State Birds: 2

by Alan D. Singer, Arthur Singer

This artistic treasure introduces bird lovers of all ages to our state birds, which are as varied and distinctive as the states they represent. "Striking, meticulous full-color portraits . . . a labor of love".--Booklist.

Paperback

First published May 11, 1990

About the author

Alan Singer (b. 1950) is a painter, printmaker, lecturer, and educator who has illustrated and published books and worked as a graphic designer. He is also a published writer on the visual arts. Currently he is a professor of art in the School of Art, College of Imaging Arts & Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, New York.

Alan’s artwork has been exhibited in museums such as the Everson in Syracuse and the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. His work has also appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions, primarily in the New York area.

Reviews

[TREVIS C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informational text covering each of the U.S. state birds. Accompanying images for each.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 2 out of 5]

State Birds by Arthur and Alan Singer is the last of the bird books Sean checked out from the library.

Each state bird is beautifully illustrated in its typical habitat. The artwork is the best part of the book.

Sean and I found the presentation of the information illogical and sometimes confusing. At first glance the book appears to be listed alphabetically by state. As some states have the same bird, the listing of birds by state breaks down by Florida (as it and Arkansas have picked the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). It probably would have made more sense to list the birds alphabetically by common name and then provide brief information about which states use that bird and why or when the chose it.

[Nathaniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I was reading this book,I learned about the other state birds. I'm doing a book about birds for school,so this book was pretty cool.