Birdscapes: A Pop-Up Celebration of Birdsongs in Stereo Sound

THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CANADAYour children and others will love it; your cat will be intrigued and confused. THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CANADAYour children and others will love it; your cat will be intrigued and confused.

"Birdscapes" delivers an immersive birding experience never before seen-or heard-in any book. For the eyes: This book contains seven elaborately engineered, full-color pop-ups portraying dozens of bird species in diverse North American habitats, from the Alaskan Tundra to a Southern Swamp. For the ears: It includes extended recordings of the birds' calls and songs in stereo from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For the serious birder: It offers scientifically accurate illustrations of the birds and moving text about their fragile ecosystems. Open the book to a given spread and a 45-second loop of bird songs and calls will automatically begin to play while you take in the amazing complexity