A birdsong expert's poignant and beautifully illustrated memoir of a bicycle journey across America with his sonJoinbirdsong expert Donald Kroodsma on a ten-week, ten-state bicyclejourney as he travels with his son from the Atlantic to the Pacific,lingering and listening to our continent sing as no one has before. Onremote country roads, over terrain vast and spectacular, from dawn todusk and sometimes through the night, you will gain a deep appreciationfor the natural symphony of birdsong many of us take for granted. Comealong and marvel at how expressive these creatures are as Kroodsma leadsyou west across nearly five thousand miles―at a leisurely pace thatenables a deep listen.Listening to a Continent Sing is also aguided tour through the history of a young nation and the geology of anancient landscape, and an invitation to set aside the bustle of everydaylife to follow one's dreams. It is a celebration of flowers and trees,rocks and rivers, mountains and prairies, clouds and sky, headwinds andcalm, and of local voices and the people you will meet along the way. Itis also the story of a father and son deepening their bond as theytravel the slow road together from coast to coast.Beautifully illustrated throughout with drawingsof birds and scenes and featuring QR codes that link to audio birdsong,this poignant and insightful book takes you on a travel adventureunlike any other―accompanied on every leg of your journey by birdsong.