为什么火烈鸟是粉红色的？鹦鹉会说话吗？秃鹰真的秃头吗？这本非常成功的《虫子大全》，《野兽大全》和《蓝色大全》续集回答了这些问题以及更多其他问题。开篇用引导性的跨页说明了如何识别不同的鸟蛋，鸟类家谱，为什么不同种类的鸟的喙和羽毛不同，以及为什么有些鸟每年都要迁徙到很远的地方。随后的跨页以各种栖息地为插图，专门介绍了具体的鸟类品种，包括蜂鸟，孔雀，火烈鸟，秃鹰，文书鸟，信天翁和丹顶鹤。

有些跨页将教孩子们如何发现特定品种中的不同鸟类，例如如何区分美国知更鸟和欧洲知更鸟。其他跨页则探索了鸟类的栖息地，例如展示了鸟类如何适应城市生活。最后，这本书邀请小鸟探们保护他们所生活的地方鸟类，并让他们的花园对鸟类友好。

这是一本又大又漂亮，值得一再翻看的书。

Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? This follow-up to the hugely successful The Big Book of Bugs, The Big Book of Beasts and The Big Book of the Blue answers these questions and many more. It opens with introductory spreads explaining how to recognize different bird's eggs, the bird family tree, why different species of birds have different beaks and feathers, and why some birds migrate and travel vast distances every year. Subsequent spreads, illustrated with various habitats, are dedicated to specific varieties of bird, including hummingbirds, peacocks, flamingos, bald eagles, secretary birds, albatrosses and red-crowned cranes.

Some will teach children how to spot different birds within a specific variety, for example how to differentiate the American robin from the European robin. Others explore bird habitats, for example showing how birds adapt to live in cities. Finally, the book invites young bird spotters to protect birds where they live and make their gardens bird friendly.

This is a big, beautiful book to look at again and again.