The robins in your backyard

Ages 5^-8. Solid facts about the mating, nesting, and migration habits of the American robin are neatly presented with big, eye-catching illustrations. Readers can follow the baby robin as it emerges from its powder blue egg until it leaves the nest. The detailed, colored-pencil illustrations make this common backyard visitor come alive and remind us why the robin is one of our favorite birds. --Denia Hester

K-Gr 2‘Beginning with the welcome return of the robin in the early spring, Willis details the creation of the nest, hatching of eggs, feeding and growth of nestlings, and completes the cycle with the return flight south. The realistic colored-pencil illustrations include an inside-the-egg look at an embryo, the hatching of a bird, and a look at a newborn robin. Through the artwork and descriptive narrative, readers follow the nestlings as they develop, grow adult feathers, and become independent. A guide to aiding injured or orphaned songbirds is appended. Bird lovers and other curious folks will enjoy this light, but accurate account of the life cycle of the robin.‘Christy Norris, Valley Cottage Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.