My First Book of Garden Birds

by Mike Unwin, Sarah Whittley, Rachel Lockwood (Illustrator)

A beautiful picture book about garden birds that will appeal to families with young children. Rachel Lockwood's wonderful illustrations will delight children aged from two to seven, and will help them to discover and identify the most common birds in their everyday surroundings. Each bird is introduced on a right-hand page in an illustration where it is partly obscured or turned away from the viewer. The text gives some clues and invites readers to guess the bird's identity. The reader then turns the page to find out more. 'A beautiful picture book that will appeal to children aged 2 to 7 and will help them identify common birds in their everyday surroundings.' Publishing News 'This beautifully illustrated book by the RSPB is a lovely way to introduce younger juniors to the UK's birds.' Scholastic's Junior Education, April 2007

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Mike Unwin is a celebrated wildlife and travel writer known for his books and journalism, and also a photographer, illustrator, and popular speaker.

Reviews

[Lindsay John Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great, love the art style, which is full of character. Will enjoy reading this book to my daughter, trying to recognise birds together

[اليازية خليفة · Rating 4 out of 5]

ممتاز لتعريف الأطفال بالطيور المحيطة بك - إذا كنت تعيش في أوروبا.
ولكنها ليست طيور شبه الجزيرة العربية

[Kevin Cannon (Monty's Book Reviews) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated guide to garden birds that is ideal as an entry level book for kids and adults alike.

Includes a nice feature where the reader is asked to identify a range of birds with the answers provided at the back of the book.

Would make a lovely present for any budding ornithologist

[Hal Rhodes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations, engaging descriptions and great fun to read out loud.

[The Book Whisperer (aka Boof) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this for my niece as she lives in the country-side with animals and birds everywhere. She's still quite young but she liked the book because she got to guess which bird it was.

There is an illustration of the back or side of a bird and a description of the sound it makes, where you will usually see it (in hedges, tall trees etc) and what colourings it has and then you have to guess the name. Turn over the page and it gives the answer and a front illustration of the bird with more information.

While I would guess that this book would be more exciting for 5+ year olds, my niece is not yet 3 and she seems to enjoy the guessing and remembering which bird it is and, of course, the pictures.

Really nice book for kids who are interested in nature.