Christina Wilsdon, Writer
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Featured here are some of my works about wildlife. They range from a book for young readers that comes with a free pair of binoculars to a bird book for grown-up readers (which, sadly, does not come with a free bird).
How do birds perch and sleep without falling? Can birds detect smells? Do tropical birds migrate? Do birds reuse old nests? You'll find the answers to these and flocks of other questions about birds in Smithsonian Q&A: Birds (HarperCollins, 2006). This 218-page book, chockful of colorful photographs, explores the world of birds from albatross to Zugenruhe in 12 chapters plus a "Ready Reference" section.
Watch out for that prickly critter on the cover of Animal Defenses (Chelsea House, 2009). That little devil is a thorny devil, a spiky lizard found in Australia. Animal Defenses introduces young readers to the many ways in which animals defend themselves in the wild. Their lives may depend on built-in characteristics (such as armor, a bad taste or smell, or camouflage), behaviors (such as fleeing, stinging, or mimicking a more dangerous animal), or a combination of the two. These fascinating characteristics are presented as part of a general pattern of animals' adaptations for survival.
For Horse-Crazy Girls Only
(Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, 2010)
I'm very pleased to announce the publication of my latest book, For Horse-Crazy Girls Only. It's packed with information about horses, recommendations for great horse movies, books, and websites, and activities a horse-crazy girl can enjoy even if she doesn't have a horse! It's dotted with marvelous pictures by illustrator Alecia Underhill.
(Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, 2010)
I'm very pleased to announce the publication of my latest book, For Horse-Crazy Girls Only. It's packed with information about horses, recommendations for great horse movies, books, and websites, and activities a horse-crazy girl can enjoy even if she doesn't have a horse! It's dotted with marvelous pictures by illustrator Alecia Underhill.National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Insects (Scholastic 1998) is praised as an "excellent intr
oduction to insects" in the Boy Scouts of America's list of recommended books for its Insect Study badge. The first 48 pages of this field guide provide a general introduction to insects, including features on how to distinguish insects from other arthropods (such as spiders); how insects are grouped into families; endangered insects; and an insect's body structure.
oduction to insects" in the Boy Scouts of America's list of recommended books for its Insect Study badge. The first 48 pages of this field guide provide a general introduction to insects, including features on how to distinguish insects from other arthropods (such as spiders); how insects are grouped into families; endangered insects; and an insect's body structure. 
What can you spy with binoculars in a city park? an oak-hickory forest? a freshwater marsh? a meadow?Far Out! Exploring Nature with Binoculars
(Reader's Digest, 2000) introduces kids to a variety of common habitats and identifies clues they can use to determine what animals live there. A matted area of grass, for example, may show where a deer napped in a meadow; scattered pine-cone debris may reveal where a squirrel paused to nibble a meal. This book also supplies the reader with a pair of binoculars.
Goodness gracious, it's Cretaceous! It's Mighty Dinosaurs (Reader's Digest), a 2005 reissue of my book Dinosaurs: The Age of Giant Creatures (Reader's Digest, 2001). This version came with a sizable, inflatable dinosaur. Both versions fill kids in about the many kinds of dinosaurs, how they lived, and why they died out.
