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Birds

by Kevin Henkes

Average based on 1 comment. Synopses & Reviews Customer Comments (1) ISBN13: 9780061363047 ISBN10: 0061363049 Condition: Standard Dustjacket: Standard All Product Details Only 1 left in stock at $8.50!

 

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Publisher Comments:

Birds come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Birds are magic. Birds are everywhere. If you listen very carefully you will hear them, no matter where you live. And if you look very closely you will see them, no matter where you are. And if you can't go outside right this minute, you can always read this book!

Review:

"Husband-and-wife team Henkes and Dronzek (Oh!) record random thoughts about birds, enlivened by vignettes of thickly outlined bird shapes feathered with primary-school paintbox colors. Observations as spare as haiku — 'Sometimes, in winter, a bird in a tree looks like one red leaf left over' — are pictured wistfully; here, a cardinal perches, leaf-like, on a high branch of a leafless tree. The appeal throughout is Henkes's ability to channel the way young children think ('If birds made marks with their tail feathers when they flew, think what the sky would look like') and see ('If there are lots of birds in one tree and they all fly away at the same time, it looks like the tree yelled, 'SURPRISE!' '). Although the artwork most often follows the text's lead, richer moments come when Dronzek steps forward and does the imagining. 'If clouds were birds, the sky would look like this,' Henkes writes; with a dry, loosely wielded brush, Dronzek paints bird-shaped silhouettes of clouds tinted the same color as the setting sun they soar over. A kind of book of meditations for the very young, its reflective tone and peaceful illustrations make this an excellent bedtime choice. Ages 2 — 5." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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About the Author

Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek previously collaborated on the picture book Oh! They live with their children in Madison, Wisconsin. Kevin Henkes is the creator of many distinguished books for children, including Kitten's First Full Moon (winner of the Caldecott Medal), Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, and Chrysanthemum. His novels for young people include Olive's Ocean (a Newbery Honor Book) and Bird Lake Moon.

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Kevin Henkes vive en Madison, Wisconsin. La primera luna llena de Gatita es su trigesimocuarto libro para niños; todos fueron publicados por Greenwillow Books. Sus novelas incluyen el libro de Honor Newbery Olive's Ocean. Entre sus libros ilustrados se cuentan el éxito de librería No. 1 del New York Times Wemberly Worried, el libro de Honor Caldecott Owen, y el apreciado Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse.

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Cynthia Hopp, March 3, 2012 (view all comments by Cynthia Hopp)
What a beautiful picture book! It captures the essence of familiar birds and children can make connections by experience. If children have not been lucky enough to have seen any of the birds in the book, they now have a foundation! Well written & illustrated!!!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780061363047

Author:

Henkes, Kevin

Publisher:

Greenwillow Books

Illustrator:

Dronzek, Laura

Author:

by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek

Author:

Dronzek, Laura

Subject:

Birds

Subject:

Animals - Birds

Subject:

Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings

Subject:

General Juvenile Fiction

Subject:

Children s Animals-Animal Stories-Birds

Copyright:

2009

Edition Description:

Hardcover

Publication Date:

20090231

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Grade Level:

from PreS to K

Language:

English

Illustrations:

YES

Pages:

32

Dimensions:

9 x 6 x 1.4 in 20.16 oz

Age Level:

04-UP

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Product details 32 pages Greenwillow Books - 2013-01-14 English 9780061363047 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "Husband-and-wife team Henkes and Dronzek (Oh!) record random thoughts about birds, enlivened by vignettes of thickly outlined bird shapes feathered with primary-school paintbox colors. Observations as spare as haiku — 'Sometimes, in winter, a bird in a tree looks like one red leaf left over' — are pictured wistfully; here, a cardinal perches, leaf-like, on a high branch of a leafless tree. The appeal throughout is Henkes's ability to channel the way young children think ('If birds made marks with their tail feathers when they flew, think what the sky would look like') and see ('If there are lots of birds in one tree and they all fly away at the same time, it looks like the tree yelled, 'SURPRISE!' '). Although the artwork most often follows the text's lead, richer moments come when Dronzek steps forward and does the imagining. 'If clouds were birds, the sky would look like this,' Henkes writes; with a dry, loosely wielded brush, Dronzek paints bird-shaped silhouettes of clouds tinted the same color as the setting sun they soar over. A kind of book of meditations for the very young, its reflective tone and peaceful illustrations make this an excellent bedtime choice. Ages 2 — 5." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)