200 Bird Songs from Around the World

by Les Beletsky

With 200 Bird Songs from Around the World , explore the sights and sounds of 200 of the world’s most interesting bird species through beautiful full-color illustrations, succinct descriptions, and vivid audio recordings of their songs and calls. Read about and listen to birds from six continents. A beautiful painting illustrates each selection along with concise details about the bird’s behavior, environment, and vocalizations. On the built-in digital audio player , hear each bird as it sings or calls in nature with audio of the birds provided by the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 200 Bird Songs from Around the World is divided into six chapters, each devoted to a different continent inhabited by birds. As you turn the pages, you’ll meet and hear the noisy toucans of South America, the amazing hornbills of Africa and Asia, the secretive kiwis of New Zealand, the song-mimicking lyrebirds of Australia, and many more. Each continent is represented with at least 25 birds. With this gorgeous reference, experience the thrill of bird-watching around the world from wherever you are.

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

370 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Iowa City Public Library]

Here’s a book for your entire family, even if your family consists of you, your cat, Calvin, and your dog, Nellie. Bird Songs from around the World is a book with a digital audio devise that recreates 200 bird songs, or snippets of 200 bird songs. The ocellated turkey, (number 4), didn’t cause much interest in either pet, Nellie, was curious about the white-striped woodcreeper, (number 17),while Calvin, kept eating in the kitchen. However the thrush-like wren, (number 60), brought the cat to the table. An Asian bird, the common green magpie, (number 148), even elicited a meow from Calvin. I wonder why? The Austailian iiwi, (number 199), really drew interest from both and number 194, the Austalian golden whistler, made the kitty paw at the audio device.

fgrtttttttt (That was the cat walking on the laptop, why not have the family pitch in.)

While I was a little disappointed by the lack of North American birds represented in the book, the library has many other audio materials to help you identify bird songs. Bird Songs from around the World has beautiful color pictures of all of those exotic birds from all those places the dog and cat and I will probably never visit, at least not as a traveling group. Check it out, the whole family will surely enjoy it! --Maeve

From ICPL Staff Picks Blog

[Jess Gill · Rating 5 out of 5]

just as well-written, organized, illustrated, and comprehensive as "bird songs" - the unusual bird were fascinating to look at and read about, as well as to listen to.

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

$5.99 at Borders! WHOOO

[Cristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got this book as a gift for my mom who loves birds. I love that you can listen to all the bird sounds from around the world. Such a fun, but relaxing book.