Robins!
How They Grow Up
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
A look at our favorite backyard bird “stuffed with information, much of it fascinating and likely to be a surprise even to adult readers” (USA Today, 4 stars).
Robins are the most familiar and beloved of all birds, found throughout North America and celebrated as one of the first signs of spring. But there’s a lot about them that most people don’t know! In this visually stunning picture book that features comic-book panels combined with painterly illustrations, Eileen Christelow tells the story of two young robins’ first year, and reveals plenty of little-known facts that are sure to captivate young naturalists. Narrated with humor and filled with kid-pleasing details, this fascinating account of how robins grow up includes an Author’s Note, Glossary, More About Robins, and Sources.
“Fresh and inviting, here’s the go-to book for children curious about robins.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Christelow’s accurate illustrations are action filled and make excellent use of panels to depict multiple perspectives on bird poses and behavior, as well as moment-by-moment events.”—The Horn Book (starred review)
“[An] insightful study of an unflashy but fascinating bird.”—Publishers Weekly
“As infectious as the ubiquitous bird’s own ‘Cheerily-cheerily, cheerily-cheerup, cheerup!’”—Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Addressing readers, two robin "teenagers" explain how they came to live in "your yard." Making good use of sequential panels to show the changing seasons, chicks' development, and passage of time, Christelow's (the Five Little Monkeys series) airy, sketchlike digital illustrations portray pivotal moments in the robins' lives, from leaving the nest to learning to fly and finding food. Cartoony versions of the robins in the margins offer quips and informative comments, but Christelow never sugarcoats the difficulties of being a small bird in a world of predators. A squirrel devours one of their siblings' eggs before it hatches, and a brother is later swept up by a hawk: "Mom and Dad chase the hawk, scolding and screaming, but he flies away, our brother dangling from his talons." A glossary and other details about robins conclude this insightful study of an unflashy but fascinating bird. Ages 6 9.
