{"product_id":"what-its-like-to-be-a-bird-from-flying-to-nesting-eating-to-singing-what-birds-are-doing-and-why-sibley-guides","title":"What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Spiral Bound)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDAVID ALLEN SIBLEY is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to \n\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching, North American Birds, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Promoting the Cause of Birding from the American Birding Association and the Linnaean Society of New York's Eisenmann Medal. He lives and birds in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lingering over every page of \u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like to Be a Bird, \u003c\/i\u003e this is what can be seen: The book's beauty mirrors the beauty of birds it describes so marvelously.\" \u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Any new Sibley book is an event . . . A sprightly, information-packed encyclopedia of bird behavior. What lifts it into the realm of art is Sibley's illustrations--330 of them, many life-size. Captured in pencil and gouache, Sibley's birds are as scientifically accurate as Peterson's or Audubon's, but less static, more alive . . . The American robin with a rust-red Dickensian waistcoat; a martial, copper-feathered red-tailed hawk perched watchful along a country road--these and all the birds celebrated in \n\u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like to Be a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e seem ready to take flight.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Peter Fish, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An afternoon with this sprawling volume on my lap was a lovely way to tolerate a day of social distancing . . . \n\u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like to Be a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e gives Sibley's artwork ample room to spread its wings . . . In a spring shadowed by the darker mysteries of nature, Sibley's book is a welcome occasion to connect with the more pleasing puzzle of what our feathered friends are up to.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eDanny Heitman, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"After years of rushing to his indispensable field guides for sure resolution of any bird or tree ID conundrum, I'm delighted to find David Allen Sibley stretching his considerable artistic and literary wings . . . Having painted them all in every possible plumage permutation, evenly lighted and in profile, Mr. Sibley's joy in creating chiaroscuro tableaux of birds feeding, flying and tending their young is palpable . . . Expect to be surprised at the mental and physical capabilities of birds.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Julie Zickefoose, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Simply gorgeous . . . Appropriate for general readers as well as bird experts, and it is perfectly suitable for young readers . . . As the world's bird population shrinks, it is helpful and even inspiring to learn as much as possible about the amazing feathered creatures that share our planet. There is no better way than to browse through David Allen Sibley's new book, \n\u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like to Be a Bird.\" --\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNancy Gilson, \u003ci\u003e The Columbus Dispatch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You'll want to linger on each page to enjoy Sibley's illustrations . . . If you love birds, you'll love this book.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Jennifer J. Meyer, \u003ci\u003e The Backyard Birder \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sibley answers all kinds of questions people have about birds . . . [His] exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirdwatching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gorgeous art and fascinating information come together here. The organization makes it easy to pick up and read whatever strikes your fancy, while the depth of information means that anyone can learn a great deal. And then there's the art--lots and lots of it. All that makes this book attractive to anyone even remotely interested in birds.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Birder's Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fascinating work that fulfills its goal to 'give readers some sense of what it's like to be a bird' . . . [Readers] will emerge with a deeper appreciation of birds, and of what observable behaviors can reveal about animals' lives.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing--and why: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Can birds smell?\"; \"Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?\"; \"Do robins 'hear' worms?\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book's beauty mirrors the beauty of birds it describes so marvelously.\" --NPR\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like to Be a Bird, \u003c\/i\u003e David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds--blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees--it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults--including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes--it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike any other book he has written, \n\u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like to Be a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/30\/2020 (EAN 9780307957894, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 121 (EAN 9780307957894, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2020 pg. 8 (EAN 9780307957894, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sibley, David Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e April 14, 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Nature|Animals|Birds|Art|Subjects \u0026amp; Themes|Plants \u0026amp; Animals|Nature|Birdwatching Guides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Birds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307957894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e B0C4G3ZRKDISBN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780307957894\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52027567079705,"sku":"SP-9780307957894","price":32.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780307957894_spiral.png?v=1772339780","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/what-its-like-to-be-a-bird-from-flying-to-nesting-eating-to-singing-what-birds-are-doing-and-why-sibley-guides","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}