Coat Pocket Bird Book

By John Gillette

Book Overview

This book, and its companion Kitchen Table Bird Book, have been published for birdwatchers who want to know more about birds of the Great Lakes region than is found in standard field guides. Two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941912051
• ISBN13: 9780941912051
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: TwoPeninsula Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.3" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

Coat Pocket Bird Book

This is an excellent source of information, particularly for birds of the upper midwest. This book, first published by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is intended for the novice...it's something to be taken along on walks in the country, or peeks out the kitchen window, and to be scribbled in. Well-organized, beautifully illustrated, and informative, the birds are described in entertaining prose by John Gillette, an inveterate birder, raconteur, and "real" human being. Much of what he writes is affective in nature, as well as cognitive-- this book will teach you but leave you wanting to learn more. It will confirm the excitement/feelings you have when you first discover the avian treasures encountered along the way. Dave Mohrhardt's superb illustrations are true works of art; not simple sketches but along the lines of Audubon.First published in 1984, and republished in subsequent batches, I have been without my first copy for two years and I miss it! John Gillette was my uncle, and passed away as the book was finished. Spending time in this book is a good way for readers to meet a great man, a patient teacher, and a curious and studied birder.