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What it's like to be a bird : adapted for young readers : from flying to nesting, eating to singing--what birds are doing, and why / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.

Sibley, David, 1961- (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"Adapted from the edition written and published for adults by Knopf in 2020, this edition adapted for young readers covers more than two hundred species and includes more than 300 illustrations throughout. Author/illustrator David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise brings observed behaviors vividly to life."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593430182
  • ISBN: 0593430190
  • ISBN: 9780593430187
  • ISBN: 9780593430194
  • Physical Description: xxvii, 171 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This work is based on What It's Like to Be a Bird, ©2020, by David Allen Sibley. Originally published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2020."--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Portfolio of birds -- What to do if... -- Becoming a birder.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Delacorte Press.
IG1110L Lexile
Subject:
Birds > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 29 of 39 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Marion Library JUV 598 SIB (Text) 37810435814149 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
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Braswell Memorial Main Library J 598 SIBLEY (Text) 37807000056470 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
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