Learn about the amazing variety of beaks of different birds throughout the world and the many ways the adaptations of beaks help birds to survive. The different shapes of beaks enable birds to eat, hunt and gather food and to specialize in foraging for specific kinds of food – flowers, seeds, berries, fruit, flesh, insects, fish or other prey. Bills can also amplify bird calls or be used to build nests or burrows, or to fight off enemies; the bright colorations of some birds’ beaks might even help attract mates. Not only is the text informative, but Brickman’s cut-paper watercolor illustrations also create realistic 3-dimensional artwork displaying the amazing variety and beauty of birds.

The colorful birds illustrated throughout the book include: woodpeckers, song sparrows, macaws, hummingbirds, eagles, toucans, woodpeckers, flamingos, skimmers, spoonbills, herons, pelicans, crossbills, hornbills, bowerbirds, bee-eaters, western gulls, puffins, Hawaiian honeycreepers, bitterns, peregrine falcons, roadrunners, marbled godwits, cardinals, warblers and wood ducks.