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What do a baby blue jay, a kitten, a girl, and a baby squirrel have in common?
They are emphatically curious about the world.
They find it difficult to leave the place where they feel safest.
And, eventually, they must all spread their wings and fly.
With his ever-inventive art, Caldecott winner Mordicai Gerstein stretches the boundaries of the traditional picture book, here using speech balloons to show all the characters talking at the same time and energetic pen-and-watercolor illustrations in this celebration of growing up.
Leaving the Nest is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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From Organization / 国外机构评价: |
| PreSchool-Grade 2—In this spirited bit of backyard psychodrama, a kitten, a baby blue jay, squirrels, and a girl on a bicycle each balance in uncertainty and expectation on the brink of new freedoms. The baby jay wants to fly but fears leaving the nest; the kitten longs to explore the big world outside the house; the girl teeters on her new bike. Each tastes the brash possibilities of liberation. Each narrowly escapes disaster: the kitten is chased up a tree; the jay tumbles out of the nest; the girl takes a spill. But in this backyard, there are literal and figurative safety nets in the encouraging hands of mothers, both human and avian. So the day ends safely in the deep satisfactions of newfound accomplishments, with the baby squirrel vowing to leave the nest tomorrow. The brief, clear text is in speech balloons, allowing the characters in the performance to speak for themselves. The jay's repeated refrain, "But I will never leave this nest!" gives a humorous cadence to the tale. The warm palette and the energetic line of the paint-and-ink illustrations convey both the thrill of curiosity and the certain security of home. Heartening as well as thematically and artistically assured. |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| My 5 year old daughter chose this book as one of many to take home from the library, as we often do. But what a gem she discovered! This is such a heartwarming tale of courage and bravery for each of the characters involved, and such a sweet "growing up" tale as well. My daughter and I both love this book.
I plan to give this book as a gift and get one for us too.
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