The Wonder Of Wings [Paperback]

Erica Stux (Author)

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About the Author

Erica Stux began writing when her children were young. She has concentrated on writing non-fiction, biography, and poetry. A life-long lover of nature, and especially birds, she is eager to share this love with children. She hopes that this book will let young readers become aware of bird life in their neighborhood, and remember what they have read here.

Product Details

• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp. (March 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441510265
• ISBN-13: 978-1441510266
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,035,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I first began to write when my children were young. I enjoy writing about nature and the environment for children, and I also write poetry, both serious and light verse, and occasionally I write a humorous essay that is prompted by a funny experience.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stories for Children Magazine 5 Star Review, July 25, 2009

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This review is from: The Wonder Of Wings (Paperback)

Reviewed by: Wayne Walker

Do you enjoy sitting in your yard, where you might have a birdfeeder, a birdbath, or a birdhouse, and watching the different kinds of birds that come by? Then you may well be familiar with some of these: chickadees that don't mind the snows of winter; the red-eyed vireo, which is rarely seen; the blue jay that screeches and squawks; the house wren that sings a bubbly chitter-chattering song; the red-winged blackbird that sits on a roadside post; and the beautiful red cardinal. Author and illustrator Erica Stux, a lifelong lover of nature, gives us this book that describes twenty-four common North American birds with poems, which are accompanied by luscious full-colored drawings.

Children should be encouraged to appreciate the natural world in which we exist and learn as much about it as they can. This book is a wonderful resource that will help youngsters become more familiar with the different kinds of birds they will likely see and, using the pictures, be able to identify them. And the more personal the various aspects of nature become to children, the more likely they will be to want to preserve it. Many books of poetry for children are primarily humorous, and there's nothing wrong with that. However, the poems in this book are of good quality and easily understood even by preschoolers. The poems describe feeding pigeons, seeing Canada geese flying in a V, and watching a robin pulling a worm out of the ground, among other fascinating sights and activities. Families who like to commune with nature will surely find this an enjoyable book.