Do you know that cormorants are expert fishers? They swim along the water and then quickly dive to catch their prey! Or that great crested grebes fluff up their feathers and break out into a dance to attract their mates?From the easy-to-spot, year-round tufted duck to the summer visitor and cackling fulmar, get ready to find out about 137 different birds. There are so many feathered friends to meet in this first book in the Nature Guide series, published in collaboration with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. You will learn where to find birds, what different bird habitats look like and which birds to look out for throughout different seasons. Including our favourite birds, such as the goldfinch, robin, blue tit, blackbird and even owl, as well as some less common visitors we might not know of, each page contains information boxes about each bird.Includes information on how to make your green space more bird friendly; activities to try like making your own bird cake and a checklist so you can tick off every bird you spot!With beautiful illustrations by Kate McLelland throughout, this is the perfect contemporary pocket guide for young birdwatchers in-the-making and adult nature enthusiasts alike.
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A stunningly illustrated bird spotter's field guide that both children and adults will love to keep at hand, with beautiful and contemporary illustrations by Kate McLelland.
This comprehensive field guide about birds includes a total of 137 different species, with each spread featuring four to five birds in a different habitat

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526602817
Publisert
2020-04-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Vekt
308 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Illustratør

Biographical note

Catherine Brereton has written and edited more than 150 books for children on a wide range of topics from art and archaeology to robots and space.

Kate McLelland grew up in the North East of England before moving to London to gain a BA Hons in Theatre Design. After completing her degree in London she moved to Edinburgh, where she gained an MFA in Illustration with Distinction at Edinburgh College of Art. For her final degree show she created limited edition prints as well as two children's books, one of which was highly commended in the MacMillan Prize and eventually went on to be published by Hodder Children's Books. Kate was also nominated for a D&AD Illustration award and a Penguin Design Award. Kate now lives with her family in Edinburgh, where she works from home on books, printmaking and making pictures!