(4) YA Illustrated by Christine Stetter. This book isn't a field guide but a collection of narrative profiles of more than one hundred common American birds. Blanchan's descriptions, dated by a prim turn-of-the-century tone, celebrate the character of the bird while providing general information about its appearance, calls, diet, behavior, and nesting habits. Only twenty-four birds are depicted in the gallery of black-and-white line drawings. Ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli