{"product_id":"birds-9780061363054","title":"Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn what the\u003cem\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"a perfect book,\" a little girl watches birds from her window and dreams she can fly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for the small dreamers and naturalists in your life, this critically acclaimed picture book is from the award-winning husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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 if clouds looked like birds, or if she could ask the birds questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough she can't fly, the girl can do one thing birds do--she can sing. Vibrant and lively paintings accompany a text pitched precisely to preschoolers in this husband-and-wife collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e said, \"Together, the words and pictures create a book that will enchant preschool audiences again and again.\" \u003cem\u003eBirds\u003c\/em\u003e \"will resonate with the youngest children,\" said \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Henkes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.48h x 9.60w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061363054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e128270 \/ Birds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ's Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDronzek, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Dronzek\u003c\/strong\u003e is a painter whose work has been exhibited nationally. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/em\u003e, by Helen V. Griffith; \u003cem\u003eIt Is Night\u003c\/em\u003e, by Phyllis Rowand; \u003cem\u003eWhite Is for Blueberry\u003c\/em\u003e, by George Shannon; \u003cem\u003eLittle Houses, \u003c\/em\u003e by Kevin Henkes; and a quartet of seasonal picture books also by Kevin Henkes. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenkes, Kevin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Henkes\u003c\/strong\u003e has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for \u003cem\u003eKitten's First Full Moon\u003c\/em\u003e; Caldecott Honors for \u003cem\u003eWaiting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOwen\u003c\/em\u003e; two Newbery Honors, one for \u003cem\u003eOlive's Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e and one for \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Billy Miller\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand Geisel Honors for \u003cem\u003eWaiting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePenny and Her Marble\u003c\/em\u003e. His other books include \u003cem\u003eThe World and Everything in It\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Parade of Elephants\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChrysanthemum\u003c\/em\u003e, and the beloved \u003cem\u003eLilly's Purple Plastic Purse\u003c\/em\u003e. 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