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octavia_cade's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
I am hesitant to say, of this bird guide for children, that occasional illustrations look a little weird about the face (especially as, living on the other side of the world, half these birds are not personally known to me)... but some of them look a little weird about the face. Others have delightful little faces, but it's not a model of artistic consistency is what I'm saying.
As a basic field guide for kids, albeit one that's limited to a few dozen summer migrants, it's easy to understand, and I do like that the illustrations show the birds at their exact size, no scaling up or down. The information's pretty limited, but then this is for beginner birdwatchers, and is more concerned with letting young readers know what food they can put out in their gardens to attract extra birds. I suppose if this book gets kids interested enough to offer up sunflower seeds and bits of fruit, then it's done its job and they can no doubt get more detailed guides from the library.
As a basic field guide for kids, albeit one that's limited to a few dozen summer migrants, it's easy to understand, and I do like that the illustrations show the birds at their exact size, no scaling up or down. The information's pretty limited, but then this is for beginner birdwatchers, and is more concerned with letting young readers know what food they can put out in their gardens to attract extra birds. I suppose if this book gets kids interested enough to offer up sunflower seeds and bits of fruit, then it's done its job and they can no doubt get more detailed guides from the library.
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