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Genre: Fiction Picture Book

Publication Info:Random House Books for Young Readers: 1960

Reading Level: Early; Ages 4-8

Topic/Theme: Mother & Child Relationship/ Exploration/ Belongingness/ Child Neglect

Issues Addressed: Baby bird goes out and explores. He gets to socialize with the world while trying to find his mother.

Classroom Uses: Read Aloud, Individual Reading

Summary: A bird hatches from an egg. His mother is not there with him because she flew to find him some food to eat. The little bird goes on a hunt for his mother. He goes to various animals asking if they are his mother. He eventually finds his mother.

Text and image: The text is beautifully written and connects wonderfully with the images. If it were not for the images, you would not be able to understand parts of the text. (For example: the bulldozer)

Literary Devices: Personification, Simile

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