Project Description
Superlative Birds
by Leslie Bulion
illustrated by Robert Meganck
Get to know all about the best and brightest—and smelliest!—birds in Leslie Bulion’s award-winning collection of avian science poetry. You won’t even need binoculars!
★ “Fascinating.”—Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
★ “In works such as Superlative Birds, the collaboration of poetry and science invites children of varying reading preferences, learning styles, and worldviews to enter nature study through their own chosen door.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, STARRED REVIEW
★ “Entertaining and educational, a superlative package.” —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
Ever wonder which bird has the loudest voice? Which one builds the biggest nest or has the most feathers? Get to know all about the best and brightest―and smelliest!―denizens of the bird world with this collection of nonfiction science verses.
Award-winning science poetry author Leslie Bulion dedicates a variety of verse to these impressive birds and includes a science glossary, notes on poetic forms, and resources for more information in the back of the book. Witty drawings by Robert Meganck add another layer of fun to this humorous and informative gallery of the world’s most accomplished birds. Ideal for cross-curricular learning, including units on animals, birds, nature, and poetry. Available in eBook.
Awards:
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels List —National Council of Teachers of English
Connecticut Book Award (Finalist, Young Readers: Picture Books) —Connecticut Center for the Book
Delaware Diamonds (Nominee, Grades 3-5) ―Diamond State Reading Association
Also by Leslie Bulion:
Amphibian Acrobats
At the Sea Floor Café
Leaf Litter Critters
Random Body Parts
Spi-Ku
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-951-3
Publication Date: 3/1/2019
Page Count: 56
Size: 7-3/8″ x 8-1/2″
Age Range: 8 – 12
Language: English
Price: $7.99
ISBN: 978-1-68263-185-0
Publication Date: 3/1/2020
Page Count: 56
Size: 7-3/8″ x 8-1/2″
Age Range: 8 – 12
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-68263-245-1
Age Range: 8 – 12
Language: English
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Lexile: 1060L
Themes: Birds, Bird Habits, Animal World Records, Science Poetry
BISAC 1: JNF042010 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / Humorous
BISAC 2: JNF003030 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Birds
BISAC 3: JNF028000 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / General
Reviews
“With characteristic humor and carefully crafted language, poet Bulion offers readers amazing facts about birds of our world…. These engaging poems read aloud beautifully…. Meganck’s digital illustrations reflect the humorous tone…. Excellent resources for further bird study complete this delightful offering. Entertaining and educational, a superlative package.” —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
“Fascinating facts… Meganck’s illustrations are one-dimensional and friendly, placing the birds against uncluttered backgrounds while clearly emphasizing the characteristic being highlighted by each poem.”—Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
“A “top of the class” example of combining two different subjects that are approachable and a joy to read. A win for science and English classrooms.” —School Library Journal
“Bulion is an accomplished wordsmith…. Illustration is engrossing, imaginative, instructive, and deftly calibrated to the tone of the text…there’s enough trivia here to stoke middle grade know-it-alls. Even readers who are merely on fact-finding missions, though, will be impressed by the breadth and engagement of Bulion’s chosen poetry forms…. In works such as Superlative Birds, the collaboration of poetry and science invites children of varying reading preferences, learning styles, and worldviews to enter nature study through their own chosen door.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, STARRED REVIEW
Awards
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels List —National Council of Teachers of English, 2020
Connecticut Book Award (Finalist, Young Readers: Picture Books) —Connecticut Center for the Book, 2020
Delaware Diamonds (Nominee, 3-5) ―Diamond State Reading Association, 2020-2021
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Intermediate) ―Kansas National Education Association, 2020
Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards (Nominee, Grades 3-5) ―Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, 2021-2022
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Meet the Author
Leslie Bulion is the author of several children’s books, including Uncharted Waters, The Trouble With Rules, and Fatuma’s New Cloth, winner of the African Studies Association’s 2002 Children’s Africana Books. She lives in Connecticut. You can visit her website here.
Meet the Illustrator
Designer and illustrator Robert Meganck is a professor of illustration, graphic design, digital imaging, and color theory at Virginia Commonwealth University. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He has received over 300 regional, national, and international awards for illustration and graphic design work. He lives in Virginia.