Flying Brown Pelicans (Pull Ahead Books) [Library Binding]

Anne Welsbacher (Author), John Netherton (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999 | Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Pull Ahead Books

Simple text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the brown pelican.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-With a colorful photo on every page accompanied by a sentence or two of text, these nicely designed titles will attract younger readers eager to know about the natural world and, with a range map, a physiological diagram, and a short glossary, will appeal to teachers as well. However, meeting the strictures of formatted configurations can result in misleading oversimplifications. In Flying Pelicans, for example, no mention is made that most birds shown are adults in breeding plumage, nor are the flying juveniles depicted so named, even though one appears on a page discussing adult wingspan. Wading Birds might better be titled Wading Herons, as all but the unidentified woodstork are herons of one sort or another (though many are never identified), and no reference is made to other wading birds, such as cranes, limpkins, stilts, avocets, and the like. These scientific carps aside, the books are pleasant, though somewhat bland.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822536137
• ISBN-13: 978-0822536130
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,653,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good educational book, September 18, 2001

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This review is from: Flying Brown Pelicans (Pull Ahead Books) (Library Binding)

My three year old daughter and I had been observing pelicans on our daily walks. I told her I'd find her a book on them so we could learn more about them. I found this one and bought it. She really enjoys it and while much of the tone of it is above the head of a three year old, she still gets a lot out of it and it will -- likely -- have longevity as she gets older and understands more about it.