Hummingbird
Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey.
| Main Author: | Davies, Nicola, 1958- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Ray, Jane, 1960- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2019
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey. |
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| Physical Description: |
29 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781536205381 1536205389 |
| Author Notes: |
Nicola Davies was born on May 3, 1958. She is an English zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. She has also made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006; in the United States, the book is published as Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable. She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym Stevie Morgan. Her title,The Promise, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenway Medal in 2015 for best illustrator. (Bowker Author Biography) |