National Geographic Angry Birds: 50 True Stories of the Fed Up, Feathered, and Furious

by Mel White, Peter Vesterbacka (Foreword)

"If playing Angry Birds has suddenly turned you into a bird lover, you’ll want to get your talons on the latest book National Geographic Angry 50 True Stories of the Fed Up, Feathered and Furious ." --geekstyleguide.com

This hilariously eye-popping book showcases real-world angry birds and 50 fantastic stories peppered with tips to avoid them, as well as fascinating facts about angry bird behavior. In addition to the funny and light-hearted real-life angry bird stories, National Geographic Angry Fed up, Feathered, and Furious will tell, for the first time ever, the story of the Angry Birds we all know and love from the hit game. Angry Bird fans will finally get to learn the personality, name, and all the details of each of the iconic Angry Birds. The Angry Birds' stories have been TOP SECRET until now, and will only be revealed in this book!

Rovio graphics and National Geographic photography are featured throughout. Structured like the game which progresses in degree of difficulty, the book progresses in degree of anger and devotes a chapter to each level of anger intensity; Annoyed, Testy, Outraged, and Furious. Readers will discover the world's angriest real bird at the end.

As one of the most trusted authorities on animal behavior, National Geographic is the perfect source for the real truth behind real-life angry birds.

Genres: Nonfiction, Birds, Animals, Science, Nature, Humor, Reference

160 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 2012

About the author

James Melville "Mel" White is an American clergyman and author. White was a behind-the-scenes member of the Evangelical Protestant movement through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, writing film and television specials and ghostwriting auto-biographies for televangelists such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and Billy Graham. After years of writing for the Christian right, he came out as gay in 1994 and devoted himself full-time to minister to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people, also writing extensively on the subject of gay Christians.

Reviews

[Wanji · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is good because it is a book about angry birds but it shows what birds that they are really supposed to be like the white bird is a swan This is a great book and i think people who like angry birds and real birds might happen to like this book.

[Kimberlee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and somewhat terrifying. Why does anyone live in Australia? Everything is out to kill you!

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never thought of birds having scowls until National Geographic and their friends the Angry Birds decided to point them out. This fun bird digest takes you through a selection of birds Audubon would be proud of. It tells the good and the bad and gives each bird a “rap sheet” (almost like they have been known for prison worthy behavior before).

This first Angry Birds NatGeo book will get kids more interested in real birds, but the future books in this new series are more promising for all ages. This title can be a little weighty (both physically and intellectually) for the younger kids, but just from the cover and the collaboration, kids at my library will make sure it is never on the shelf for very long.

[Samantha]

If you have a student who is reluctant to read but loves Angry Birds, this could be a great gateway into reading. Short stories of real-life aggression in birds combined with information about the Angry Birds characters leads to a quick-paced read. If you want in-depth information about birds, this is not the book for you.

[Tavian Lirette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Being a huge fan of Angry Birds as a kid, I remember being lured into buying this book by the mere sight of Red's face being plastered onto a cardinal. This set of avian anecdotes showed me just how bizarre life's real-life *angry* birds are (where I otherwise might have skipped over such a chance at learning such fascinating matters) - yet it's just part of their nature, not unlike when our feathers are ruffled. As I've recently been looking back on it for this review, I've had a growing itch to see a "Lemmings"-themed book about rodents. You know what to do, National Geographic!

[Reski Sululing · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very fun book that able to delivers your mind into a playground mind. Eventho it’s kinda fun and light, it still has many useful information and facts that you never know before. I recommend to read this book in the middle of the chaos situation, because it will give you fun feeling but still content with bunch information. Of course about birds!😃

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Alvina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Angry Bird merupakan game yang sangat populer belakangan ini. Pasukan burung warna-warni melawan segerombolan piggy, dengan berbagai latar tempat pertarungan mereka. Kali ini National Geographic, bersama dengan Rovio, perusahaan entertainmen yang menciptakan Angry Bird membuat buku khusus tentang burung yang mudah marah.

Terdiri dari 160 halaman, penuh warna, buku ini membawakan keajaiban bidikan kamera khas National Geographic bersamaan dengan karikatur Angry Bird yang dijelaskan satu persatu.

Ada 4 level burung dalam buku ini, yaitu Kesal, Jengkel, Marah dan Murka. Masing-masing berisi tentang perilaku burung saat mereka ’marah’. Contohnya pada Level Satu (Kesal), ada Guineafowl yang suka berkuak keras saat ada predator datang sampai-sampai mereka dipelihara manusia sebagai petugas keamanan. Pada level Tiga (Marah) ada Kalkun yang agresif sampai-sampai meneror penduduk.

Selain kisah perilaku burung, kita juga diberikan data tentang spesies mereka, serta fakta-fakta unik burung yang sebelumnya jarang atau bahkan belum kita ketahui.

Buku ini memang penuh dengan pengetahuan dan memanjakan mata Anda sebagai pembaca, hanya saja menurut saya pribadi buku ini bukan bacaan untuk anak-anak di bawah 10 tahun. Atau kalau memang mereka menginginkan buku ini karena gambar-gambarnya yang menarik, saat membacanya butuh dampingan orang tua. Kenapa? Karena bahasa yang digunakan di buku ini agak ’keras’, contohnya kita dapat menemukan kalimat ’Iblis-Iblis terbang Kepulauan Falkland’ untuk mendeskripsikan burung Caracara. Ada juga ’Burung Pembantai Menusukkan Korbannya’ untuk deskripsi Northern Shrike yang menggigiti leher sampai saraf tulang belakang mangsanya.

Tapi jelas untuk isi, pengetahuan dan gambar oh juga warnanya yang cantik, saya memberikan 4 bintang. Nggak nyesel deh punya koleksi National Geographic ini di rumah :)


Sedikit tentang Mel White

Mel White adalah seorang kontributor untuk Majalah "National Geographic Traveler" dan "Living Bird", menspesialisasikan diri dengan kepenulisan tentang alam ataupun perjalanan. Ia juga pernah memenangkan Lowell Thomas Award untuk best environmental journalism article pada tahun 2002.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Title: National Geographic Angry Birds: 50 True Stories of the Fed Up, Feathered, and Furious

Short Description of the Book:

This book creatively links the video game, Angry Birds, to real-life birds. The author describes birds by giving facts about their species, physical appearance, habitat, and angry behaviors.

FOCUS: Informational Features I would Use in a Mini-Lesson:

1)Link: The author links the idea of a video game (Angry Birds) to factual information. Show the students that they can take something fictional and link it to non-fiction to make it more interesting to the reader.

2)Vocabulary: Describe to the reader that in order to write informational pieces, they must look up specific vocabulary words that help to inform the reader about the topic. On the “Rap Sheet”, the author uses the scientific name for the bird they are describing along with specific words that describe the birds abilities.

TEACH: CCSS Connection (4th grade):

•CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2c Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).
•CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

[Asna · Rating 3 out of 5]

burung-burung ini, dengan segala macem... rupa (bentuknya sih sama ajah), warna dan kepribadian, bagus buat dijadiin karakter (cerita) :)) Kehidupan burung pun beraneka ragam dan ternyata kepribadiannya juga ada yang mengerikan dan sesadis drama kehidupan manusia (orang tua naro telor di sarang burung lain, nanti pas telornya menetas, itu anak burung titipan makanin/ bunuhin telor-telor/ anak si burung lain itu, terus dia tumbuh besar dipiara orang tua yang anak2nya dia bunuh itu. keren tah?). Seru dibaca, terutama pas menjelang bagian-bagian akhir yang burung-burungnya semakin galak. Yang gak seru adalah foto-fotonya. Sebagian diambil tampang depan close-up (pas lagi galak pula), yang lain diambil dari... kejauhan? pose ga jelas lagi terbang? yah, pokoknya foto-fotonya sebagian tidak menggambarkan deskripsi keterangan yang tertulis atau ga keliatan jelas bentuk burung yang lagi dibahas.

[Evelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was awesome, starting right off the bat with the cover!! How can you look at the cover and not be immediately interested or crack a smile!! The book was full of weird facts of "angry" birds, and some of the facts were just plain ol' strange! (who knew that there was a bird that vomited up poison to protect itself??!). There are some vicious birds out there! Great pictures and the text to go along with the section on a particular bird was hilarious!! It was hard to read this without bursting out laughing or saying to whoever was anywhere nearby, "Hey! Listen to this...!!" My kids enjoyed this book too!

[Reading · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just okay. The facts are all essentially the same. "This bird is territorial and will protect its young". The pictures were, as another user said, just okay. Too close up and not really showing much of anything. I realize I'm probably not the target audience but the little comic book bubble captions that all the birds are saying is really lame. "Back off, booby!" "Don't ask me why I'M crossing the road"... etc...

Oh well. It was a Christmas present so I'm not out any money and I honestly did learn a few things. Not a total loss.

[Donovan711 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been surprised by many things, but this book has stole the show. I love this book for it's non fiction and humor blend there are many birds and there are even the angry birds' names! When you think of nonfiction book you think of a boring book but, this book has redefined nonfiction for me. There are many laughs and weird descriptions of many birds, each one is unique. This is this is the book to have

[Quintez Dennis]

This particular book made me laugh, because these birds that had awful behaviors that they inflicted on humans unexpectedly. The birds that I have read informed me that birds also have behaviors like we do but not as to put it multiple behaviors. This book is mainly about the angry behaviors of birds and their adaptations. Adaptation means using traits to adapt to the environment to what a organism uses to survive.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This might be one we need to buy at some point. My child would give it 5 stars, and is currently OBSESSED with bringing Angry Birds books home from the library. The first one was about space, and now this one. I enjoyed the layout and pictures. National Geographic has yet to have a bad book in my opinion. He enjoyed reading a page or two at a time about different types of birds...and Angry Birds of course.

[Miranda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty cute, but I would have liked better pictures of the birds. Some only showed the head - one was just a chick breaking out of the shell. It would also have been nice to have a scale for each one - maybe compare it to a 6 ft person or something to give an idea of how big they really are.

[J R · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Angry" behaviors of various bird species around the world are explained and caught in photographs. A playful presentation, but educational as well. Of course, we know the birds aren't really angry in the human sense of the word. They're just doing what they've always done to ensure the survival of their species.

[Pablo Palet Araneda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some very good photos and interesting stories, with a couple of tips worthy to deepen, but it does not provide references enought to do it. Could be much better.
At least (and at last), the Australian Magpie was declared as the angriest of them all, with which I agree for having been victim of their attacks

[Hadi Wijaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book make me realize that the real angry birds exist especially in Australia. It could be a warning that creatures which seems harmless can actually bring huge damage when they are angry.

Knowing some information on this book is quite helpful. At least as basic knowledge in memory that certain birds should be avoided.

It's a fun book, it full of image and facts :D

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting way of presenting information on birds. It would mean more I'm sure to those who have actually played the Angry Birds game. I would have greatly preferred to have the photographs occupy their page without the Rap Sheet inserted over the illustration. The thought balloons are also unnecessary and intrusive.

[Sarra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book about the real angry birds of the world, including the angry birds of the game. With a lot of information to protect you from ostriches, emus, pelicans, and the red tailed hawk, this is a book that has many facts and information that is not only interesting, but might be useful.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun and interesting way to gain facts about birds. Often times non-fiction text can be intimidating to young readers, but this book presents it in a way that is appealing to all. Even those who aren't familiar with the game.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun read connecting to the silly online game. Definitely educational in a biological sense for students.

[Abraham Ray]

nice book about birds

[Adam B · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a awesome book it was very funny. Italso had information about cool birds.

[Erica Flory · Rating 3 out of 5]

a lot of interesting facts & great pictures

[Maximilian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Birds can be quite mean!