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Library's review
This collection of comics is delightful. Humorous, engaging, informative, and with a cute, simpler style that perfectly illustrates all these different critters and plants.
Publication
Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2018]
Description
"Amusing science cartoons about the natural world including animal dating profiles, wildlife wine pairings, threat displays of completely non-threatening animals, why hammerhead sharks have hammer heads, and much more. Birding is My Favorite Video Game is a collection of fun, quasi-educational comics combining weird science, cute visuals, sweet wit, and a strong environmental message. Based on the popular webcomic Bird and Moon, this collection brings facts about birds, bees, and insects to life in the quirkiest, most wonderful way"--Publisher.
Language
Original language
English
User reviews
LibraryThing member PardaMustang
A quirky collection of one-shot cartoons featuring all manner of critters, from birds (duh!), to salamanders, squirrels, and even plants. Most of the cartoons present interesting facts in a most humorous manner. You’ll learn about the foraging patterns of tree climbing birds like the woodpecker,
I loved the 'Nature Names for Your Baby’! Haha, Hellbender and Centaury. Yep, those are our next cubs’ names. I also really liked the several different cartoons on climate change, and human pollution. They make the concepts understandable on many levels, without truly making light of a serious situation. This is the perfect gift for the nature-lovers with a sense of humour in your life!
***Many thanks to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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birdie evolution, why hammerheads have hammer shaped heads, and more.I loved the 'Nature Names for Your Baby’! Haha, Hellbender and Centaury. Yep, those are our next cubs’ names. I also really liked the several different cartoons on climate change, and human pollution. They make the concepts understandable on many levels, without truly making light of a serious situation. This is the perfect gift for the nature-lovers with a sense of humour in your life!
***Many thanks to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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LibraryThing member greeniezona
The cover on this was so charming that I just had to pick it up at the library -- and when I saw that it was by the same cartoonist who had done some comics I'd previously seen on social media and loved, I had to check it out.
The book was, of course, utterly charming to a biology/nature geek like
The book was, of course, utterly charming to a biology/nature geek like
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me. There were quite a few comics on birds, as suggested by the title, but there were also plenty of skinks, snakes, insects, small mammals, ocean creatures... Good blend of cuteness/humor/science info. I really should get a copy to keep or see if I can get some prints. Show Less