Reading Corner

This week in our Reading Assembly we read The Bowerbird by Julia Donaldson and Catherine Rayner.  It is a love story about a male Bowerbird, Bert, who collects things to decorate his nest in order to entice his chosen mate into his nest.  Unfortunately, Nanette is a very demanding bird and poor Bert is tricked into leaving his beautiful nest to find a gold ring.  When he returns, all his carefully curated items have been stolen.  Fear not readers it all ends well for Bert eventually as he meets a sweet and kind bird who is not so demanding.

If this has peaked your child’s interest in birds here are some other books they may enjoy.

Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? This follow-up to the hugely successful The Big Book of Bugs, The Big Book of Beasts and The Big Book of the Blue answers these questions and many more. It opens with introductory spreads explaining how to recognise different bird’s eggs, the bird family tree, why different species of birds have different beaks and feathers, and why some birds migrate and travel vast distances every year. You’ll find out about specific varieties of bird, including hummingbirds, peacocks, flamingos, bald eagles, secretary birds, albatrosses and red-crowned cranes. This is a big, beautiful book to look at again and again 

This beautiful, informative book takes you through a year in the life of the birds you will find in Britain and Ireland and is divided into four sensational seasonal sections. Find out what birds do in each season, learn about birdsong, beaks, nests and eggs, the science of flight, migration, what to grow to attract different birds to your garden and what foods to put out on your bird table. Learn about different ways of recording what you see and about birds in literature. There are sections on birds of prey and corvids too.