Sounds of Nature

A Guide to North American Bird and Animal Calls

Illustrated by Elinor Duffy
Readers ages 3-7 can explore eight beautiful North American habitats through the seasons to discover the amazing birds, insects, and wild animals that inhabit our world. Includes 24 sound buttons with animal, bird, and insect sounds.

This inviting book takes readers into eight beautiful habitats through the seasons to discover the amazing birds, insects, and wild animals that inhabit our world. It features three sound buttons on each spread that showcase the animals and their unique calls or sounds to help children identify them in the wild. With stunning paper-cut artwork and fascinating facts, this is an essential book for wildlife lovers. Includes 24 sound buttons in total and has an on/off switch on the back cover to preserve battery life.
Isabel Otter is a children's book editor and writer. She grew up in rural Herefordshire, England, and spent much of her childhood in trees. Isabel loves weaving stories and writing about the world around her. She currently lives in London.

Elinor Duffy worked in publishing for many years and since graduated with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, UK. She loves making paper textures and patterns, and collaging natural scenes of animals and birds. She lives in the Hertfordshire countryside with sheep, chickens, dogs, ponies, and her family.
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Readers ages 3-7 can explore eight beautiful North American habitats through the seasons to discover the amazing birds, insects, and wild animals that inhabit our world. Includes 24 sound buttons with animal, bird, and insect sounds.

This inviting book takes readers into eight beautiful habitats through the seasons to discover the amazing birds, insects, and wild animals that inhabit our world. It features three sound buttons on each spread that showcase the animals and their unique calls or sounds to help children identify them in the wild. With stunning paper-cut artwork and fascinating facts, this is an essential book for wildlife lovers. Includes 24 sound buttons in total and has an on/off switch on the back cover to preserve battery life.

Author

Isabel Otter is a children's book editor and writer. She grew up in rural Herefordshire, England, and spent much of her childhood in trees. Isabel loves weaving stories and writing about the world around her. She currently lives in London.

Elinor Duffy worked in publishing for many years and since graduated with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, UK. She loves making paper textures and patterns, and collaging natural scenes of animals and birds. She lives in the Hertfordshire countryside with sheep, chickens, dogs, ponies, and her family.

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