Gulls...Gulls...Gulls Book

Describes the life cycle, behavior patterns, and habitat of various species of gulls, focusing on those found in North America.

Children's Literature

Gibbons uses the herring gull as an example of the 43 species of gulls. Learning about gulls teaches the reader much about birds in general. The text covers communication, sleeping habits, feeding, parenting, etc. Ink and watercolor illustrations fill each page, with text appearing below. Unfortunately, the quality of the illustrations varies, with some appearing "washed out." At the end, several other gull species are depicted, but the illustrations are so simple that the distinguishing field marks are not presented and many species appear identical.