This unusual approach does more than help a child identify the birds he sees. It shows how birds are equipped for the lives they live.

There are the perching birds and climbing birds, the birds that wade and those that dive. There are birds that fly at night and those that live on the ground.

Birds are shown as families, building their nests and caring for the babies.

Many full-color plates and line sketches help children understand the bright place birds fill in our world.

From the dust jacket of the Easy-to-Read edition