Sasquatch Books, Seattle; 2009
$16..95
ages 3 up
56 pages
Endpapers: Dark, deep slate blue
Book design: Beautifully laid out. Double page spreads. No white. Each spread is a different background color: mustard, burgundy, blue, black, plum, peach clay.... Square pages. Bordered illustration on one, couplet, short explanation, and "how the bird's song sounds" on the other. I admit, though, the song part didn't sound like bird songs to me -- my singing and pronunciation must be off.
Magpie:
Mischievous and strikingly loud,
A group of Magpies make a noisy crowd
Quetzal:
In a Guatemala forest's early morning light,
Spy a Quetzal, colorful and bright.
Extension idea: Create pages for our study of local birds when studying Arizona
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