What can birds teach us about families? This beautifully illustrated bird book for kids combines fascinating animal facts with a heartfelt celebration of diverse families, showing young readers that love and care can take many forms. Perfect for ages 4-8, children will discover how bird parents and family groups work together in surprising ways:
- Emu fathers and ruby-throated hummingbird mothers raise their chicks on their own.
- Laysan albatross chicks can have two moms who take turns caring for their eggs.
- Acorn woodpeckers raise their young in large family groups, with many moms, dads, and siblings helping.
- Black swan chicks can grow up with two dads.
- Family and classroom read-alouds
- Social-emotional learning
- Nature and animal studies
- Birthdays, holidays, and new-family gifts
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FERN WEXLER is a writer and wildlife photographer in Portland, Oregon. They are a dedicated naturalist and birdwatcher, with a passion for helping kids experience nature. Winner of the 2020 Audubon Youth Leadership Award, Fern volunteers at the Bird Alliance of Oregon, teaching others to appreciate the world around them.
KELSEY BUZZELL is an Oregon-born designer, illustrator, mother, teacher, cat lover, vintage finder and avocado eater living in Corvallis, Oregon. She finds regular inspiration from the Pacific Northwest where the forests, rocky beaches, and high desert are home to all sorts of enchanting flora and fauna.