Backyard Birdies

(Hardback)

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This is a common pigeon. Common because it's almost identical to every other pigeon.

You'll sometimes see a white one. That's because it's just had a bath. I made that last bit up.

If you would like to learn more VERY REAL facts like this about some of Australia's most common backyard birds, this is the book for you. I mean, who doesn't want to know what bok, bok, bok means in chicken Or how often a budgerigar poops

A handy first field guide packed full of fascinating facts (some of them are even true) about Australia's most common backyard birds.

Reviews

This would be a good book as a discussion starter
for a science lesson with younger classes. They can
collectively work out what information on the page
is true and what is not. The layout format could be
adapted as a template for the students to present
information on a favourite bird that they have
researched. The inclusion of maps, size comparison,
feather sample and other images would encourage
the students to find out this information for their
own final presentation. This is a good looking book
well worth a look.

--Peter Hope, VIC [PRINT] Let's Find Out - Science Teachers Association VIC
Backyard Birdies is a wonderful picture book for young children who love to laugh and learn about Australian birds such as the Bin Chicken, the White Ibis or our Aussie Budgie. The delightful illustrations bring to life these bird characters, so children can be educated, while also taking in the soft colours and lovely story lines.--QLD [PRINT] The Courier Mail
Here's a handy first field guide packed full of fascinating facts about Australia's most common backyard birds. Author and illustrator Andy Geppert says that some of these facts are even true. Others, he has made up. For example, some pigeons are white; that is because it has just had a bath. A clever contents page leads you to your bird of choice and there is room for a tick if you spot one in your park or garden. There is a map of where they are usually found, together with size and colour. Chickens, budgerigars, willie wagtails, bush turkeys and many more will delight little bird-twitchers.--MARY ANN ELLIOTT, QLD [PRINT] Toowoomba Chronicle
The delightful illustrations bring to life these bird characters, so children can be educated, while also taking in the soft colours and lovely story lines.--QLD [PRINT] Sunday Mail Brisbane [AUDIENCE: 289,888, ASR: 6,354]

In this introduction to the birds commonly seen in Australian backyards, including large inflatable flamingoes and swans, Andy Geppert mixes a few basic facts with a lot of humour to make for an enjoyable read for young children who will just be noticing the differences between the species. Clever illustrations and funny text combine to make this the most unusual field guide but one which will pique little ones' curiosity and have them trying to identify the birds that they see. They could even make a chart and mark each one off as it is spotted from their window, beginning their skills in data gathering, mapping and interpretation! It's the simple things....

--Barbara Braxton, NSW [ONLINE] NSW School Library Matters

Author Bio

Andy Geppert is an Australian illustrator based in Brisbane. He won the Crichton Award for new illustrators for his work on Little Big Tree in 2010. His follow up picture book, Meep, was selected as a Notable Book by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) in 2016. Andy is also an award-winning marketing designer.