Look up!: bird-watching in your own backyard - Annette Leblanc Cate

A 2014 Robert F.

Sibert Honor Book You don't have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds No matter where you live, they're in your neighborhood -- just look up.

This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look around.

Quirky full-color illustrations portray dozens of birds chatting about their distinctive characteristics, including color, shape, plumage, and beak and foot types, while tongue-in-cheek cartoons feature banter between birds, characters, and the reader (Here I am, the noble spruce grouse.

In a spruce grove.

Eatin' some spruce.

Interactive and enjoyable tips bring an age-old hobby to new life for the next generation of bird-watchers.

Back matter includes a bibliography, an index, and bird-watching tips.