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Birds
Kevin Henkes
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€ 19.51
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Description for Birds
Hardcover. Vibrant and lively paintings accompany a simple text, in this new picture book by a celebrated husband-and-wife team. With a fine eye for detail, a little girl describes birds--their sizes, shapes, colors, the way they move, and how they are most like her. Full color. Num Pages: 32 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: YBCS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 286 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
In what the New York Times Book Review calls "a perfect book," a little girl watches birds from her window and dreams she can fly. A board book edition of the critically acclaimed picture book from the award-winning husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek. An ALA Notable Book. Birds "will resonate with the youngest children," said School Library Journal. With a fine eye for detail, a girl observes and describes birds-their sizes, their colors, their shapes, the way they move and appear and disappear, and how they are most like her. She imagines what it would be like ... Read more
In what the New York Times Book Review calls "a perfect book," a little girl watches birds from her window and dreams she can fly. A board book edition of the critically acclaimed picture book from the award-winning husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek. An ALA Notable Book. Birds "will resonate with the youngest children," said School Library Journal. With a fine eye for detail, a girl observes and describes birds-their sizes, their colors, their shapes, the way they move and appear and disappear, and how they are most like her. She imagines what it would be like ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061363047
SKU
V9780061363047
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes is the award-winning creator of many books for children, including the Caldecott Medal Book Kitten's First Full Moon, the Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book Waiting, the Newbery Honor Books The Year of Billy Miller and Olive's Ocean, and several bestselling books about mice, including Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and Chrysanthemum. www.kevinhenkes.com ... Read more
Reviews for Birds
"The words and pictures create a book that will enchant preschool audiences again and again."
Booklist (starred review) "Words and pictures perform a perfectly choreographed dance here."
Horn Book (starred review) "The child voice in this charming story is just right and will resonate with the very youngest children."
School Library Journal (starred review) "Birds trust[s] the ... Read more
Booklist (starred review) "Words and pictures perform a perfectly choreographed dance here."
Horn Book (starred review) "The child voice in this charming story is just right and will resonate with the very youngest children."
School Library Journal (starred review) "Birds trust[s] the ... Read more