FICTION

Whose Nest?: A Lift-the-Flap Book

by Victoria COCHRANE
illus. by Guy Troughton. 36p. Insight Editions. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781608872046.
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PreS-Gr 2—This deceptively simple book challenges children's mental models about what a nest is right off the bat: the first nest belongs to a dormouse. Others belong to an eagle, a tree frog, a clownfish, a rabbit, a bumblebee, a gecko, and a hummingbird. Clues, in straightforward yet lyrical language, invite readers to guess which animal lives in the nest pictured on the right-hand side of each spread. Lifting the flap reveals the creature, with a few more facts about its relationship to its habitat. Troughton's lovely, detailed watercolors show each nest in its natural environment; both text and illustrations pulse with the wonder of the natural world. An ideal companion to science and nature studies.—Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD
A few simple sentences on the verso describe an unnamed animal's nesting behavior, while a large flap on the recto asks "Whose nest?"; the answer, and basic facts about the animal, lay beneath. Exquisitely composed and detailed watercolors in rich hues are the highlight of the book, whose eight varied subjects include a dormouse, eagle, bumblebee, clownfish, and gecko.
Reviewed by Kathleen Kelly MacMillan , Dec 01, 2013

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