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Birdsong by Audrey Wood (1997, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

ISBN-100152000143

ISBN-139780152000141

eBay Product ID (ePID)64525

Product Key Features

Book TitleBirdsong

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBirdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds

Publication Year1997

IllustratorFlorczak, Robert, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Nature, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorAudrey Wood

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width11 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN95-045737

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsKindergarten-Grade 2-Missy and Deni wake to the "caw-caw-caw" of the crows, the "what-cheer" of cardinals provide background "chatter" for Armando and Juan's breakfast, and the "coo-a-roo" of pigeons can be heard by Jordan and Elly at play in a city park. And so the text continues, eventually closing with the nighttime "who? who? who?" of an owl. Each framed double-page spread (there are 14 in all) features unrelated children playing or working in different locales across the United States accompanied by an indigenous species of bird singing its distinctive song. Using several mediums, including water-based markers, gouache, colored pencil, and opaque ink, Florczak creates scenes with a three-dimensional quality. Stylistic borders depict the state flower of the area presented, and each bird is drawn with obvious attention to detail and authenticity. Unfortunately, the story line is decidedly dull. Other than the birds' songs and the passing of the day, there is no unifying theme, leaving readers little reason to care about the children or the birds. Too long for the younger picture-book audience and too unsubstantial for older readers, this visually inviting paean to birds is a far less powerful or successful collaboration than Wood and Florczak's The Rainbow Bridge (Harcourt, 1995). Alicia Eames, formerly at Brooklyn Public Library, Wood (The Bunyans, 1996, etc.) covers 14 birds from North America in their natural habitat in this sumptuously illustrated, visually busy picture book. The few lines of text for each bird sketch out the habitat in human terms, and include the common call for the bird shown, e.g., ''Nearby there's a little park nestled among the skyscrapers. While Jordan and Elly play, gentle pigeons splash and make their cooing calls--coo-a-roo, coo-a-roo, coo-a-roo.'' The spreads offer panoramic views of habitats, portraits of the birds, and stylized borders of state flowers characteristic of the habitats. The juxtaposition of these borders and extremely realistic paintings of the birds can be startling, but appealing. (Picture book. 3-7)

Grade FromFirst Grade

Dewey DecimalFic

Grade ToFourth Grade

SynopsisAwaken to birdsong with Juan, Yoshiko, Missy, Navara, and other children across the land. Then follow the day as the distinctive whistles, trills, and chirps of winged creatures accompany morning chores on a farm, a neighborhood lunch in a tree house, an afternoon adventure on a river, and a game of catch in a city park. And when dusk falls, the songs aren't over--snuggle up by a window and drift to sleep with birdsong. Eighteen North American bird species are included.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.W846Bi 1997