United Tweets of America

For the young bird enthusiast in your life, try United Tweets of America: 50 State Birds, Their Stories, Their Glories by Hudson Talbott. This fun and festive non-fiction picture book lists the official bird of all fifty of the United States of America (and the District of Columbia), from the Nene of Hawaii (the rarest state bird) to the Northern Cardinal (the state bird of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia)! The parade of birds is presented like a pageant, hosted by the nation’s most symbolic bird, the bald eagle! Each bird gets a page with info about the bird, and the state they represent, including the state motto, capital, and interesting facts like… Did you know the state neckwear of Arizona is the bolo tie? The state cookie of Massachusetts is chocolate chip? The state dance of South Carolina is the shag? This pageant could get ugly, with all those beautiful birds vying for top prize, but instead ends in a resounding sing-a-long rendition of “America the Beautiful!” See this book listed in our catalog