Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward, Steve Jenkins Real-Life VERDICT The biographical approach to

VERDICT The biographical approach to a knotty scientific subject makes this a valuable addition to STEM and biography collections

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Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward, Steve Jenkins Real-Life VERDICT The biographical approach toA delightful exploration of the incredibly variety of nests birds build for their babies, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree. Mama built a little nestinside a sturdy trunk. She used her beak to tap tap tapthe perfect place to bunk. There are so many different kinds of birds and those birds build so many different kinds of nests to keep their babies cozy. With playful, bouncy rhyme, Jennifer Ward explores nests large and small, silky and cottony, muddy