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I Heard Said The Bird by Polly Berrien Berends Puffin Books 1995 |
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Jacket Copy
One day a bird flies into the barnyard and shouts the news: Soon there will be a new arrival!
“When?” said the hen. “Where?” said the mare. “In the house?” squeaked the mouse.
The barnyard is quickly bustling with activity as the animals try to discover who the “new one” will be.
Polly Berrien Berends’s charming rhyming text paired with Brad Sneed’s lively, colorful pictures create a book that beginning readers will delight in again and again.
Reviews
From Publishers Weekly: “…Only the most hardened neighsayers will fail to delight in Berends’s rhyming dialogue: no animal sounds here, just bouncy, anthropomorphic discourse…Sneed’s luminous watercolors feature animals caught in gleeful gestures from arresting perspectives…This upbeat book is perfect for children anticipating the birth of a ‘new one’ in their own homes.”
From Kirkus: “…Sneed’s watercolors are terrific. In these, he captures distinctive animal gestures—the way a cow might turn its head or a bird apply the breaks…Pleasingly subtle, cheerful, and big-hearted.”
From Booklist: “…From the expressive animals to the realistic features of the infant and big brother, Sneed’s watercolors steal the show, embroidering the heralding of a new birth with humor and exuberance.”
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