Description
An award-winning first glimpse into the world of hummingbirds. From the celebrated team of Cathryn and John Sill, creators of the About… and About Habitats series.
In this addition to the acclaimed About… series, former educator and author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what hummingbirds are, how they look, how they move, what they eat, and where they live.
With beautifully detailed, realistic paintings, noted wildlife illustrator John Sill introduces readers to the many varieties of hummingbirds – from the smallest type (the Bee Hummingbird of Cuba) to the largest (the Giant Hummingbirds of the Andes Mountains in South America). An afterword inspires further learning.
About Hummingbirds is part of the award-winning About… series, perfect for casual exploration as well as for early childhood and elementary units in science and animal life.
Also available from Cathryn and John Sill:
About Birds
About Parrots
About Raptors
About Seabirds
About Woodpeckers
Awards:
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 ―National Science Teacher Association, Children’s Book Council
Best Children’s Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education
Cook Prize (Finalist) ―Bank Street College of Education Children’s Book Committee
NSTA Recommends ―National Science Teachers Association
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards (Honor Book, Science K-6) ―Society of School Librarians International
Delaware Diamonds (Nominee, Grades K-2) ―Diamond State Reading Association
Maryland Blue Crab Young Readers Award (Honor Book, Beginning Non-Fiction) ―Maryland Library Association
North Carolina Author Awards (AAUW Award for Juvenile Literature) ―North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
Children’s Gallery Award (Nominee) ―National Christian School Association
Reviews
“The text and art combine to make this title a useful and engaging read…” ―School Library Journal
“Detailed watercolor illustrations support and extend the gentle text, which highlights key information about the only birds that can fly both forward and backward!” ―Bank Street College of Education
“Older readers and parents will appreciate the six fact-filled pages at the back…” ―Ithaca Child
“A wonderfully bright collection of hummingbird pictures that capture the beauty and uniqueness of this very small creature. The author presents clear factual details in an interesting manner. The illustrations are true to life with excellent shadowing that makes you feel like you are right outside watching these sweet birds.” ―ACS Readers Haven
“Its illustrations are intricate and accurate in the best field guide tradition, showing all sorts of hummingbirds in all sorts of environments. And there’s just the right number of them – 18 plates, highlighting 26 species in all, doing things like building nests and escaping from predators. The accompanying text is similarly selective, keeping what could have been an overload of facts to an easily-digestable minimum…” ―Lela Nargi News
“Full of interesting information and gorgeous artwork, About Hummingbirds would be a terrific addition to a unit on birds.” ―NC Teacher Stuff
“The format of the text makes this a perfect book for young students to read independently. Facts such as ‘Hummingbirds are found in different habitats’ are supported by husband John Sill’s beautifully detailed paintings, called Plates. In the Afterword section, each plate is further explained with addition details.” ―Perfect Pairings
“It’s extraordinary. For me, it felt like I had a front row seat to a window box that allowed an unobstructed view into nature’s wonderland.” ―Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
“Short, lyrical sentences deliver the facts on the left side of the spread, while the right side shows in vivid, lush color the image from the text opposite it…This is a lovely Peachtree book and will be a hit with any young birder…” ―Simply Science
Awards
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 ―National Science Teacher Association, Children’s Book Council, 2012
Best Children’s Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education, 2012
Cook Prize (Finalist) ―Bank Street College of Education Children’s Book Committee, 2012
NSTA Recommends ―National Science Teachers Association, 2011
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards (Honor Book, Science K-6) ―Society of School Librarians International, 2012
Delaware Diamonds (Nominee, Grades K-2) ―Diamond State Reading Association, 2012-2013
Maryland Blue Crab Young Readers Award (Honor Book, Beginning Non-Fiction) ―Maryland Library Association, 2012
North Carolina Author Awards (AAUW Award for Juvenile Literature) ―North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, 2012
Children’s Gallery Award (Nominee) ―National Christian School Association, 2013
More Details
AR Level: 2.5
F&P: GRL J, Gr 1, Genre I
Lexile: 770L
Themes: Hummingbird Behavior, Hummingbird Characteristics, Hummingbird Habitats
BISAC 1: JNF003030 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Birds
BISAC 2: JNF003000 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General
BISAC 3: JNF051050 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology
