The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Jenkins, Martin

Bird Builds a Nest

32 pp. | Candlewick | February, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-9346-6 $16.99

(1) PS First Science Storybook series. Illustrated by Richard Jones. Jenkins deftly weaves natural and physical science into this tale concerning birds' life cycles; inside that narrative he unobtrusively introduces the concept of force with examples of pulling and pushing, heavy and light, and gravity. In their stylized beauty, Jones's striking, collage-like mixed-media illustrations depict the most basic elements of the natural world and highlight the text's focus on science. Ind.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2018