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Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying And Why (2012)

by Lita Judge(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1596436468 (ISBN13: 9781596436466)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Flash Point

review 1: Bird Talk, What Birds are Saying and Why by Lita Judge is a great nonfiction book for children, with beautiful illustrations of different bird species. One of the best things about this book is that Judge hits all the topics of how and why exactly birds talk to each other. For instance, selecting a mate to territorial threats, greetings, training their young to be on their own, and all the way to tricking and mimicking other bird calls. Judge also uses a wide range of scientific terms in this book that is explained by the glossary in the back of the book. I had no idea that the term roost is a verb that means "to sit or rest on a perch, especially for the night." I totally get where the bird, rooster, got its name! Bottom line, this was a very informative, nonfiction book ... morethat I enjoyed reading. The illustrations, the glossary of birds in the back, and the terms are all useful tools for children when reading this book, as well as for adults too!I decided to pair this book with Cuckoo by Fiona Robertson (2012) for my twin text. This book shares the story of a bird named, Cuckoo, who is born in the wrong nest. Cuckoo goes in search of somebody who will understand him but quickly discovers that he is quite different from frogs, sheep, pigs, cows, snakes, and rabbits.These two books share a similar characteristic: communication. In Lita Judge's book Bird Talk, What Birds are Saying and Why, she describes all the different types of communication that birds demonstrate. She explains that different birds do different things in order to communicate with others. In Cuckoo, the bird tried so hard to communicate with others by trying to imitate them, but couldn't measure up to it. He demonstrated characteristics of the Scarlet Macaw, who learn to mimic other bird calls, from Bird Talk, What Birds are Saying and Why. Overall, both books were entertaining, yet insightful too.
review 2: Birds are saying things like, “pick me!,” “I’m the strongest,” “let’s dance!,” and “look out! We’re under attack!” This lovely picture book explains the humorous and fascinating way that birds communicate. The book’s format groups birds who communicate the same things together. For instance, on one spread, an illustration of a colony of penguins appears with the exclamation, “over here!” Text then explains that, “parents and chicks learn the sound of each other’s voices.” On the next spread, readers are introduced to more birds who use this type of communication—emperor penguins, common mergansers, and flamingos. The end pages include a glossary, references, websites, author note and a short description of each of the birds mentioned. The lovely illustrations set against a white background really pop off the pages in this one! less

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