The Best Nest
Published on 1. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-934359-25-9 (ISBN)
Description
Long ago, when the world was young, the magpies' nests were the envy of all other birds. To help the other birds, Maggie Magpie patiently explained how to build a nest. But some birds were impatient and flew off without listening to all the directions, which is why, to this day, birds' nests come in all different shapes and sizes. This clever retelling of an old English folktale teaches the importance of careful listening. All Sylvan Dell titles feature free educational resources at www.SylvanDellPublishing.com, including the "For Creative Minds" sections and additional teaching activities. The "For Creative Minds" educational section of The Best Nest includes: Bird Fun Facts, Bird Math, Is it Injured?, A Match the Nest Activity with nest information for: Magpie, Killdeer, Whip-poor-will, Screech-owl, Brewer's Blackbird, Starling, Common grackle, Meadowlark, Robin, Mourning Dove, Northern Oriole.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Preschool, Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Picture book
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
28 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-934359-25-9 (9781934359259)
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Persons
Doris L. Mueller (The Best Nest) was a teacher and professor at every level from kindergarten through graduate school. Some of her other books include, Small Oneâ (TM)s Adventure, a middle-grade novel, Marryin' Sam, and a biography, M. Jeff Thompson: Missouri's Swamp Fox. Doris recalled that whenever she failed to listen to instructions, her mother would tell her an Old English Tale of how, when the magpie tried to teach the birds how to build a beautiful, strong nest like hers, all but one failed to attend to her instructions and went off to build inadequate nests. She retold the story, substituting birds native to the US, and added factual information telling how various birds build their nests for The Best Nest. Doris lived with her husband on a small lake outside of St. Louis and had many bird visitors at their bird feeders-woodpeckers, humming birds, nuthatches, and goldfinches, among others.