Songs of the Birds - by Isabel Otter (Board Book)

About the Book

Delve into seven beautiful North American habitats and discover an amazing range of birds. Press the sound button to hear 24 unique bird calls or songs to help you identify birds in the wild.

Book Synopsis

Delve into seven beautiful North American habitats and discover an amazing variety of birds. Includes a sound button with 24 bird calls or songs.

There is a fascinating world of birds right outside our door! Delve into seven beautiful North American habitats and discover an amazing variety of birds, from the dark-eyed junco and northern cardinal to the red-tailed hawk and mountain bluebird. The book includes stunning paper-cut artwork and a sound button with 24 bird calls or songs to help readers identify birds in the wild.

Review Quotes

On each spread of this board book likely to appeal to preschoolers as well as babies and toddlers, North American birds imagined in graceful paper-cut collages are paired with embedded sound chips that play bird calls or songs at the touch of a button. Birds are grouped together by their habitats (woods, river, mountains, town), while relevant facts caption each one, and Otter's brief text unifies each scene. With twenty-four bird calls or songs, including the northern cardinal's iconic song, the mourning dove's melodious coo, and the bald eagle's surprising chirp, this title packs a wealth of information, appealing to birders of all ages. For another soundscape, this one more baby-centered, turn on Baby Talk (Tiger Tales) by Rosamund Lloyd, illustrated by Summer Macon to hear babies giggle, say "goo-goo," blow raspberries, and sneeze. Caregivers will appreciate the off switch on the backs of both offerings.--Horn Book Magazine

About the Author

Isabel Otter is a children's book editor and writer. She grew up in rural Herefordshire, England, and spent much of her childhood in trees. Isabel loves weaving stories and writing about the world around her. She currently lives in London.

Clover Robin is a collage artist and illustrator who creates stories and patterns out of cut paper. Clover lives in Greenwich, London, and enjoys nothing more than a day out in the park with a sketchbook, collage kit, and a flask of tea.