| Title | : | Birds Make Nests |
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| ISBN | : | 0823436624 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780823436620 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published January 30, 2017 |
Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places, to keep their eggs safe and to raise their chicks.
In this colorful picture book, acclaimed artist Michael Garland introduces more than twenty species of birds and the intriguing homes they make, from puffins' burrows to orioles' hanging nests.
With simple text, accessible for new readers, this is a perfect introduction to the many ways animals make their homes. The vibrant artwork, created with traditional woodcuts and digital coloring techniques, is labeled with the English common names of each bird shown.
A 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year (Outstanding Merit)
Birds Make Nests Reviews
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This is a perfect book for young children. Beautiful illustrations and simple sentences but yet an abundance of great vocabulary. I listened to it on a youtube read-aloud and I loved it. she read it for little children and pointed out important details in the pictures.
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Beautiful illustrations. Show many different kinds of birds and the different nest they build perfect for k-2nd grade.
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Michael Garland's illustrations put this book over the top. Beautiful and accurate!
A perfect read for Year of the Bird! -
Good introductory information and beautiful woodcut illustrations.
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The artwork carries this story. Basically, it's a labeling of different kinds of birds and the type of nests they make.
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A beautiful informational picture book to introduce young children to the many styles of nests that birds make or don’t make as in the Brown Headed Cowbird that leave their eggs in other bird’s nests. Each page or page spread offers one simple line of text in bold type that describes the information in the illustrations. The rest of the page is given over to gorgeous woodcut and digital media illustrations with the name of the birds depicted on that page. Additional birds are depicted on front matter pages like the title and dedication pages and on the front and back covers.
While this book will be loved by the preschool crowd, the enjoyment will extend to children of all ages. One amazing feature is the inclusion on the publisher page the educational standards is book meets for K-2nd grade. This makes recommending it to teachers or story visits by the librarian tied to standards they can document. I would highly recommend this book for any school or public library.
A popular topic with preschool and early elementary programs, but also just a very cool book in so many ways. I would highly recommend this book for purchase.
This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON Libraries. -
Michael Garland is the award-winning and best-selling author and illustrator of more than 30 children's books. The artwork in this exquisitely illustrated picture book depicting the many kinds of nests made by birds carries the story. Garland has used traditional woodcut and digital tools accompanied by very sparse text: One simple line of text that describes information depicted in the illustrations. The illustrations will engage readers and will generate questions on each eye-catching spread.
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This book explains about birds nests in a variety of ways. It explains the different kinds of nests birds make, what materials each use, the location, and why they build them. This can help children to understand that not all birds make nests out of sticks and are in the trees. I would like to add on how it was really nice that it provided the illustrations of different breeds of birds and their names. As well, it establishes the different physical characteristics of some bird species based on gender. I just wish that the names of the birds were a bit bigger to read.
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Every primary group I read this one too loved it. It's the perfect nonfiction picture book for that age group. There are plenty of opportunities to stop and talk about what they are wondering about and what they have noticed. My favourite conversations were about why all the male birds were so colourful compared to the females. A kindergarten student surmised that, "the mom's have to be camouflaged because they have to be safe to look after the babies."
The artwork is absolutely glorious! -
Simple and the exact opposite of wordy. Read as is will be nice for littles (3-5) with short attention spans. In addition this also works for the 6-7 age frame because the beautifully detailed and realistic illustrations make way for further exploration. I used this book in my homeschool for ages 3, 6, and 7 in a lesson on this topic.
Activity idea: Have kiddos draw a bird nest after the story. One of mine drew eggs in theirs while the others did chicks, and an empty nest lol. -
This book was awesome. I love how the story is more factual, but my favorite part is that all the pictures are labeled. The illustrations are beautiful and also help to inform the reader of what the nests actually look like.
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Beautifully vibrant illustrated book about bird's nests and their variety--their shapes, location, and shapes. Best as a on the lap read, but could be shared with a group of preschoolers. 3.5 rounded up.
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Learn about all the ways birds create their nests. Really like that all the different birds are labeled.
Beautiful illustrations. -
Nice non-fiction picture book.
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Full review for SLC
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Etsy simple nonfiction introduction, with textural pictures.
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Simple book for the K-2 range. Shows the different types of nest birds make along with the birds that make them.
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Really beautiful illustrations. Bird watching kids will love this book.
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A detailed look at what nests house which birds.
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Excellent book about birds!! Great information and easy enough for children to understand!
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beautiful illustrations.
