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Fly with me a celebration of birds through pictures, poems, and stories

A family of dedicated birders presents an illustrated tribute to birds featuring a combination of scientific facts, folklore, poems, and songs.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Yolen, Jane (Author), Stemple, Heidi E. Y. (Author), Stemple, Adam (Author), Stemple, Jason (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2018]
Series:	National Geographic kids.
Subjects:	Birds > Juvenile nonfiction. Birds > Folklore > Juvenile nonfiction. Birds > Juvenile poetry. Nature poetry > Juvenile.
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Summary:	A family of dedicated birders presents an illustrated tribute to birds featuring a combination of scientific facts, folklore, poems, and songs.
Physical Description:	192 pages : color illustrations, color map, music ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.
ISBN:	9781426331817 1426331819 9781426331824 1426331827
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. (Bowker Author Biography)