Birds

by Rene Mettler, Rene Mettler (Illustrator)

Overview

Discover the world of birds, their feathers and their flight, their nests and their eggs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851033973
Publisher:	Moonlight Publishing CO
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Series:	My First Discoveries Series , #15
Pages:	38
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

René Mettler is a children's book creator.

Editorial Reviews

Originally published in France, this small square book is part of a handsomely designed First Discovery series, which introduces biology and other information to young children. The simple, fact-filled text about birds' beaks, claws, feathers, nests, feeding, and flight is realistically illustrated with sharp, glowingly colored pictures on strong white paper. The spiral-bound pages make ingenious use of brightly painted transparencies that reveal surprising changes and connections as you turn the pages. The page on flight has a transparency that lifts up to reveal a diagram of the bird's lightweight skeleton. The page on camouflage shows a ptarmigan with feathers that blend with its surroundings. A final double-page spread shows birds flying south in autumn--crows, geese, storks, and swallows--each group in its own formation.

Hazel Rochman