"Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers."--Amazon.com.

"Just Like Us! Birds gives young readers an up-close and personal look at how birds do things that are remarkably similar to the way humans do"--

A male bluebird courts his young mate. She accepts, and soon they are building a nest and rearing their young. Follow this story of America's beloved backyard bird, told in stunning full-color photographs and simple text, as the chicks grow, take flight, and finally wear the same beautiful colors as their parents.

How does the cuckoo get away with laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and tricking them into raising young cuckoos rather than their own offspring? Early observers who noticed a little warbler feeding a monstrously large cuckoo chick concluded the cuckoo's lack of parental care was the result of faulty design by the Creator, and that the hosts chose to help the poor cuckoo. These quaint views of bad design and benevolence were banished after...

Backyard birds features more than 300 answers to your most frequently asked reader questions.

Here are the best stories about our avian friends from the public radio show BirdNote, each brief essay illuminating the life, habits, or songs of a particular bird. Why do geese fly in a V-formation? Why are worms so good for you -- if you're a robin? Which bird calls, "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?" From wrens that nest in cactuses to gulls that have a strange red dot on their bills -- these digestible and fascinating bird stories are...