Birds of a Feather
by
Jane Yolen & Jason Stemple
Order:
USA
Can
Boyds Mills Press, 2011 (2011)
Hardcover
Reviewed by Lyn Seippel
T
his lovely collection of poems is written by winning-author Jane Yolen. Yolen has written more than 300 books and is known as the American Hans Christian Andersen.
S
tunning photographs, taken in the birds' natural habitats, accompany each poem. They were taken by award-winning photographer Jason Stemple. Stemple is the 2011 Artist in Residence in Everglades National Park and son of Yolen and David Stemple.
B
irds of a Feather
will intrigue both adults and children. Yolen's poetry introduces each bird, beginning with
The Regal Eagle
. Seeing through Yolen's eyes, the reader will look at birds with a new perspective. Brief, interesting, and often unusual facts accompany each bird.
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