Editorial Reviews:
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From the moment a flapping bouquet of brightly colored macaws bursts out of a single egg, Bird earns the full attention of its audience. Martin Sheen narrates the brisk look at this creature, whose different species number around 8,500. In classic D.K. style, this chapter in Dorling Kindersley's fascinating Eyewitness series treats viewers to sharply focused close-ups and a superrealism that almost gives a 3-D effect. The information flows smoothly, offering brief but memorable lessons in history, biology, math, geology, language, music, and religion. A metronome clearly compares an average human heart rate to a bird's. Popular myths and sayings are explained and sometimes challenged (for example, despite their wise eyes, owls aren't particularly smart). But while cruising on an eagle's wing or watching an ostrich run 40 miles per hour should please the very young viewer, phrases such as "metabolic rate" and "couriers of scandal" hint at an older target audience. --Liane Thomas
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