The Horn Book Guide

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Judge, Lita

Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why

48 pp. | Roaring Brook/Flash Point | March, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-646-6 $17.99

(2) K-3 Judge explains the ways in which birds communicate, and the reasons why they do so, with examples selected from a variety of bird species. The striking illustrations deftly portray communication as a whole-body endeavor, capturing the expressions, movements, and positions at key points in the messages that birds send within and across species. Additional facts about each species are appended. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012