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Some birds

by Spink, Matt,

Format: Print Book 2016
Availability: Available at 9 Libraries 9 of 9 copies

Available (9)
Location Collection Call #
ACLA Mobile Library Services Preschool Children's Picture Books J PS PB SPINK
Location  ACLA Mobile Library Services
 
Collection  Preschool Children's Picture Books
 
Call Number  J PS PB SPINK
 
 
Andrew Bayne Memorial Library Picture Book E Spin
Location  Andrew Bayne Memorial Library
 
Collection  Picture Book
 
Call Number  E Spin
 
 
Carnegie Library of Homestead Juvenile Picture Book J PIC Spin
Location  Carnegie Library of Homestead
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Book
 
Call Number  J PIC Spin
 
 
Moon Township Public Library Easy BIRDS JE SPINK
Location  Moon Township Public Library
 
Collection  Easy
 
Call Number  BIRDS JE SPINK
 
 
Mt. Lebanon Public Library Children's Picture Books j Ea SPINK Matt
Location  Mt. Lebanon Public Library
 
Collection  Children's Picture Books
 
Call Number  j Ea SPINK Matt
 
 
Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books J PIC SPINK
Location  Northland Public Library
 
Collection  Children's Picture Books
 
Call Number  J PIC SPINK
 
 
Robinson Library Juvenile Picture Books PICT FIC SPINK
Location  Robinson Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Books
 
Call Number  PICT FIC SPINK
 
 
South Park Library Picture Books ANI WILD PIC SPI
Location  South Park Library
 
Collection  Picture Books
 
Call Number  ANI WILD PIC SPI
 
 
Western Allegheny Community Library Picture Book JP PIC SPINK
Location  Western Allegheny Community Library
 
Collection  Picture Book
 
Call Number  JP PIC SPINK
 
 

Summary
Some birds are big, some birds are small, and some birds are just incredibly tall.
Some birds are caged, but most birds are FREE. A much better life, I'm sure you'll agree!

Swooping and squawking, flapping and fluttering, there are many different kinds of birds in the world, all with their own special traits and abilities. Some Birds celebrates the colors and shapes of beaks and feathers with a rollicking, rhyming text and intricate design. The lively illustrations with a mod, retro feel are full of style and mesmerizing detail.

Some Birds is a lovely gift that will have children and adults tweeting for more from a promising new talent in the design world.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Spink's colorful, bulbous birds look as if they've flown out of a stained-glass window in this concept book for young readers. Highlighting a variety of traits, the rhythmic text tells how some birds swoop / and some birds squawk / some birds soar high, / while some birds just walk. Each descriptive phrase is illustrated with a unique bird sometimes easily identifiable, such as an eagle or penguin, other times more generic in appearance. Neutral backgrounds showcase the birds' vibrant plumage, and the colorful text is often printed to mimic a bird's movement or characteristic. Letters rest akimbo as birds flutter and flap, while a sentence curves above a sparrowlike fellow making high-arching hops. After seeing many different ways birds can look, sound, or move, readers encounter a dejected bird in a cage. Happily, though, its confinement is short-lived. The large, uncluttered illustrations make this book easy to share with a group, and its simple text lends itself well to preschool storytimes.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2016 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Colorful, barrel-chested birds with extravagant plumage in geometrical shapes star in this visually rich offering. "Some birds twitch,/ some birds tweet,/ and some birds swim fast with webbed flipper feet," reads a typically upbeat rhyme. It's less an introduction to specific birds than a freewheeling poem, though readers will likely recognize penguins, an eagle, and a woodpecker that makes holes "with a rat-a-tat-tat!" There's a hint of 1970s-era psychedelia in the birds' feathers; with thick outlines and jewel-like colors, they resemble kaleidoscope patterns. Spink also emphasizes how being a free bird beats the alternative: "Some birds are caged,/ but most birds are free./ A much better life I'm sure you'll agree." Ages 3-5. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Subjects Birds -- Juvenile fiction.
Birds -- Fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Publisher New York :Abrams Appleseed,2016
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
ISBN 9781419720703
1419720708
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