Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City

Club Books Sierra Barbara Bash

ISBN 10: 0780737237 ISBN 13: 9780780737235

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 1992

Synopsis

Describes the birds that make their homes in the heart of the city and examines how they have adjusted to such a harsh urban environment.

About this title

About the Author:

Barbara Bash is the author and illustrator of many books for young readers about nature and animals. She is also a calligrapher, teacher, and performance artist.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6-- Bash has chosen 13 species of birds, from the familiar pigeon to the sleek, skyscraper-nesting peregrine falcon, to show how these creatures have successfully adapted to new city habitats. She mentions the fact that many of the birds' original environments have been destroyed by man, but is not heavy-handed in her message. In a picture-book format, the brief text gives fascinating and sometimes humorous glimpses into the birds' way of life. Imaginative book design puts the text (and readers) right into the pictures, the deep-colored illustrations reflecting both the liveliness of the birds and the stark beauty of the urban setting. City children reading Urban Roosts will begin to look at their surroundings from a new perspective. It may even lead schools to consider a new type of field trip--city birdwatching. --Ruth S. Vose, San Francisco Public Library
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0780737237
• ISBN 13: 9780780737235
• Binding: Library Binding