What's Inside A Bird's Nest?: And Other Questions About Nature & Life Cycles

by Rachel Ignotofsky

Overview

Discover the next nonfiction picture book about eggs, nests, and birds from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science, Rachel Ignotofsky!

Want to learn more about the bird that chirps outside your window? Ignotofsky crafts a perfect read out loud with a touch of humor and compassion for our friends with wings in the sky!

Find out more from the moment they hatch, to how they create their homes in this perfectly detailed and soon-to-be springtime favorite read!

Rachel Ignotofsky's beautiful, distinctive art style and engaging, informative text clearly answers any questions a child (or adult) could have about birds, eggs, and nests in this nonfiction picture book series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593176528
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/05/2024
Series:	What's Inside
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	81,142
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Rachel Ignotofsky is the author and illustrator of many nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestseller Women in Science and The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth. Rachel grew up in New Jersey on a healthy diet of cartoons and pudding. After graduating from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, she began creating illustrations that make learning exciting. Rachel hopes this book will inspire kids to ask questions about their world and to explore science and nature! For more, visit her at rachelignotofskydesign.com.

Editorial Reviews

2023-12-06
Learn about the life cycle of a bird.

Opening with appealing images of baby birds crying out for food from all kinds of nests and parents finding food for them in wide-ranging environments, Ignotofsky draws young readers into this latest title in her engaging What’s Inside series. An experienced science writer, she simplifies and accessibly presents important information through minimal text set on spreads filled with carefully labeled drawings. Her illustrations are colorful, stylized, and full of detail. Birds all around the world court mates, construct nests, lay eggs, and guard their nestlings. Cutaway images show stages of embryo development, while sequential images illustrate a baby hatching and fledglings beginning to fly. One page discusses feathers; another labels bird anatomy. Ignotofsky also touches on the diet of various types of birds, points out ways they help the environment, and explores migration. Along the way, she defines important words such as incubation and embryo, highlighting these terms in orange. Humans who appear are racially diverse. One child, watching birds with an adult, reminds us, “You can look, but never touch a bird’s nest.” The author-illustrator wraps up by encouraging readers to help protect birds and learn more about them; suggestions for doing so and resources are provided in the backmatter.

A thoughtfully organized and delightfully illustrated introduction. (Informational picture book. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews

"A thoughtfully organized and delightfully illustrated introduction." —Kirkus Reviews

"....A welcoming introduction to birds and an invitation to learn more about them." —The Horn Book

"The impeccable combination of fun facts and eye-catching artwork will turn any reader into a fledgling fan of these incredible animals." —Booklist

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