Bird Builds a Nest
Bird Builds a Nest

Author: Martin Jenkins

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781406382709

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A beautifully illustrated picture book introducing young children to the concept of forces. Bird is building her nest. She pushes and pulls twigs into place until she's made a cosy cup, ready and waiting ... can you guess what for? This beautiful picture book is the perfect introduction to forces and the concept of pushing and pulling, and is the third in the Science Story Book series from Walker Books. Bird Builds a Nest is illustrated by up-and-coming talent Richard Jones and written by author Martin Jenkins, the award-winning author of Can We Save the Tiger? and Ape. The third book in Walker's Science Story Book series, introducing scientific concepts to young children. The main narrative tells the story of a bird building her nest. The smaller captions point out and explain the scientific concepts behind the story - forces, pushing, pulling, weight, strength and gravity. Complete with an index and an experiment to get children thinking about the science behind the story

Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?
Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?

Author: Rita Gray

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 054410580X

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In this nonfiction picture book for young readers, we learn just why the mother nesting bird stays quiet and still while sitting on her eggs. Shh. . . .

Bird Nests
Bird Nests

Author: Stan Tekiela

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2015-04-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591934684

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Coffee-table book filled with unparalleled photography and small blocks of fascinating text about bird nests: nature's most amazing dwelling places.

Nests, Eggs, Birds
Nests, Eggs, Birds

Author: Kelsey Oseid

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2020-03-10

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0399581855

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Discover the world's birds, their homes, and their eggs in this gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide. Did you know that the tailorbird "sews" leaves together to make its nest? Or that hummingbird eggs are the size of jellybeans? Birds are some of the world's most beautiful and interesting creatures, and their nests and eggs are no exception, displaying a stunning diversity of shapes, sizes, functions, and materials. In Nests, Eggs, Birds, celebrated artist and author Kelsey Oseid explores the fascinating ins and outs of where and how dozens of avian species--robins, birds of paradise, crows, owls, penguins, and more--make their homes and lay their eggs. Full of striking naturalistic art and fun scientific facts, Nests, Eggs, Birds will delight bird lovers of all ages.

Birds Make Nests
Birds Make Nests

Author: Michael Garland

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017-01-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0823436624

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An illustrated introduction to where birds make their homes, all across the globe. Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places, to keep their eggs safe and to raise their chicks. In this colorful picture book, acclaimed artist Michael Garland introduces more than twenty species of birds and the intriguing homes they make, from puffins' burrows to orioles' hanging nests. With simple text, accessible for new readers, this is a perfect introduction to the many ways animals make their homes. The vibrant artwork, created with traditional woodcuts and digital coloring techniques, is labeled with the English common names of each bird shown. A 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year (Outstanding Merit)

Nest Building and Bird Behavior
Nest Building and Bird Behavior

Author: Nicholas E. Collias

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1400853621

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This book is a comprehensive study of nest-building behavior in birds. A much-needed synthesis of the previously scattered literature on this central aspect of avian biology, it is organized by behavior problems and focuses on evolution as its unifying theme. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

A Nest Full of Eggs
A Nest Full of Eggs

Author: Priscilla Belz Jenkins

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1995-03-31

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0064451275

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This first look at robins follows a full year of growth and change: how the birds develop inside their egg during the spring, how they mature from chicks into fledglings in the summer, how they learn to fly in the fall, and how they leave for warmer climes in winter—only to return when spring comes around again. 1995 Best Children’s Science Books (BL)

Birds Build Nests
Birds Build Nests

Author: Yvonne Winer

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781570915000

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Describes how, where, why, and when birds around the world build nests.

Mama Built a Little Nest
Mama Built a Little Nest

Author: Jennifer Ward

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-03-18

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1442421169

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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests burrowing owls dig. Includes brief facts about each kind of bird.