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The Songs of Insects Paperback – January 1, 2007

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The Songs of Insects is a celebration of the chirps, trills, and scrapes of seventy-seven common species of crickets, katydids, locusts, and cicadas native to eastern and central North America. The photographs in this book will surprise and delight all who behold them. Many of the insects' colors are brilliant and jewellike, and they are displayed beautifully here. This book and accompanying CD provide a unique doorway to enjoyment of the insect concerts and solos that dominate our natural soundscape during the summer and autumn. The text includes information on the natural history of insects, identification tips, and an appreciation of insect song. A seventy-minute audio CD features high-quality recordings of the songs of all species, track-keyed to the information presented in the text.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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January 1, 2007
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8.25 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
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0618663975
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Wil Hershberger has been president of local chapters of the National Audubon Society and the Maryland Ornithological Society as well as a founder and officer of several photographic societies. He has published recordings and images since 1998. In 2006, his image of a katydid was honored as "Highly Commended" in the Shell/British Broadcasting Company Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; PAP/COM edition (January 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 227 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0618663975
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0618663972
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,318,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #628 in Biology of Insects & Spiders
- #1,025 in Plant & Animal Photography
- #4,939 in Biology (Books)

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Hi friends! My name is Lang Elliott and I am an author, speaker, cinematographer, sound recordist, and even an aspiring nature poet. I am interested in celebrating the wonder and beauty of nature, touching upon the miracle of existence, and understanding our role in the great mystery of it all.

To learn more about me and my passions, please visit langelliott.com, my personal website (be sure to sign up for my free newsletter and blog!). In addition, I have recently launched musicofnature.com, a friendly online store where I sell pure nature recordings for relaxation and personal enjoyment (available as digital downloads and CDs).

Lately, I've been dreaming up a new book project that will focus on nature aesthetics and appreciation. In addition, I'm planning to produce at least two nature-oriented movies. What's more, I've been writing a lot of nature poetry (the kind that actually rhymes!).

NOTE: The best way to keep track of my activities is via my blog at langelliott.com.

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PDR

Outstanding book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 5, 2022

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I purchased this book after becoming acquainted with the related website ( having relied on it for the past several years).
The quality of the written material, photographs, and the insect song recordings (on the provided audio CD), is EXCELLENT.
The authors have created a wonderful reference and read, it is quite engaging and informative.
This has become a favorite book on my shelf..

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Castanea33

Amazing, clear photos; helpful sonagrams; concise, informative writing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 2, 2013

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One of the most well-done and enjoyable field ID guides I've ever purchased. as well as one of the most user-friendly insect-related field guides. The descriptions are simple, but not too simple, and very clear. With the sonograms and the CD, it's easy to compare and contrast between the many similar-looking and similar-sounding species, along with the authors' tips on understanding the quality and traits that distinguish one song from another.

What worked for me in learning was to pick out one sound in the nightly din, try to pinpoint which sonograms matched, narrowing down by the range maps provided, then listening to the CD for the 2-3 candidates - and bingo! Then another and another. Then I could pick out these new friends as I went about my life in other towns and states - field or city. Then, as I traveled, would listen for "pockets" of new species I may not hear in my home town, looking at range maps ahead of time. Driving became a new adventure. And the fun is not just in being able to identify these creatures (and their interesting common names), it's the insights the book provides, so you know why and how the sounds are being made and understanding the drama unfolding around you, and in what meadow or wetland this might be happening - and on what branch tip or building.

But the best part of the book is the extremely clear and striking photography (helpful for ID), with the insects mostly appearing to acknowledge the camera, endowing these little critters with personality not usually seen in field guides. The authors obviously love their work.

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J. Stotler

Very interesting and informative book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2022

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Got this for my wife for Christmas - she just loves the sound of the insects during late summer in the evening here in Ohio.

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Alan Venable

A field guide narrator

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 24, 2013

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My personal interest was first in the cicadas (locusts we called them growing up in Western Pennsylvania), but this book goes other interesting places, too. If you buy a used copy, be sure it includes the CD of songs! Apart from the beautiful photos and well-thought-out, down-to-earth text, this is a book to wander out into the yard with and begin to listen back and forth between nature and the recordings a few times to get in touch with likely species in your neighborhood. I gave it four stars rather than five only because I imagine a book like this one with a major sound component needs to migrate quickly to phone and pad-like devices. Ratting on Russo

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As other reviewers have stated, this is a remarkable resource for insect identification. I would like to comment on the quality of the images. I found that a remarkable effort and attention to detail that went into these images. In far too many books the conversion of images from digital to print looks like the author doesn't know or doesn't care how his images look. For Lang Elliott this was not the case. He meticulously ensured that the printed images have remarkable depth of field and colors. I found any number of them to be remarkable pieces of photographic art. I felt guilty for only paying $13.57 for this book.

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Glenn

A Great Find!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 2, 2015

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Wow! I never realized until I got this book how many different species of crickets, cicadas and katydids there are - and each with their own songs. Very well wrtten book and quality photographs. You can very easily follow the CD that comes with this book and the recordings are high quality. It's great to hear one and say "yes, that's one I have heard in my yard!

I cannot rate this book/CD highly enough!!!

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Roselí R. da Silva

O maravilhoso universo dos insetos cantores

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O livro é um excelente material para todos os amantes da entomologia e, também, para aqueles que apreciam a natureza dos sons e da música. O livro fornece informações detalhadas sobre como os 'insetos cantores' (esperanças, grilos, gafanhotos e cigarras) produzem seus sons, além das diferenças entre variadas espécies. O cd que acompanha o livro é surpreendente, pois demonstra bem as sutis diferenças entre os vários sons. É realmente um material que pode ser utilizado nas mais diferentes áreas - biologia, física, ensino, etc.

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SCBuzz

Amazing photos and recordings combined

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 7, 2013

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This is a wonderful resource and addition to my nature library. The photos almost jump off the page, and the recordings are equally as impressive. I'm now able to identify insect sounds that I have heard all my life, but never knew what they were.
The only negative about this book is the cheap binding. A book this spectacular deserves a much more durable package.

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