National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America
$24.99
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2013
Summary
This slim, low-priced, easy-to-use field guide is for beginning birding enthusiasts, young adventurers, parents teaching children, new nature lovers, and retirees picking up binoculars. Perfectly positioned to go head to head with Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Birds, this book will expand National Geographic’s market reach in the birding category.This fun, affordable, beautifully illustrated introduction to birding is like taking a walk with National Geographic’s birding experts. Of this book’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781426210440 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1426210442 |
| Author: | Laura Erickson, Jonathan Alderfer |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society |
| Imprint: | National Geographic Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 231g |
| Dimensions: | 184mm x 108mm |
| Series: | National Geographic Pocket Guide |
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Critics Review
“Pictures plus facts plus story: a winning combination. A great book for someone with a new or casual interest in birds, and even older children.” –The Birder’s Library blog
“The slim 192-page Pocket Guide provides helpful tips, such as how to use binoculars and how to look at an unfamiliar bird in order to identify it.” –BirdWatching Magazine
“Affordable and lightweight enough to carry on any outing…a perfect way for the whole family to discover the joys of bird-watching and explore the continent’s amazing bird life.” –FatBirder.com
“A great introduction to North America’s common birds, promoting not only identification but also a genuine interest in birds.” The Birder’s Library
About The Author
Laura Erickson
LAURA ERICKSONhas been a scientist, teacher, writer, wildliferehabilitator, blogger, public speaker, photographer, and ScienceEditor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She’s written six previousbooks about birds, including a National Outdoor Book Award winner.She’s currently a columnist and contributing editor for BirdWatchingmagazine. She produces the long-running “For the Birds” radio programfor many public radio stations; the program is podcast on iTunes. Shelives in Duluth, Minnesota.JONATHAN ALDERFER, artist and naturalist, is the resident birding expert at National Geographic. He is author and editor of numerous National Geographic birding books, including co-author of the top-selling Field Guide to the Birds of North America. The author lives Washington, D.C..
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