Even an Ostrich Needs a Nest

Even an Ostrich Needs a Nest, Where Birds Begin by Irene Kelly
Winner-NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Outstanding Science Trade Book, 2010
(a new award category for me!)

I loved this picture book! It talked about all kinds of birds nests and is wonderfully illustrated. I love fun facts and this book is full of them. . .
• The Blue-footed Booby places her warm, webbed feet over her eggs to keep them toasty.
• Baby Bald Eagles grow up in simple nests made of layered sticks. These nests are GIGANTIC, up to ten feet wide and weighing two tons. . . That's as heavy as a car!
• Palm Swifts build vertical nests. The female uses saliva to glue feathers to the underside of a palm leaf. She even flues her eggs to the nest!

Really just about every page has something that makes me happy to know!