Unbeatable Beaks - Hardcover

Swinburne, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805048022 ISBN 13: 9780805048025

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999

Synopsis

A beak is a spoon, a beak is a slicer.
A beak is a scraper, stabber, and spiker.

Have you ever wondered why birds have different shaped beaks? Many beaks are long and pointy while others are round and smooth. Some beaks have ridges; some are even shaped like spoons. Beaks are to birds what hands are to humans. That's why birds can do the most amazing things with their beaks--from spearing fish to turning eggs.

Stephen R. Swinburne's lyrical, chant-along text and Joan Paley's stunning paper collage illustrations introduce young children to a variety of wonderful birds and their distinctive beaks of all sizes, shapes, and colors.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen R. Swinburne is a highly acclaimed author of nonfiction picture books for children. A photographer and naturalist, Mr. Swinburne lives with his family in South Londonderry, Vermont.

Joan Paley is the illustrator of What's That Sound, WoollyBear? A former art director and graphic designer, Ms. Paley lives in North Scituate, Massachusetts.

From Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3-This book stands out because of its colorful collages created from cut paper, paints, crayons, and pencil. Swinburne introduces a variety of birds and points out the myriad functions of their beaks in singsong verse, accompanied by striking images in which the distinctive features of each bird are clearly shown. All of them are labeled, and the last pages include a matching bird-to-beak quiz and pertinent information about all of the 39 species that appear. Some of them are commonplace, but others are exotic, making the book's value lie mainly in its discussion of the uses of their "unbeatable beaks," rather than as an identification tool. Not an essential purchase but a well-designed and interesting look at nature.
Judith Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0805048022
• ISBN 13: 9780805048025
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32