America's Favorite Birds: 40 Beautiful Birds to Color (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) - Softcover

Chu, Myoko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943645418 ISBN 13: 9781943645411

Publisher: Cornell Lab Publishing Group, 2016

Synopsis

Coloring enthusiasts and bird lovers unite with America's Favorite Birds a beautiful and intricately designed coloring book of North America's Top 35 most watched / popular wild birds, from the leading authority on birds, the Cornell Lab!

America's Favorite Birds, the first of two titles in a series of Adults Coloring titles from the Cornell Lab, is so much more than a typical adult bird coloring book. Each page includes authentic and detailed backgrounds depicting where each bird perches, nests, and feeds. On the back of each coloring page, readers can learn about the bird they colored...where they live, what they eat, maps, etc., just enough to complete their connection with nature. Plus, a full color illustration pull-out section provides reference, and perforated pages make each finished page easy to save and display.

And, as with all Cornell Lab Publishing Group books, a full 35% of the net proceeds from the sale of the America's Favorite Birds coloring book will go directly to Cornell Lab to support projects such as children’s educational and community programs.

About this title

Review:

“America's Favorite Birds: 40 Beautiful Birds to Color and Birds of Paradise: A Coloring Expedition both printed on responsibly forested stock with 25% net proceeds to be donated to children's educational and community programs.”

“Coloring fans should turn their attention to the Cornell Lab Publishing Group’s most recent release, this week’s America’s Favorite birds...forty birds portrayed therein that serves as a reference for those who want to be accurate in their color choice. I think I’ll buy a copy...” (Cindy Dobrez & Lynn Rutan http://www.booklistreader.com/2016/07/11/bookends-childrens-literature/does-jane-yolen-ever-sleep-bookends-wants-to-know-done/)

“America’s Favorite Birds: Vote to Pick Birds for Our Coloring Book! The Cornell Lab Publishing Group is creating a coloring book―and you get to decide which birds are included! Vote on 42 birds; the 15 birds with the most votes will be illustrated. Cast your vote and receive a free downloadable coloring page and be entered for a chance to win a coloring book in fall 2016.”

“For those who love birds, Cornell Lab Publishing Group is the place to be. This August the press will release two coloring books, America’s Favorite Birds: 40 Beautiful Birds to Color, which features species chosen from 250,000 votes by birders across North America; and Birds of Paradise: A Coloring Expedition by the original expedition team leader and National Geographic photographer of the world-renowned Birds of Paradise expeditions, Tim Laman. Visit the booth to take home a free coloring page from one of these books.” (Diane Patrick http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/70360-bea-2016-color-your-world.html)

“Cornell Lab Publishing Group is tapping into another pastime― birding―with its first coloring titles, both publishing in September. America’s Favorite Birds by Miyoko Chu and Brenda Lyons were crowd-sourced from 250,000 birders in four days...for 50 million birders in the U.S., these are going to be the definitive coloring books.” (Lela Nargi https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/71060-color-me-compartmentalized-hobbies-crafts-2016-2017.html)

About the Author:

Dr. Miyoko Chu Miyoko Chu has loved birds since the age of 11, when she raised pigeons in her backyard coop. Today she is a Ph.D. ornithologist and senior director of Communications at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She leads the teams that have brought you the Cornell Lab's Merlin Bird ID app, live Bird Cams, and All About Birds website, which engage more than 14 million people annually in learning about birds. Miyoko is the author of Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds, and Birdscapes: A Pop-Up Celebration of Bird Songs in Stereo Sound. Brenda Lyons is an illustrator from Manchester, Connecticut, whose work explores the natural world with a deep love and focus on birds. Her watercolor paintings capture birds and otherworldly avian creatures in realistic and dreamlike compositions, while she also paints fantastical worlds in acrylic, oils, as well as using pen and ink and graphite. Brenda is the author and illustrator of Winged Fantasy: Draw and Paint Magical and Mythical Creatures (IMPACT Books, 2014). She holds her B.A. in Art from Rocky Mountain College, and her M.F.A. in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Brenda also volunteers the at Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation and Education Center, helping care for sick and injured raptors and corvids, as well as community events and education programs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cornell Lab Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1943645418
• ISBN 13: 9781943645411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88
• Illustrator: Lyons Brenda