jacket (likely as published). --- An about-Fine copy: clean, tightly-bound, bright and lacking apparent damages. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for shipments beyond the U.S.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxxii, 203, [2] pages .

Synopsis

In What It’s Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds—blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees—it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. David Sibley’s exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults—including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes—it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action.

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Bookseller
Bluebird Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
88178
Title
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing - What Birds Are Doing, and Why
Author
SIBLEY, David Allen
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine with no dust jacket
ISBN 10
0307957896
ISBN 13
9780307957894
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2021
Keywords
0307957896

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About Bluebird Books

Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).

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