• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 March #2
  Birds present an astonishing range of colors, sizes, and behaviors, and though no book can cover the incredible variety, this one gamely gives it a go, packing an impressive amount of diversity into a slim survey of the subject. After a crash course in basic bird biology humorously titled "It's a bird! (So what is that?)," readers are whisked along an evolutionary trail before the more in-depth studies begin. Birds from every continent are included, and while topics are mostly general (flight, feeding habits, courtship rituals), a few species are treated to more thorough investigations. The spectacular spreads are broken up into colored text boxes and have "Can you find it?" challenges sprinkled throughout, keeping the audience engrossed and entertained. The lively digital illustrations are glorious; younger readers will delight in the riot of color and movement, older children will find a wealth of astonishing facts, and all ages will discover new details upon every further examination. A sensational introduction to the weird and wonderful world of birds. Grades 1-3. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.

Camilla de la Bedoyere has a background in zoology and has written more than two hundred books for children and adults, many of which explore the natural world. She has also worked as a journalist, editing a children’s page in a national newspaper, and as a specialist reading teacher. A Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, she lives in London with her family.

Britta Teckentrup's strikingly beautiful picture books have been published in more than twenty countries, and her work has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her books include Where’s the Baby?, One Is Not a Pair, and Don’t Wake Up the Tiger, and she is also the illustrator of The House by the Lake written by Thomas Harding. Born in Hamburg, she now lives with her family in Berlin, Germany.