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The American Robin (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)

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There are few species of birds better known to the general public than the Robin; with it's red breast and distinctive voice, few can say they have little affection for it. This book, as slim as it is, is a wonderful portrait of this cherished bird. It was a pleasure to read, and very informative to boot. One cannot but gain a better appreciation for the Robin by reading this book.

Author Wauer has given us more than a delightful book of cheer. Who is there that does not love a robin? I have been a lifetime observor or robins, but learned many new things about my old friend. The pictures chosen for this volume are outstanding and capture this little guy in a charming way. Our thanks for such a warm picture of the American Robin.

"The American Robin" by Roland H. Wauer

This is almost entirely a "rewrap" of the works of others into what is, in a word, "Robins for Dummies". It very probably could be written after perhaps two, maybe three, hours in any university library. With about 60 pages of text it provides little more than a good, but cursory, snapshot of Robin ecology, a modicum of Robin trivia and the author's positive opinion of Robins in general. All the relevant and useful info in this book could be found in other books that contain discussions of all North American species. One redeeming "plus" is that this book, in doing so much quotation of others, presents an interesting array for the varied studies ornithologists have come up with over the passed 200 years.