Introduction: The Genius of Birds

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Welcome to August fellow readers! This month we’ll be reading The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman. What may seem like a tedious subject for a book is actually one of inspired wonder! Within the first few pages you’ll see that the author is passionate about birds and wants to prove to the world how incredibly intelligent this species is.

Jennifer Ackerman has been writing books about science and nature for over 25 years. Ackerman’s essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, Natural History, Parade, and many other publications. She has written on subjects ranging from the work of Chuck Close to the microbiome of the human body, the evolutionary origin of birds, the sexual habits of dragonflies, the neural nature of dyslexia, the biology of cranes, parasites as agents of evolutionary change, ocean circulation, the wildlife of Japan and genetically modified foods.

The Genius of Birds is available from the library in print, audiobook, and e-book formats, which you can find here:

http://bit.ly/2aKvOXp

I’m looking forward to reading and discussing this book with you. Feel free to post your own questions or thoughts!

~Marcella~