| View Larger Image | Birdscapes: A Pop-Up Celebration of Bird Songs in Stereo Sound | Hardcoverby Miyoko Chu (Author), Cornell Lab of Ornithology (Author), Julia Hargreaves (Illustrator)
| List Price: | $60.00 | | Price: | $37.80 | | You Save: | $22.20 (37%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Chronicle Books | | Edition: | Popth Edition | | Page Count: | 18 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 20, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 12,827th |
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Product Description
Get ready for the most ground breaking entry to date in the best-selling Birdsongs series (more than 400,000 copies sold!). Birdscapes delivers an immersive birding experience never before seenâ"or heardâ"in any book. For the eyes: seven elaborately eng. |
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Product Description Get ready for the most groundbreaking entry to date in the bestselling Birdsongs series (more than 400,000 copies sold!). Birdscapes delivers an immersive birding experience never before seen--or heard--in any book. For the eyes: seven elaborately engineered full-color pop-ups portraying dozens of bird species in diverse North American habitats from the Alaskan Tundra to a Southeast swamp. For the ears: 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: scientifically accurate illustrations of the birds and moving text about their fragile ecosystems. This beautifully crafted volume is a visual and audio delight! "Pop-up books aren't just for kids anymore! This multimedia experience transports you to seven natural habitats in North America and immerses you in the birds and their songs. --Greg Butcher, director of bird conservation, National Audubon Society "Birdscapes is a delight for the eyes and the ears--a tour of North America's bird-rich ecosystems, rendered as seven lavishly detailed, three-dimensional landscapes, and brimming with choruses of authentic bird songs and calls." --Scott Weidensaul, author of Living on the Wind and Of a Feather An Interview with Miyoko Chu, Director of Communications at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Q: When did you first become interested in birds? A: When I was 11, my father and I rescued some pigeons from a poultry truck in San Francisco's Chinatown. I spent a lot of time in the backyard coop, watching the pigeons as they courted and raised their young. It was amazing to realize all this drama was playing out with wild birds everywhere, too, and to have the opportunity to study it. Q: What's your favorite bird song and why? A: My favorite song is that of the Scott’s Oriole, featured in the desert scene of Birdscapes. Hearing that clear, bubbling melody in the desert is an unforgettable experience. Q: What was the best thing about working on Birdscapes? A: It was exciting to go from the ideas and bird lists for each soundscape to seeing and hearing this three-dimensional product as it emerged from the minds of the artists, editors, and sound engineers. It was incredible to see the artists' sketches transform into complex and ingenious pop-up scenes, and to experience how precise recordings for each bird were blended to evoke the soundscape. Q: Have you visited all of the seven different bird habitats featured in Birdscapes? A: Of the seven habitats, I'm most familiar with the desert, where I studied birds during 1995-2000, and the eastern deciduous forest, which is right outside my office window. I have visited the Great Plains and Pacific evergreen forests. I have not been to the Arctic, a southern swamp, or a seabird colony. In writing those scenes, I benefited from the insights of my colleague Gerrit Vyn, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s audio production engineer, who selected the recordings, including some that he had recorded on recent expeditions to these habitats. Q: Which habitat in Birdscapes did you enjoy writing about the most and why? A: Actually, there were two that I enjoyed the most--for completely opposite reasons! I loved writing about the desert because I had spent so much time there, and remembered the sights and sounds so vividly. And it was great fun to write about the seabird colony because that was something I had never experienced before—and I was completely surprised by what I learned. Whether an individual seabird's voice or thousands, the sounds are awe-inspiring, and the birds have such an interesting lifestyle as they all cram on to a bit of rock for the breeding season. Q: Are you a daily birder or a weekend birder? A: I'm an opportunistic birder! I'm always watching and listening for birds around my house and neighborhood. But in between work and spending time with my family, my focused birding these days happens irregularly, on the spur of the moment. My office at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology overlooks Sapsucker Woods, so I sometimes slip outside to look for birds after getting an email alert about a good migration day, or when I notice people outside my window pointing up at the trees. Q: Do you have any suggestions for beginning birders? A: Invest in a pair of binoculars and practice becoming comfortable with them. It will open up a whole new world, enabling you to see many more birds than you may have even realized were around you before. Spend time getting to know the different kinds of birds you see, the reasons for their behaviors, and the many kinds of sounds they use throughout the year. Excerpts from Birdscapes Click on each image below to see a larger view of the page. More to Explore Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song Bird Songs From Around the World The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Eastern and Central North America The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Western North America |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 41 reviews)
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Close Your Eyes and Listen by C. Keenan (Long Beach, CA)  5 Stars
November 02, 2009
You'll feel as if you're there. Stereo bird and atmospheric sounds transport you to each area visited. My Mom loved it as a birthday present.
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Absolutely lovely. by Christine H. Porto 5 Stars
June 28, 2009
Excellent pop-ups, and the recordings are rich and live sounding. Definitely worth the money; Know any birders out there? They'll love it.
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If it Works - It's Great by R. Spencer (Maryland)  4 Stars
June 05, 2009
Our first copy of BIRDSCAPES had to be returned. The Arctic landscape would not generate the soundfile. Otherwise, this has had the affect I sought on my daughter - absolute fascination! Each page includes a flip-down guide to the sound file with time and channel location for each bird on the recording. My daughter has been spending a great deal of time studying the guides in order to determine which bird is making which sound. My wife tried to convince me to return it and instead buy a much cheaper book through Costco - but those do not provide as clear sound nor do they provide adequate guides to determine which sound is which bird. It's no comparison. If it had been perfect on the first try, it would have easily been a 5-star review. But, I got to demonstrate for my mother-in-law how fast Amazon's customer service was in backing their products and she was very impressed with the ease and speed of the service.
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surpisingly fun by E. A. Morgan (Connecticut) 4 Stars
June 04, 2009
This was a present and it is wonderful. Each birdscape is well done with a short description. Unless you are familiar with the birds themselves, you will have to flip to the back for the descriptions.
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Birdscapes by A. Mitchell (Seattle, WA)  1 Stars
May 29, 2009
It is an awesome book, unfortunately the sound stopped working after only 3 times. I put two sets of new batteries, pushed the re-set button and it let out a high pitched squeal and stopped working. I am hoping that the seller will exchange.
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