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Bird Builds a Nest

A Science Storybook about Forces
By Martin Jenkins
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Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins is a delightful children's book that follows a determined bird as she uses her ingenuity and strength to construct a new home. Through simple text and rich illustrations, the story presents a charming exploration of the natural world and introduces young readers to the basics of physics as the bird gathers materials to build her nest.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you have a young reader who loves exploring nature and learning how birds build their nests. It's perfect for children fascinated by the natural world, featuring a charming narrative accompanied by beautiful illustrations that teach about perseverance and the wonders of bird life in a simple, engaging way.

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Bird Builds a Nest

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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 new 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.

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Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins is praised for its engaging storytelling that encourages conversations on natural forces encountered in daily life. Reviewers highlight its ability to spark interest in nature among children.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781406382709

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Richard Jones
  • Illustrated by Richard Jones

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 266.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Martin Jenkins

About the Author

Martin Jenkins has written many groundbreaking non-fiction books for Walker: Can We Save the Tiger?, The Story of Money and Ape to name a few. He has won several awards for his writing including the 1998 TES Information Book of the Year Junior Award for The Emperor's Egg, and he is the re-teller of Don Quixote and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver, both illustrated by Chris Riddell. Jonathan Swift's Gulliver won the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal. Martin lives in Cambridge.

Richard Jones grew up in the Midlands but moved to Devon to study illustration at the University of Plymouth and never went home again. Bird Builds a Nest is his debut picture book for Walker.

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