Collection
Description
Follows the activities of a woodpecker family living in the forest from the making of the nest and hatching of their young through the youngsters' growth and maturity.
Publication
Philomel Books (1989), Edition: First Edition, 42 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member amoore1
In the spring a woodpecker mother and father create a hole in a tree to raise their family. As the family grows the babies mature and grow up to be on their own. This is a story about being brave and discovering who you are as an adult. I feel like this is a pretty heavy concept for such young
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children so I would focus more on the plot of the story when reading it. I could teach this book during a weather study because it includes important ideas of Spring and Winter and how animals tend to have babies in the spring and stay in to keep cozy during the winter. Show Less
Awards
Riverby Awards (Winner — 1990)
Language
Original language
Japanese
Physical description
42 p.; 11.9 inches
ISBN
0399216189 / 9780399216183