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The Birdwatchers
by
Simon James
A grandfather shares with his grandchild the quiet wonder of birdwatching - and a wry talent for telling a tall tale.
"When I go birdwatching, things happen," Granddad tells little Jess. Sometimes, he says, while he’s drawing pictures of the birds, they draw
pictures of him. And sometimes they help him out by finding their own names in his bird book. "Birds are amazing," sa...more
"When I go birdwatching, things happen," Granddad tells little Jess. Sometimes, he says, while he’s drawing pictures of the birds, they draw
pictures of him. And sometimes they help him out by finding their own names in his bird book. "Birds are amazing," sa...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 1st 2002
by Candlewick
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Oct 02, 2009
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This is a book about imagination. The main character in the book is a young girl who goes on a bird-watching trip with her grandfather, who has quite a wild imagination. He tells her stories about what he and the birds do when he goes. His stories are pretty outlandish so the girl decides to go and see for herself. She realizes along the way that the only way to see that her grandfather is telling the truth is by using her own imagination.
This book was okay for story-time or something along thos...more
This book was okay for story-time or something along thos...more
This is a wonderful story about a grandfather and granddaughter who go on a day of birdwatching. Jess's grandfather tells her all kinds of tall tales about his birdwatching experiences, and in the end, she has a tale to tell of her own. It's a short, heartwarming story and the illustrations are marvelous.
We've read several books by Simon James recently and we really like his imagination, subtle humor and whimsical style. We will certainly look for more of his books at our local library.
We've read several books by Simon James recently and we really like his imagination, subtle humor and whimsical style. We will certainly look for more of his books at our local library.
I thought this book was really good. I liked the ending. It was about a young girl who goes birdwatching with her grandfather. At first she can't see any birds but then she sees a lot of them. On the way back her grandfather asks her what she liked most about going and she said the dancing penguins. Then as they walk back the penguins are following them down the walkway. It was funny because her grandfather dosen't believe her. I would recommend it to others. It was great.
This is a great book about connecting the generations (grandfather-grandchild) and connecting with nature. The flap said it was the grandchild was a girl, but I think the author-illustrator purposely left it vague with the name "Jess" and a barely-long haircut. Either way, the book is delightful. I'm becoming a Simon James fan but still have more to read before I'm a die-hard.
Ryan loves birds, and this is a simple but sweet story about a young girl's birdwatching trip with her grandfather. Her granddad has raised her expectations a bit with some tall tales, but she enjoys herself in the end and even teases her grandfather with a tall tale of her own. I really like the ink-and-watercolor illustrations.
This book is beautifully illustrated, very much in the style of Quentin Blake (I picked this up thinking it was in fact illustrated by the great QB). I however found the story a little lacklustre , it is from the perspective of a child but it actually read like a child had written it. The illustrations really are lovely though.
The birdwatching is secondary to the relationship between Jess and her grandfather in this picture book. The older man always has such amazing stories of his adventures while birdwatching that Jess decides to give it a try. She is surprised by what she does not see as well as by what she does. I like his sense of humor, myself.
Very cute story about birdwatching, imagination, and a day with Grandpa.
Nice illustrations...I love the page with all the birds!
Haiku Review, written from the POV of the Grandpa:
"One time, birdwatching,
the birds drew pictures of me
you should come and see."
Nice illustrations...I love the page with all the birds!
Haiku Review, written from the POV of the Grandpa:
"One time, birdwatching,
the birds drew pictures of me
you should come and see."
This is an adorable book about a young girl who likes to go bird watching with her grandfather. It has beatiful illustrations on every page. I think children of all ages will really like this book. It is a fun story that everyone can enjoy. I would recommend it to anyone.
The Birdwatchers allows kids to have an imagination and have fun with it. This would be a great, awesome, fantastic writing prompt. When you go bird watching, what kinds of things do you see? If you have never gone bird watching what kinds of things do you think happen?
I really liked the illustrations in this book and the tale was about imagination and how twitching - traditionally seen as a bit dull - is used as the basis for the story. Nowt much happens, other than tall tales but it's quite a charming story.
I loved the use of imagination by the characters in this book, the way the Grandfather shares a favorite pastime with the Granddaughter, and particularly the ending. I loved sharing this with my animal-loving niece Sharon and her brother Adam
Adorable! I really liked the interplay between Grandfather and grandchild. My daughter also really liked the illustrations.
Cute short book. Glad I borrowed it from the library. Wouldn't mind owning a copy, but I dont need to go out and buy it.
Cute book about teaching the joys of twitching to the younger generation.
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I changed my rating from 4 to 5 stars, after reading it to a couple of groups of 5 year olds. Another sweet book by Simon James.
Jan 15, 2013
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Simon James is the award-winning author-illustrator of many children’s books, including such favorites as DEAR GREENPEACE, LEON AND BOB, and the Baby Brains series. His stories often concern a child’s relationship with the natural world. Simon James lives in England.
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