A wonderful book explaining all of the different types of birds in an entertaining and colorful way. Great for the grade level. I love how there’s one or two sentences for each and then little off-chutes of facts for specific birds within that topic (feathers, beaks, communication, types of eggs etc.)

We loved this book!

I am a huge fan of birds and started going birdwatching with my Dad when I was young so this book was definitely one that I wanted to read with my daughter after reading the book blurb.

"So Many Ways to Be a Bird" is a fun book, it showcases the differences between the species, different sizes, food to eat, different postures, poses and beak types - this book is really engaging and made my 7 year old daughter want to read more and find out additional information about the birds she can see where we live as a starting point - it has certainly lit a fire in her and she wants to go out this weekend to find more birds!

It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!

"So Many Ways to Be a Bird" by Constance Anderson is a very informative and engaging children's book about birds. The beautifully illustrated books will help kids learn about birds and hopefully spark an interest in birding. Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC.

Know about “bird adaptations” from this book!

The book is a good beginner guide for the kids to know about different birds and their habitats where they thrive.

Love the minimal illustrations and the additional information towards the end.

Thank you, Star Bright Books, for the ARC.

Even birders with a Life List have to love this book for its simplicity and ease of use to explain or just show to non-birders of any age! You don't have to do the whole book at once but use as a learning tool to learn to find birds with similar characteristics or habits. People of any age whether handicapped or not need outside time and even blindness is not a barrier to enjoying the birds and helping to protect their habitat.
The illustrations by the author are clear, easily recognizable, imaginative, colorful, and fun.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to EVERYONE, but especially to a school, hospital, or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary EARC on Adobe Digital Editions from Star Bright Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Pub Date Nov 01, 2024

I love reading about the ways birds are the same and different. It gave interesting facts on so many aspects of bird life, but in a way that will really peak the interest of my students. I especially like the part about the different characteristics birds have.

The information, details and illustrations are amazing. I read with young children and this would be a bit lengthy for their attention span but wonderful for upper elementary. It would be a great source for a student to learn and write a report on birds. I would like to thank the author, Bright Star Books and NetGalley for a digital copy.

So many is right! This book has so many facts and illustrations and BIRDS! It was a little overwhelming to read all of that on each page, but it was all good information that will benefit older picture book readers.

Great introduction to the adaptations of birds, my kids loved it. Beautiful illustrations, cool facts and great comparisons that could be understood by everyone. Highly recommend.

Thank you to Netgalley for a free preview of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

So Many Ways To Be A Bird isn't just the perfect book to read with any young child who loves the outdoors but it's also perfect to read with a little one you'd like to encourage to slow down and take a moment to notice their surroundings. Filled with images and information on many of the common birds that we see every day, this book teaches us who the birds are and what they're like. We also learn about birds that we may only see in zoos and why they're special too. I would recommend this book for children ages 3-10, which is a big age range but it's an excellent reference book for older elementary students if they need to look up something basic.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this free ARC.

A Peck-tacular Guide to the World of Birds!

I read "So Many Ways to Be a Bird" by Constance Anderson with my nature loving 6 year old, and boy did we enjoy it!

It is a perfect blend of vivid illustrations and fascinating bird facts. It imparted intriguing tidbits about the lives of different birds, whilst also capturing the beauty of our feathered friends in the book's illustrations. This book was a perfect read for young nature enthusiasts and was both entertaining and educational! My son was fascinated by the different types of nests that birds built (who knew some nests float?) and also loved comparing the egg sizes of different birds.

We will definitely be revisiting "So Many Ways to Be a Bird" time and time again, and we highly recommend it to all budding bird enthusiasts! All in all, a peck-tacular introduction to the world of birds for young readers.

Thank you NetGalley and Star Bright Books for sending us this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A book that does actually talk about the diversity it is supposed to do – this is not, as some may fear, an allegory for something else entirely different. Here we see the adaptation (a good start, but you could call it, and explain, evolution, rather than stick to the one term) birds have gone through since the days of their prehistoric ancestors. They sing differently, and in different numbers, they have different feet, colours, bills, and so on, and we see all of this, one small simple subject at a time. It's not that great a book, however – the main text is trying its best to rhyme a lot of the time, and succeeds when it bothers to but doesn't seem to worry about it on the other pages. Also, while you get the nicely readable, bold font of the main script, you also get a smaller set of italicised captions, and they really can pull focus and interrupt the flow. So there's nothing to gripe about as if it were heinous, but large reasons why this isn't destined to be the be-and and end-all of this subject.

My five year old daughter that loves birds and always watches out for them absolutely loved this book. It had concise information about birds and how their type and habitat and diet forms each bird to look and act the way they do.

Thank you to the publisher for providing a copy of this book for us to read and review! My children, 5 & 8, listened intently as I read So Many Ways to be a Bird. They loved all the fun facts about the birds as well as the colorful artwork. I appreciated the additional information at the end of the book too, which dove deeper into bird adaptation and provided thoughtful questions to ask children. I would definitely recommend this to others when it’s released. It would fit well with a unit on birds or zoology.

Cute book that teaches about many of the different types of birds and how not all birds have the same abilities. I enjoyed how the basic text had a rhyming meter, and the addition of little facts about specific types of birds was really nice. The illustrations were also nice

I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I am always looking for children’s books that are informative and engaging, and this one really fit the bill. I love that it is great for multiple ages. For young children, it would be a great starting point for discussing similarities and differences. This book is also great for older children with the wide array of facts and impressive vocabulary.

The illustrations were also a highlight. They were so detailed and clear. Different birds were easily identifiable.

This book would be a great addition to any home or classroom

I love the illustrations in this book. They are so beautiful and eye catching and the perfect way to teach kids all about the different ways to be a bird. Highly informational but fun at the same time.

Thanks to Star Bright Books and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Super informational book with unbelievably impressive illustrations! I learned a lot about birds, and I definitely think that young readers will, too. However, I found myself getting quite bored with the book quickly, and I think that kids will feel the same. The ratio of story writing to factual writing was off-balance, and it takes the entertainment value out of the book. But, I really appreciated how the author chose a motif and a theme and stuck with it throughout the entire book. Readers will love this. Lastly, the illustrations were breathtakingly accurate and beautiful, and it is apparent that the illustrator has a lot of talent. Each bird looked so realistic, I felt as if they were going to jump off the pages and take flight.
Bravo, illustrator!

My five year old is fascinated with animals and has a big collection of books about them. He loved this one! Getting to see all the different looking birds and a fact about each of them was so much fun for him. There were a couple we knew but also some new birds we enjoyed learning about. His favorite is a cardinal so we were happy to see them but now we will be searching to find a Fish Hawk one day!

This beautifully illustrated book begins with what all birds have in common and then presents their diversity in all its glory. There are so many ways to be a bird! They have different physical characteristics and abilities. They have diversity in how they fly, how they make nests, what they eat.

This book is a great way for children to learn about birds and instill a curiosity about them. There is a section of additional information concerning their adaptations that adults can share with young children or older ones can read on their own.

I learned the sad fact that there are 3 billion fewer birds today than 30 years ago and the author lists things that a family or child can do to help preserve our bird populations. A worthy read for all!

Thanks to #NetGalley and @Starbrightbooks for the DRC.