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48 pp.
| Lerner/Millbrook |
March, 2002 |
LibraryISBN 0-7613-1250-1$$23.90
(2)
K-3
Photographs by
Wyman Meinzer.
Well-observed sketches and well-integrated color photos accompany Dewey's story of the roadrunner family that takes up residence in her New Mexico backyard. Scientific detail is skillfully woven throughout the text, and readers learn about the birds' behaviors, strategies for obtaining food, mating and nesting, and the growth and survival of their young. Ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2002