mayhwa.blogg.se - Knowing the Name of a Bird by Jane Yolen

While interesting to look at, and while the illustrator, David Small, is a Caldecott winner, the illustrations didnt capture this reviewers heart. The watercolors are understated but the stark contrast of ink and white space with the watercolor washes felt a bit cartoonish. Ink, pastel and watercolor illustrations seem a little sparse, perhaps to show the isolation of prairie life. The lyrical style that has become a hallmark of Jane Yolen fills the pages with the sounds of the city and the prairie. This recent addition to prairie literature portrays the spirit of the prairie as well as the strength of those people who populated it. While searching for Timmy, Elsie hears the beauty of the prairie surrounding her and the new land begins to feel like home.Įlsies Bird by Jane Yolen reminds the reader of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the images her work conjures. But when Timmy Tune escapes his cage and flies into the tall grasses, Elsie must follow her only friend into the prairie landscape. /rebates/2fknowing-name-bird-yolen-jane-van-der-linde2fbk2f9781568463490&. There, Elsie feels alone amongst the wide-open, silent skies only her canary, Timmy Tune, keeps her company with his music. That is, until her father decides to flee old memories and move their little family west to the Nebraskan prairie. Even after her mothers death, the city remains her home.

Guest Post & Review: Crow Not Crow by Jane Yolen &.Born and raised in the city of Boston, Elsie knows no other life but the clop of horse hooves on cobblestones and the screaming of gulls at fish boats.

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And I will be donating my copy to my sons' school library! It's really neat and exciting to listen to the different sounds and connect the image of the bird to the sound. One takes you to specific bird facts and another plays the call of the bird. There are two QR codes for each bird discussed. Once you finish the story, the last 5 pages are filled with bird facts and QR codes! This is the perfect book to use for a STEM science lesson for the classroom or even as an interactive library lesson for small group discussions. I loved Crow Not Crow as a mother, as a birding novice and as a teacher. And there are only two birds that I feel confident in identifying: a hummingbird and a crow.Ĭrow Not Crow was a sweet, simple introduction to the world of birding through the endearing perspective of a father-daughter outing.The simplicity and joy of identifying birds in nature was just great.

I buy WAY to many flowers from Hobby Lobby. Summary: Tells the story of a child's first birding expedition on a golden autumn day.Īge Group: Childrens, Family, STEM, Picture