Posts Tagged ‘National Geographic’

Little Kids First Board Book: Birds by Ruth Musgrave From National Geographic Kids: Bursting with vivid photos, each spread in this sturdy book features a fascinating bird, along with super-simple facts and lively, age-appropriate language to keep babies and toddlers―and their grown-ups―engaged. Designed to be the stepping stone to the best-selling National Geographic Little Kids […]

by Catherine Herbert Howell and National Geographic

An amazing collections of photographs and paintings from the archives of National Geographic.

Read the full review »

National Geographic recently published a new edition of their popular bird field guide. As always, this new edition incorporates new species (1,023, up from 990) and the latest taxonomic updates (as of 2016), but also has a range of other changes and improvements. Most of these are new, replacement illustrations. In this case, new is […]
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition by Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer From National Geographic: This fully revised edition of the best-selling North American bird field guide is the most up-to-date guide on the market. Perfect for beginning to advanced birders, it is the only book organized to […]
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Birds by Julie Beer From National Geographic: This fun, photo-filled, and fact-packed bird guide will make kids Stop! Look! and Listen! to find the feathered friends right in their own backyards. From ducks to hawks, sparrows to sandpipers, kids will learn how, where, and when to spot birds all over the […]
National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition edited by Jonathan Alderfer Back in 2005, National Geographic published the National Geographic Complete Guide to the Birds of North America as a “companion to” their field guide. It was basically an expanded version of the field guide (the fourth edition at the time), with family […]
National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition by Jonathan Alderfer From National Geographic: Essential, comprehensive, and easy to use, the revised edition of National Geographic Complete Birds of North America is an astonishing resource that covers every bird species found in North America as well as all the seasonal visitors. Entries are organized […]

by Tim Laman and Edwin Scholes

A great introduction to these birds – if you can look away from the breathtaking photographs!

Read the full review »

by Laura Erickson and Jonathan Alderfer

A nice introduction to the most common and iconic birds of North America.

Read the full review »

National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America by Laura Erickson and Jonathan Alderfer From National Geographic: This fun, affordable, beautifully illustrated introduction to birding is like taking a walk with National Geographic’s birding experts. Of this book’s 192 pages, 160 are devoted to North America’s top species, one per page, from the […]