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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing —What Birds Are Doing, and Why

David Allen Sibley

Illustrator: David Allen Sibley

Ages: 12+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-593-43018-7

Keywords: Avian facts, Ecosystems,

A renowned ornithologist shares his exquisite, detailed renderings of birds and encyclopedic knowledge of their unique characteristics and commonalities. Three hundred color illustrations. Tips on bird identification. Young readers edition.