The Secrets of Birds

Birds live close to us humans. But what do we know about their lives? And what is it really like to be a bird?

Crows, blue tits, city pigeons and woodpeckers – birds are everywhere once you start to notice them.
The authors take us into woodpecker nests and bird boxes, on journeys across the ocean and on deep dives into the bird brain. Here you can read about the tiny instrument inside the birds’ chest, which has the world’s fastest muscles, and about the crows, which have at least 21 different words in their crow’s language. And did you know that robin chicks have to practice two million times before they manage to sing a perfect robin song?

The book is richly illustrated with the beautiful water color pictures by Nina Marie Andersen.

The Secrets of Birds is a narrative non-fiction book for children, where the reader gets an insight into the birds’ world of language and senses, friendship, war and love.