We love the distinctive coos and calls of birds, but we're not as hard-core as those birders who bust out their Audubon gear and start nerding on (in a good way) about the feathered species in question.
Luckily, you don't have to know the difference between a pied-billed grebe and a spot-breasted laughingthrush to fall for Bird Songs from Around the World, ornithologist Les Belesky's just-released handbook to 200 twitterers from all over the globe. An entertaining blurb and gorgeous drawing of each specimen is accompanied by its distinctive song (captured in the wild), courtesy of a digital audio player built into the tome. It's mesmerizing stuff, and one of those gifts that's bound to tickle kids from one to 92.
written on Tuesday Nov 20, 2007
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