Swallows in the Birdhouse - Softcover

Swinburne, Stephen R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590783298 ISBN 13: 9781590783290

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2005

Synopsis

Hayley and Martin build a birdhouse to attract backyard swallows. Once the new home is in use, the children can watch the swallows collect nesting materials, lay six snowy white eggs, and care for their newly hatched young.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen R. Swinburne is a writer, photographer, and naturalist. He is the author of numerous nature books for children. He and his wife, Heather, and their two children live in South Londonderry, Vermont.

Robin Brickman cuts and glues her watercolor images to create three-dimensional illustrations. She illustrated Beak! by Sneed Collard III, among many other children's books and gardening and educational publications. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3?In early spring, two children put up a birdhouse and watch as a tree swallow and her mate settle in. Using dry grass and feathers, the female builds a nest inside the house while the male stands guard. She lays eggs and sits on them for two weeks. When they hatch, both parents collect bugs for the nestlings. Eventually, the small birds leave the nest and as autumn approaches, hundreds of swallows crowd the telephone wires as they prepare to fly south. The strength of this simple book is its fascinating naturalistic illustrations, done in watercolors that have been cut, molded, and glued together to form three-dimensional sculptures that were then photographed. Cutaway and aerial views offer a look at what is going on inside the nesting box, as if one side of it were made of glass. A page of "fascinating facts" ("Before they migrate, tree swallows gather in great communal flights, sometimes 50,000 birds strong"); a quick guide to tree swallows (size, color, range, etc.); tips on how to attract them; and detailed instructions for building a birdhouse are appended.?Helen Rosenberg, Chicago Public Library, IL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1590783298
• ISBN 13: 9781590783290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Brickman Robin