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Birds of a Feather: Bowerbirds and Me
By ROTH, Susan L.
- ISBN
- 9780823442829
- Publisher
- Holiday House Neal Porter Bks.
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on May 1, 2019 | Elementary
Gr 2–4—What do award-winning, children's book author-illustrator Roth and bowerbirds have in common? As Roth explains in this charming informational picture book, both bowerbirds (native to Australia and New Guinea) and she (a resident of Queens, NY) scavenge colorful, bright, shiny objects from nature and the world around them. However, their purposes are different. With her fascinating finds, Roth fashions eye-popping collages to make books; male bowerbirds build elaborately decorated, leafy structures (not nests) to attra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
