SCIENCE
Roth, Susan L.

Birds of a Feather: Bowerbirds and Me

(2) K-3 Roth (Parrots over Puerto Rico) compares her collage work to the colorful displays constructed by male bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea to attract mates. "As with all artists...we both hope that our finished works are much greater than the sum of their parts." As the book progresses, we see that Roth is depicting herself making the very illustrations we're looking at. Additional details about bowerbirds and Roth's collage technique are appended. Bib.

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