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It's a Hummingbird's Life

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Irene Kelly's most recent book is a must have for any child's library - but adults will also love it. It's a Hummingbird's Life is filled with fun facts and lyrical watercolors. My daughter was thrilled to receive this gem of book, and has read it over and over. Parents will especially appreciate the tips on hummingbird gardens.

This beautiful book is filled with fun and fascinating hummingbird lore. A great choice for children who like to read facts about living creatures. My son has been recounting what he learned from Irene Kelly's book to everyone who will listen. These tiny birds are rendered in dazzling color and detail by this artist, who also has a handle on exactly what children want to know. Highly recommended!

I purchased It's a Hummingbird's life as a gift for my mother, an avid Hummingbird lover, but found I could not give it away, my six year old loved it as much as I did. With a "wow" and a "cool" on every page, he enjoyed the factual information as much as I loved the vibrant watercolors. This book is one of those rare finds that works as a gift for children, parents, and grandparents!

My family recently visited Costa Rica where we saw many incredible hummingbirds - Since that trip, I've been searching for a children's book about hummingbirds with no success, until now. It's a Hummingbird's Life is simply stunning - the pictures as well as the writing. A welcome change from the usual dull nonfiction fare for kids. I highly recommend this book for children and adults alike. Bravo!

I highly recommend this book, it is colorful, contains interesting facts and is written in simple language for children. A great gift for a bird lover of any age!

This was a nice little book which looked at one year in the life of a Ruby Throated Hummingbird. We see what this "busy" bird is doing during each season. We follow them as they migrate (by using a map you could throw in some geography too).

My boys were really surprised at all the things the hummers do. There is a brief section on mating but it mainly deals with the swooping in the air and facing the sun so their feathers glisten and then "mating lasts 3-5 seconds and then the male goes back to searching for food and the female returns to the nest."

The illustrations were nice and gave us a good perspective on size. I do wish the pictures had been clearer though - you wouldn't be able to identify the bird from the drawings. So we pulled up some actual pictures and we're good now.

I don't consider this a necessary book but it is well done and if your library has it it would make a lovely read or a great addition to a bird unit.

*taken from my at goodreads

We have a lot of hummigbirds at our cabin and love them so this has been a very educational book. Probably a little old yet for our two 4-year-olds but they will grow into it. I actually learned a lot.