The Bird Book

by Steve Jenkins, Steve Jenkins (Illustrator), Robin Page

Overview

Caldecott Honor–winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page celebrate the astonishing diversity of bird species in this magnificently illustrated picture book.

They can dance, sing, and, of course, fly—what's not to love about birds?

With more than 10,000 species of dramatically different colors, shapes, and sizes, birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. The only animal with feathers, birds have soared through the skies for millions of years. In this beautiful picture book, learn what makes a bird a bird, what birds like to eat, and how these masters of the air have evolved.

Ever wonder which bird is the smallest? Or the fastest? Which can fly the highest? Or stay airborne longest? You'll find answers to these questions and countless others in The Bird Book.

Jenkins and Page present a stunning array of these amazing aviators and the extraordinary ways they survive this world, whether in the water, on land, or flying high above.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358325697
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/06/2022
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.

Robin Page has worked on numerous bestselling and award-winning titles with her husband and collaborator, Steve Jenkins, including Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

[S]pectacularly realistic collage illustrations . . . Another feather in the veteran co-authors’ cap.” — Kirkus Reviews

“[J]am-packed with comprehensive information and fun facts alike . . . It’s high quality in illustration and information presented.” — School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2022-09-14
A populous, cut-paper portrait gallery of avian species present…and past.

The authors make clear throughout that despite birds’ great antiquity, they are currently under threat from habitat loss and other factors, but as usual it’s the late Jenkins’ spectacularly realistic collage illustrations that sound the loudest notes. Following an opening sequence showing a kingfisher in flight and a close-up of a king vulture’s head that is a burst of vivid colors and textures, gorgeously feathered subjects parade past in profusion—in close-ups to display distinctive feet, beaks, and eyes or in full-body poses alongside nests, eggs, and prey. Pithy captions tucked between and around the images largely cover familiar territory in noting typical features and behaviors but do discuss some unusual feats such as the European robin’s ability to sense magnetic fields and the cave-dwelling oilbird’s use of echolocation. Prehistoric predecessors gather on one topical spread, flightless birds on another, and a final page of recently extinct species underscores the conservation message. A closing table listing each of the dozens of birds depicted serves as both index and factual summary. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Another feather in the veteran co-authors’ cap. (further reading, websites) (Informational picture book. 7-9)

Kirkus Reviews