

Birds of a Feather: Bowerbirds and Me
By:
Sibert Medalist Susan L. Roth is like a bowerbird, a small black bird found in Australia and New Guinea that builds elaborate structures from various materials they find near their habitats.
Though Susan creates books to attract readers and bowerbirds build bowers to attract a mate, both get their ideas from the world around them and the materials they find. Both love colors. No two of their respective creations are alike. And most importantly, both Susan and the bowerbirds aspire for their finished works to be greater than the sum of their parts.
Complete with engaging backmatter and dazzling artwork crammed full of so much to look at, this visually delightful picture book from award-winning author and artist Susan L. Roth is a fascinating comparison of art we create and art we find in nature.
Facts about bowerbirds. Artwork notes. Bibliography. Full-color mixed-media illustrations.
ISBN: 9780823442829
JLG Release: Oct 2019
Awards & Honors
CPL Best Books - 2019
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
School Library Journal*, Publishers Weekly, Booklist*, Kirkus Reviews*, The Horn Book Magazine
School Library Journal
Horn Book
Book Details
ISBN
9780823442829
First Release
October 2019
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
709.2
Trim Size
10" x 10"
Page Count
40
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
Level 4.5; Points: 1;
Lexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Holiday House
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Susan L, Roth, Themes, motives, and inspirations, Artists, Collage art, Artwork techniques, Bowerbirds, Animal behavior and characteristics,