feathers

Feathers introduces the earliest readers to unique bird feather textures, colors, and patterns while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. High-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, photo labels, and strong visual references support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Feathers includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.

"For as long as Paul could remember there were eagle feathers around him . . . but how had they come to be in all of those places in his life? Paul Wahasaypa--Siha Tooskin--can find these feathers in Ade's truck, on the dream catcher above his bed, on his Uncle Lenard's bustle, and in with the smudge bowls in all of his relatives' homes. Paul already knows that the eagle is important because of the way that his family respects and cares for eagle feathers. Now he's old enough for the teachings of where the feathers come from and why they are so sacred"--Back cover.

Rhyming text and illustrations show some of the diversity found in the feathers of exotic and familiar birds.

"Lali finds a feather in the field. Is little feather lost? Lali sets out to find feather a home"--Provided by publisher.

"When a great feather drifts from the leaden sky, two children recognize its extraordinariness and take it to the village for its protection. The villagers, however, want to encase it, upon which the feather loses its radiance. The children take it home and care for it through the night. In the morning it is again radiant, and when they set it free, it leaves behind the first signs of blue sky and color. The ambiguous ending invites multiple interpretations about the effects of selflessness and kindness"--Provided by publisher.

Abigail the Breeze Fairy has been blown off-course without her wispy wind feather. Will Rachel and Kirsty be able to find the feather and bring calm to the blustery village?.

A touch-and-feel book that describes different types of baby animals.

Simon finds a red feather and decides to return it to the bird who lost it.

Pierre the penguin lost his feathers and was too cold to swim in the water until aquatic biologist Pam came up with an idea to get Pierre to swim again.

"Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this introduction to the many uses of feathers"--Amazon.com.