{"id":777,"date":"2020-05-11T09:43:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=777"},"modified":"2020-05-11T09:43:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:43:58","slug":"the-nest-that-wren-built-two-more-bird-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/the-nest-that-wren-built-two-more-bird-books\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nest that Wren Built & Two More Bird Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cindy and Lynn:<\/strong> Spring! The birds in our yards are busy building nests and the Canada Geese are already swimming by Cindy’s house with their goslings in tow. Here are some books to read while you watch the nesting activity in your neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lynn: <\/strong>At first glance, Randi Sonenshine’s debut picture book, The Nest that Wren Built<\/em><\/a> (Candlewick, 2020) might be easy to underestimate. Don’t! This lovely book in its brown and cream tones is truly outstanding and, like its small subject, full of surprises and energy.<\/p>\n

Sonenshine’s poetic text is in the style of The House That Jack Built<\/em> and it is a real pleasure to read aloud with a familiar cadence, wonderful word choices, and rhymes that flow naturally with nothing forced. The story is of two Carolina Wrens who build a nest and raise a family and I was so impressed with the amount of information that was incorporated into the story. Wrens are a real favorite of mine and I learned so much. Who knew they decorate their nests with snake skins to scare away flying squirrels intent on robbing the nest? I have observed female wrens dismantling the nests the male built to attract her but I had NO idea that the male builds sometimes as many as 20 “dummy” nests and that after the female makes her choice, the pair re-build the nest together.<\/p>\n

Anne Hunter chose a warm soft palette of colors for her ink and pencil illustrations and they are exquisite. Lovely to look at, the drawings are also full of details that reinforce the text. Hunter captures wrens so well with their sassy, bossy fearlessness and the illustrations of the babies just getting ready to fly are adorable.<\/p>\n

Excellent back matter includes an illustrated glossary and a page of additional facts about wrens. A perfect choice for a STEM classroom and one that would make a great writing prompt as well.<\/p>\n

Visit Bookends Blog for the rest of this post<\/a> with two more bird books to Nest-le in with! We’ve changed blog locations<\/a> since posting with Nonfiction Monday last. Please update your link to our new site, BookendsBlog.net<\/a>. Thanks!\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cindy and Lynn: Spring! The birds in our yards are busy building nests and the Canada Geese are already swimming by Cindy’s house with their goslings in tow. Here are some books to read while you watch the nesting activity in your neighborhood. Lynn: At first glance, Randi Sonenshine’s debut picture book, The Nest that … <\/p>\n

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