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001			on1098231197
003			OCoLC
005			20200608114147.0
008			190418t20202020nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2019015980
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dBDX _dYDX _dOCLCF _dORX _dVCQ _dWYG _dYDX _dX#4 _dNFG
020			_a9780307957894 _qhardcover
020			_a0307957896 _qhardcover
035			_a(OCoLC)1098231197
042			_apcc
092			_a598 _bS564
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aSibley, David, _d1961- _eauthor, _eillustrator. _959814
245	1	0	_aWhat it's like to be a bird : _bfrom flying to nesting, eating to singing -- what birds are doing, and why / _cwritten and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2020.
264		4	_c©2020
300			_axxxii, 203 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c29 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-203) and index.
505	0		_aPreface -- How to use this book -- Introduction -- Portfolio of birds -- Birds in this book -- What to do it... -- Becoming a birder
520			_a"Can birds smell?" "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?" "Do robins 'hear' worms?" In "What It's Like to Be a Bird," 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. David 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. Unlike any other book he has written, "What It's Like to Be a Bird" is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds." -- Amazon.com.
650		0	_aBirds _vPopular works.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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