Birds and their Nests by Olive L. Earle (Purple House Press) Commonplace but many parents don't know

but many parents don't know how to play or see it only as an (often boring) way to kill time

She works as a graphic designer and is the author-illustrator of Numenia and the Hurricane and illustrator of Hello

Oxalis triangularis--False Shamrock or Good Luck Plant

In Memoriam is biography

A marvelous vehicle for nature lovers

Birds and their Nests by Olive L. Earle (Purple House Press) Commonplace but many parents don't knowGeneration after generation, birds build nests similar in plan to the ones made by their ancestors. Instinctively, each new family seems to know exactly what type of nest to make, and where. Forty two varieties of birds and their nests are presented here, from the ostrich whose nest is a hollow scratched into the sand, to the woodpecker for whom a hole in a tree is home. For each different bird, its nest is described and where it's built, the eggs and