{"product_id":"bad-birds-9781779461193","title":"Bad Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you judge a bird by its feathers?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are good birds and bad birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBad birds are ugly and dirty and steal your French fries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood birds are pretty and colorful. They mate for life and waggle their tail feathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e… Right?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what if the bad birds sing sweet songs of love? And the good birds bicker and fight?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Birds\u003c\/em\u003e asks young readers if judgments about other creatures — good or bad — could be misguided, even harmful to the planet we share. Maybe it’s time to stop thinking of creatures as good or bad, and focus instead on finding ways that we can thrive together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis playful picture book, populated by quirky and hilarious birds from illustrator Sandra Dumais, is balanced by a subtle message about human impact on animal habitats. It offers children an opportunity to ponder how the way we treat other creatures has parallels in the way we treat other humans. The text is accompanied by an author’s note explaining the concept of “wildlife acceptance capacity,” an illustrated guide to the birds in the book, and a list of ways that kids can take action to protect birds and their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eauthor’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk and answer questions about unknown words in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrea Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68555574804731,"sku":"9781779461193","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/bad-birds-9781779461193","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}