Bird, Bird, Bird!

by April Pulley Sayre, Gary Locke (Illustrator)

Sixty-three North American birds flit, fly, and dive across the pages of this cheery chirping chant. Bird, Bird, Bird is the third book in NorthWord's famous "chant" series--all known for tongue-twisting, silly-sounding, say-it-faster fun Zany caricatures of each bird present these feathered-friends in larger-than-life proportions. (You won't need your binoculars here ) After readers have mastered the chant, they can turn to the back to get the real scoop on each bird. Sayre and Locke take bird watching to a whole new level

Genres: Picture Books, Birds, Childrens, Humor, Animals, Storytime, Poetry

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 2007

About the author

April Pulley Sayre was an award-winning children’s book author of over 55 natural history books for children and adults. Her read-aloud nonfiction books, known for their lyricism and scientific precision, have been translated into French, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. She is best known for pioneering literary ways to immerse young readers in natural events via creative storytelling and unusual perspectives.

Reviews

[Ham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Move over Quentin Blake, I've got a new favorite illustrator. This is Gary Locke's second picture book for kids. (For some reason he's not given credit for this book on Goodreads...I'll have to see what I can do about that.)
Learning about the funny names of birds was fun, but Locke completely made this book with the vivid, cartoonish illustrations. On top of that he's illustrated a Christian comic! I want to buy this guy dinner and have him draw my family portrait.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really well done rhythmic book that introduces kids to all kinds of birds. It doesn't say much about the various winged creatures, but it sure makes you appreciate the wide variety of birdlife in our world. The illustrations compliment the rhyme, and add an element of silly fun to the book. When we finished this book my nephew said, "man, that guy really likes birds!" Fun and enjoyable book!

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best for kids ages 5 and up.
Early Literacy Skills: Print Motivation, Letter Knowledge, Vocabulary, Phonological Awareness

From cover:
Wandering Tattler, Timberdoodle, teal, Nutcracker, Gnatcatcher are those real?
Sixty-three North American birds flit, fly, and dive across the pages of this cheery chirping chant. Bird, Bird, Bird! Is the third book in NorthWord's famous chant series--all known for tongue-twisting, silly-sounding, say-it-faster fun! Zany caricatures of each bird present these feathered-friends in larger-than-life proportions. (You won't need your binoculars here!)

Great characters of the different birds that will keep kids reading this book. Once they have master all these tongue twisters they can get the real information about the birds inside.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Illustrated by Gary Locke. Catalogs species of birds in a funny way. Illustrated in a "caricature" style. Funny. Will have to see how it goes over at storytime since the species probably won't be recognized by the kids. Very rhythmic though, so I think they'll still like it.

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this series of books by April Sayre! They all rock!

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it!

[Greta · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE the illustrations! Fun book.

[Bisma Kureshy · Rating 3 out of 5]

PB-33
A great read and fun. Kids will learn the different types of birds and the sounds that are associated with them!

[Cassie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lists a variety of birds, could be fun for teaching at home. Full of large, humorous images.

Not really my thing.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the sing-song and amusement, plus the beautiful pictures.

[Stefany · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit startling, image-wise, but it's a great chant!

[Anna Banana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations of birds with teeth really bothers me, but it's a fun read and rhyme and my son (who adores birds) loves this book.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many many names of North American birds in an easy-to-memorize chant format, accompanied by caricature-style illustrations. Back matter contains details on each bird.

Many birds I'd never heard of before.