Review Detail

World Without Birds is an informative book that highlights what factors contribute to the loss of birds and what the planet would look like if we had no birds. This book is organized by exosystems, and each chapter provides an overview of the birds in that environment, case studies on a specific bird species that is now extinct, and one that was on the verge of extinction but numbers recovered, and additional information about what the world would look like minus those birds. The end chapter highlights things that we can do to help preserve bird lives and their habitats.

What I Liked: This book begins with an explanation about how it's going to be about hope, stupidity, greed, ignorance, love, and more, while explaining how this book will go through each of these various emotions. The introduction for this book does a great job of laying the foundation for the rest of the book so that you have an understanding of what’s to come.

Prior to going into the various ecosystems that birds live in, the book talks about the world with birds and without them, and the ways humans are contributing to their extinction. These chapters are full of information and do a fantastic job of painting the landscape of how we are damaging the earth. When we begin to go into the individual ecosystems, the book highlights the birds in that environment, and what the environment would look like without those birds. These sections are great for exploring the role that birds play in different areas, such as The Poles and Tropical forests, and how those would be impacted if those birds were extinct.

The book is full with colorful illustrations that are spread out through the text. The illustrations are good for creating natural pauses in the sections and giving visual explanations for the phenomena that are being explored. In addition to the illustrations, this book also includes various headers for the sections using larger font and different colors, which help break the chapters into approachable sections for younger readers.

Final Verdict: World Without Birds is an informative book with colorful and vibrant illustrations that showcase the important role that birds have in various ecosystems, and what life would look like if those birds were extinct. This book is great for children ages 10 and up who are interested in birds and sustainability. The book also works great for adults who want to explore the world of birds and want to learn how to keep birds and their habitats intact.