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Myoko Chu, Cornell University
ISBN: 9780811864282
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Chronicle Books
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Contains seven full-color pop-ups portraying several bird species in diverse North American habitats, from the Alaskan Tundra to a Southern Swamp. This book includes recordings of the birds' calls and songs in stereo. It offers scientifically accurate illustrations of the birds and text about their ecosystems.
"Birdscapes" delivers an immersive birding experience never before seen-or heard-in any book. For the eyes: This book contains seven elaborately engineered, full-color pop-ups portraying dozens of bird species in diverse North American habitats, from the Alaskan Tundra to a Southern Swamp. For the ears: It includes extended recordings of the birds' calls and songs in stereo from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For the serious birder: It offers scientifically accurate illustrations of the birds and moving text about their fragile ecosystems. Open the book to a given spread and a 45-second loop of bird songs and calls will automatically begin to play while you take in the amazing complexity
| ISBN | 0811864286 | | Pages | 18 | | ISBN13 | 9780811864282
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Chronicle Books | | Weight (grammes) | 1602 | | Imprint | Chronicle Books | | Published in | California | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 323 | | Publication date | 26 Sep 2008 | | Width (mm) | 277 | | Illustrator | Hargreaves, Julia | | Spine width (mm) | 77 | | DEWEY | 598 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CANADAYour children and others will love it; your cat will be intrigued and confused.
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