A Hummingbird's Life

by John Himmelman

Describes the life cycle and the feeding and migratory habits of the hummingbird.

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Nature, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2000

About the author

John Himmelman is the author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including Chickens to the Rescue. He lives in Connecticut with his family.

According John's Facebook page, he has been "making up stories and scribbling pictures since I could hold a crayon in my hand. It became my job in 1981, when my first book, "Talester the Lizard" was published during my last year in college (School of Visual Arts)....It behooves a writer to try and turn what interests them into their work. I've been fortunate to do that with my love of nature, with books - for adults and children - focusing on different natural history topics."

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Narrative nonfiction WITH text features! Who could ask for anything more?! GREAT book with minimal, yet highly informative, text. I'm disappointed our bookroom doesn't have the other books in this series! For more information, see my lesson plans at http://mshoughtonsclass.wordpress.com...

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated and simple narration describing the life of a hummingbird. Each page features a lovely picture and one sentence detailing what the image is capturing in that moment of the hummingbirds day. A nice animal science book for early elementary grades.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to Emily. I like nonfiction with one sentence per page. Nice illustration too.

[Cheryl Meibos · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't know hummingbirds migrated all the way to Central America and that they eat insects!
The first graders enjoyed this book today and had more questions about hummingbirds.