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Wings carry tiny insects, fluttering butterflies, and backyard birds, and they even once propelled some dinosaurs up and through the skies. Find out how, when, and why birds and beasts have taken to the air, and discover how wings work in this informative and brilliantly illustrated book about flight.

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ISBN-13:	9780547349145
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/30/2005
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	NC930L (what's this?)
File size:	17 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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Robin Page lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband and collaborator, Steve Jenkins, and their three children. Along with writing and illustrating children�s books, Steve and Robin run a graphic design studio.

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After reading fascinating facts on the diverse creatures that fly, students can focus their research on any one of the fliers illustrated on the double-page spreads. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

An ambitious but unsuccessful design combines three levels of narration in this exploration of the concept of flight in the animal kingdom. Jenkins (Bugs Are Insects, p. 665, etc.) and Page create a basic storyline with double-page spreads each featuring one creature in flight, illustrated with Jenkins's brilliant, realistic cut-paper collages. The top of each spread includes just one or two sentences set in large type, which could be read by young readers themselves or by an adult as a read-aloud. The second layer of narration is set in smaller, italic type, serving as captions for the illustrations. The third, more problematic layer of narration goes deeper in some related direction (or in several directions), for example, explaining the mechanics of a hummingbird's wing movement. These related text blocks are set in even smaller type accompanied by small, computer-generated illustrations. A final spread offers an additional paragraph of information on each of the animals covered. A nonfiction work for children can't be all things for all ages, and this effort tries to be both a read-aloud for younger children and a nonfiction title for older ones, failing on both levels. The print in the third level of narrative is really too small for anyone to comfortably read, and the effect of all the levels of information, three different type faces, and the cluttered page design serves to dilute the impact of the attractive cut-paper collages. This overloaded concept never gets off the ground. (bibliography) (Nonfiction/picture book. 4-8)

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"Jenkins's trademark illustrations, watercolor cut-paper collage, are perfect for this exploration of wings." —School Library Journal School Library Journal

"An attractive, informative choice for sharing with kids almost ready to read on their own." —Booklist Booklist, ALA

"A gallery of interesting tidbits." —The Bulletin Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books —

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