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New York Times bestselling children's author and beloved birder, Jane Yolen, and her son, Adam Stemple, have teamed up to write this gentle tale of a father introducing his daughter to the joys of bird-watching using the "Crow, not Crow" method for distinguishing birds. Elizabeth Dulemba's delightfully warm illustrations bring the story to life.
BONUS! Free Bird QR app download developed with Cornell Lab for streaming sounds, video, and other interactive features in the book!
Author Notes
Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults.
Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award.
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Reviews (2)
Kirkus Review
A father and daughter go out birding. At first she feels intimidated: Her brothers all go birding with their father, and they can easily tell birds apart. To the girl, however, they all look similar: "wings, beak, and legs." Supplied with a pair of binoculars, she starts to find it easier to notice their characteristics. First to be spotted is the crow, "as black as a night without any moon or stars." Once she has identified and "owned" the crow, she can see a red-winged blackbird and know that it is not a crow. She becomes more attuned to the shape, size, and markings of different birds by this method of "Crow Not Crow." According to the jacket flap, co-author Stemple claims to have originated this unusual method of bird identification "in order to teach his city-bred wife to bird." While it is clear that the method can inspire confidence in those who have no background in birding, it might be frustrating for readers not to know the names of other well-known birds featured in the illustrations until the end of the book. The birds are accurately rendered in Dulemba's soft, colored-pencil illustrations, which also depict the birding pair as Asian. Descriptions and photos of all the birds illustrated are included in two spreads at the end, with QR codes for listening to their songs.A solid choice for introducing the hobby to younger readers. (Picture book. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
A girl and her father, both carrying binoculars, take an early walk in the fields near their home and search for birds. Though many fly away, a big crow sits on a nearby branch, giving them time to observe its wings, legs, and beak. That all-black crow becomes the baseline of the girl's first experience with identifying birds. For the rest of the morning, she looks closely at every bird, and though she might not know what it is, she can decide whether it belongs in the Crow or Not Crow category. She returns home planning to learn another bird soon. Looking closely at animals is a useful tool in classification as well as identification, and the authors present it in a child-friendly way. The quiet text flows well, and Dulemba's shaded-pencil-and-watercolor illustrations capture the birds beautifully, while reflecting the characters' enjoyment of the natural world. Illustrated with photos, an appended section offers four pages of information on the American crow and other common birds. This colorful picture book offers a good starting place for young birders.--Carolyn Phelan Copyright 2018 Booklist