![]() ![]() The simple rhymes on the left page of each spread, written from the young bird’s perspective, will appeal to younger children, and the notes on the right-hand page of each spread provide more complex factual information that will help parents answer further questions and satisfy the curiosity of older children. The author clearly feels a mission to impart her extensive knowledge of birds and bird behavior to the very young, and she’s found an appealing and attractive way to accomplish this. An especially endearing nesting behavior is that of the emperor penguin, who, with unbelievable patience, incubates the egg between his tummy and his feet for up to 60 days. Some of the notes are intriguing, such as the fact that the hummingbird uses flexible spider web to construct its cup-shaped nest so the nest will stretch as the chicks grow. Renata’s wren encounter proves magical, one most children could only wish to experience outside of this lovely story.Įchoing the meter of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” Ward uses catchy original rhymes to describe the variety of nests birds create.Įach sweet stanza is complemented by a factual, engaging description of the nesting habits of each bird. (This book was reviewed digitally with 10-by-20-inch double-page spreads viewed at actual size.) Garoche’s drawings are impressively detailed, from the nest’s many small bits to the developing first feathers on the chicks and the wall smudges and exposed wiring of the renovation. The text suggests the strong bond built by this Afro-Latinx father and daughter with their ongoing project without needing to point it out explicitly, a light touch in a picture book full of delicate, well-drawn moments and precise wording. ![]() Rosen uses lively language and well-chosen details to move the story of the baby birds forward. Renata witnesses the birth of four chicks as their rosy eggs split open “like coats that are suddenly too small.” Renata finds at a crucial moment that she can help the chicks learn to fly, even with the bittersweet knowledge that it will only hasten their exits from her life. ![]() Rather than seeing it as an unfortunate delay of their project, Renata and Papi decide to let the avian carpenters continue their work. One warm night, after Papi leaves the window space open, two wrens begin making a nest in the bathroom. Renata and her father enjoy working on upgrading their bathroom, installing a clawfoot bathtub, and cutting a space for a new window. The perfect text for both budding activists and children interested in what Vice President Harris was like as a child.Ī home-renovation project is interrupted by a family of wrens, allowing a young girl an up-close glimpse of nature. The clear and readable storyline deftly balances optimism with the challenges of community organizing. In this sunnily illustrated picture book, author Harris-Vice President Harris’ niece and Maya Harris’ daughter-imagines the details of a true story her mother told her growing up. By the end of the book, through ingenuity, perseverance, and cooperation, Maya and Kamala don’t just have their playground: They also have the confidence they need to become lifelong public servants. Green says that maybe he could get materials for a sandbox-and, as far as Kamala and Maya are concerned, maybes can become yeses. At first, most of the adults are too busy or too distracted to help them, and all they hear is no. After getting permission to build the playground themselves, Kamala, Maya, and the other kids in their building get organized. When they deliver their letter, the landlord immediately says no-but Kamala and Maya won’t take that for an answer. One morning, Kamala and her sister, Maya, look out the window of their apartment and realize that their building is missing something essential: a playground! Following their mother’s advice, Kamala writes (and Maya illustrates) a letter to the landlord asking for one in their building’s courtyard. Before she was the first biracial, Black and South Asian female vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris was a little girl with big dreams. ![]()
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