Lois Ehlert 1990. A housecat encounters twelve birds in his backyard but fails to catch any of them for his lunch. The reader learns to identify these birds by the aid of a glossary in the back of the book. Big print, and clear descriptions of birds and flowers. This book contains 46 large, lifelike drawings of common species of birds.
Captions provide scientific names and other information.
All species are also illustrated in full color on the cover. This book looks at birds throughout the seasons. Lisa Desimini 1989. Then man came and slowly destroyed habitat for these animals and birds and turned the area into a noisy city. Beautiful painted illustrations.