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One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.

Throughout the day and into the night various birds sing their songs, beginning with the woodpecker who taps a pole ten times and counting down to the hummingbird who calls once.

"In this nonfiction picture book for young readers, we learn just why the mother nesting bird stays quiet and still while sitting on her eggs."-- Provided by publisher.

Presents the songs and calls of various birds.

One of the world's leading bird experts and writers Dominic Couzens takes you on a journey around the world to listen to 52 amazing birdsongs, one for every week of the year. From the Nightingale's song that has inspired the finest poetry to the mating song of the Lyrebird in Australia, from caged bird sounds to the Blackbird's influence on classical music. The latest research on the cuckoo call sits next to duets of the Lawrence's thrush. All aspects...

Beginning with the first light of dawn, the marsh comes alive with music as different types of birds tune up and perform nature's symphony.

Presents twenty-four accounts of the author's recording of birdsongs over a year, arranged by month, that note time of day and locations, with detailed descriptions and sonagrams of the calls of birds such as the sandhill crane, indigo bunting, and ruffed grouse. Includes two CDs.

"From before sunrise until after sunset, a group of birds sings and sings some more, first performing solos from their perches and then harmonizing while in flight"--Verso page.

"Chee chee, says the wren. Ta-tee-tee, sings the lark. Tink-tink, calls the finch. Goodbye to the dark. With the chirp of a sparrow and the warble of a thrush, night turns to morning against a vivid, brightening sky. One by one, each bird wakes up and issues its call, with songs rising into a crescendo until a little bluebird calls for a hush—and finds its own voice....Mary Murphy revels in the joy of sound and offers an ode to individuality." --book...