You and the Bowerbird

by Maria Gianferrari (Author) Maris Wicks (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Follow the Satin Bowerbird as he searches for the perfect welcome mat for his new home, in this delightfully colorful and action-packed nonfiction tale by award winning author Maria Gianferrari, and illustrated by comic-star Maris Wicks.

Just on the edge of the rainforest, Between your house and the trees, Bowerbirds collect, pillage, and steal! They swoop through the air, And creep around the forest floor, Searching for pretty objects everywhere...

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$19.99

Kirkus

Starred Review

Delightful, tongue in cheek, and compellingly romantic.


ALA/Booklist

Starred Review
A supremely entertaining introduction to an irrepressible animal.

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Maria Gianferrari

Maria Gianferrari lives in northern Virginia with her scientist husband, artist daughter, and rescue pets, Becca the dog and Lucia the rat. She has written several books for Roaring Brook Press, including Bobcat Prowling, Hawk Rising, and Hello Goodbye Dog.

Maris Wicks is a writer and illustrator of science comics, as well as a self-proclaimed gigantic nerd. She has written, drawn, and colored comics for First Second Books, New England Aquarium and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, as well as Spongebob Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781250849878
Lexile Measure
470
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication date
August 15, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF003030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
Library of Congress categories
Birds
Picture books
Bowerbirds

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