Random House New Releases - Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Birds - Between May 24, 2012 and June 23, 2013.

Look Up! by Annette LeBlanc Cate

2013-03-12T00:30:00-05:00

Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Written by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Illustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate

Hardcover, 64 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Birds; Juvenile Nonfiction - Sports & Recreation - Camping & Outdoor Activities; Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Technology - Zoology | $15.99 | March 12, 2013 | 978-0-7636-4561-8 (0-7636-4561-3)

You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.

This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look around. Quirky full-color illustrations portray dozens of birds chatting about their distinctive characteristics, including color, shape, plumage, and beak and foot types, while tongue-in-cheek cartoons feature banter between birds, characters, and the reader ("Here I am, the noble spruce grouse. In a spruce grove. Eatin’ some spruce. Yep."). Interactive and enjoyable tips bring an age-old hobby to new life for the next generation of bird-watchers.

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America by Jonathan Alderfer

2013-03-12T00:30:00-05:00

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic's Bird Experts
Written by Jonathan Alderfer

Featuring 100 species of birds from coast to coast this colorful guide helps kids identify and understand birds. The National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America will be both accessible and tons of fun. Fifty of the country's most popular birds will be laid out in stunning two-page spreads that will include information such as their range, the sounds they make, and the food they like to eat. Each profile will also include a cool or weird fun fact, and a feature called "A Closer Look," which digs deeper into once aspect of the bird's life (eating habits, birdsongs, etc.). Each profile will also display a fact box with the bird's scientific name, weight, length, and wingspan.

Kids will also find tons of fun facts, bright and bold colors, full-color photographs, and layering of information that makes everything jump off the page. Birds will be organized by habitat, and habitat spreads will show where different birds live within each environment. The guide also explains all the basics that kids need to know about spotting birds. Features will include activities, such as how to build a birdhouse and how to build a birdfeeder, sidebars highlighting fascinating info, lists, range maps, and much more. Conservation information, a find out more section, glossary, and index will add ample back matter to round out this book.

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America by Jonathan Alderfer

2013-03-12T00:30:00-05:00

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic's Bird Experts
Written by Jonathan Alderfer

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) by Joe Mathieu

2013-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu

Fans of PBS Kids' The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! are in for a spring-themed (and Easter basket-ready) treat! In Thump! (the first of two stories in this Deluxe "2 in 1" Book), the Cat and Co. learn how rabbits communicate warnings to each other by thumping their feet on the ground, and in The Lost Egg, when Sally and Nick find a strange egg in the nest of a bowerbird, they discover not only that birds lay different kinds of eggs in different kinds of nests, but that birds are not the only animals who lay eggs! Complete with 50 glitter stickers, this is a perfect, inexpensive, super-informative read featuring two of the most iconic images of Easter: rabbits and eggs--plus the always-iconic Cat in the Hat!

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) by Joe Mathieu

2013-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu

Trade Paperback, 32 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Rabbits; Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Birds; Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians | $4.99 | January 8, 2013 | 978-0-307-98063-2 (0-307-98063-4)

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird by Meilo So

2012-10-09T00:30:00-05:00

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So

Hardcover, 48 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Birds; Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Nature - Discoveries; Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology | $17.99 | October 9, 2012 | 978-0-375-86846-7 (0-375-86846-1)

In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they studied great apes and dolphins. African greys, with their walnut-sized "birdbrains," were pretty much ignored--until Alex.

His intelligence surprised everyone, including Irene. He learned to count, add, and subtract; to recognize shapes, sizes, and colors; and to speak, and understand, hundreds of words. These were things no other animal could do. Alex wasn't supposed to have the brainpower to do them, either. But he did them anyway.

Accompanied by Meilo So's stunning illustrations, Alex and Irene's story is one of groundbreaking discoveries about animal intelligence, hard work, and the loving bonds of a unique friendship.

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird by Meilo So

2012-10-09T00:30:00-05:00

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So

Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Birds; Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Nature - Discoveries; Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology | $20.99 | October 9, 2012 | 978-0-375-96846-4 (0-375-96846-6)

Random House New Releases - Juvenile Nonfiction - Animals - Birds - Between May 24, 2012 and June 23, 2013.

Look Up! by Annette LeBlanc Cate

Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own BackyardWritten by Annette LeBlanc Cate Illustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America by Jonathan Alderfer

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic's Bird ExpertsWritten by Jonathan Alderfer

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America by Jonathan Alderfer

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic's Bird ExpertsWritten by Jonathan Alderfer

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) by Joe Mathieu

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) Written by Tish Rabe Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) by Joe Mathieu

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) Written by Tish Rabe Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird by Meilo So

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird A True StoryWritten by Stephanie Spinner Illustrated by Meilo So

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird by Meilo So

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird A True StoryWritten by Stephanie Spinner Illustrated by Meilo So

Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Written by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Illustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic's Bird Experts
Written by Jonathan Alderfer

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic's Bird Experts
Written by Jonathan Alderfer

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu

Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So