Omnibird: An Avian Investigator's Handbook (The Guardian Best Children's of 2025)

本書是一冊結合觀察樂趣與自然知識的鳥類入門指南，用全新的角度重新看待日常生活中最熟悉的鳥。故事從一個簡單的問題開始：你今天看到鳥了嗎？也許看見了，卻未必真正「看懂」了。透過「Omnibird」這個概念，本書帶領讀者理解所有鳥類共有的基本特徵，像是羽毛、喙、骨骼結構與砂囊，讓觀察成為一場解謎過程。

書中選取來自世界各地棲地的18種常見鳥類，包括老鷹、貓頭鷹、海鳥、水禽與椋鳥，深入介紹牠們的身體構造、飛行方式、叫聲，甚至連糞便與羽毛都成為觀察線索。高度插畫化的版面，讓知識變得輕盈好讀，也培養孩子對細節的敏感度。

本書不只是在認識鳥類，更是在學習如何觀察世界，適合對自然充滿好奇的讀者反覆翻閱。

・以觀察為核心的鳥類知識書
・介紹18種全球常見鳥類
・插畫豐富，結合科學與趣味

Have you seen a bird today? Probably, unless you're reading this in bed. Did you truly look at the bird? To open your ornithological eyes and ears, meet the Omnibird.

An Omnibird contains the essential birdiness of every bird--it was born from an egg, has feathers, two legs, a beak and gizzard, perhaps some premium features like spurs or a curuncle. Once you recognize the Omnibird, you'll see the remarkable in any bird. You'll be expert at finding extraordinary things around you, just by looking.

The Omnibird describes 12 common birds from habitats around the world--eagles, owls and seabirds, starlings, ducks and swans. You will explore the incredible internal structure of bird bones, learn what a gizzard stone is for, meet the tiny creatures that live on birds, and find the fascinating in eggs, bird poop, feathers, and flight patterns.

Now you're an Omnibird expert, you'll look at every bird in new ways every day.