Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Year: 1980
Genre: Parody
71 pages
Marcia handed me this on Thursday. Thanks, Marcia! This is a hilarious little send-up of field guides to birds and, though probably funnier for those with experience using field guides, is still accessible to everyone. In addition to very nicely rendered illustrations of such birds as the Mangrove Penguin (Tuxedo verdantus) and the Greater Noxious Grossbird (Incredibilus disgustus), the authors also include helpful charts showing the correct assembly of bird parts, nesting success of the Nearsighted Bat Owl (the news isn't good, I'm afraid), and the feather count of the Rear-Tailed Evader to name a few. I particularly enjoyed such sage advice as:
| At the SeashoreDon't Say: Golly days, all those little birds look just alike! Do Say: We need better light to identify those peeps. |
Wiser words were never written.
No comments:
Post a Comment