Happy Birthday, Word Bird

Word Bird

by Jane Belk Moncure

The months of the year, as well as several holidays, are reviewed as readers attempt to learn Word Bird's birthday.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1983

About the author

Jane Belk Moncure (born December 1926) is an American author of early childhood non-fiction, fiction and poetry. She has also written under the names Bruce Wannamaker and Jennie Davis.

Moncure has lived in Virginia and North Carolina. She worked in early childhood education for thirty-five years. She lives in Elon College, North Carolina.

Moncure is a creative and prolific author: there are millions of her books in circulation, and they are widely distributed in schools and libraries. Distribution has been primarily through The ChildsWorld, ChildrensPress and Scholastic. Her creations and works include My First Steps to Reading, My First Steps to Math, My First Steps to Science, Word Bird, The Soundbox Books, and The Magic Castle Series. Her works have been translated into British English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Malay. Belk Library, Elon University holds a collection of all published books by Moncure.

Jane Belk Moncure is a recipient of the C.S. Lewis Award and over the past 20 years, her works were recognized by numerous Awards. Most recently, in 2008, Jane received the Scholastic Teacher's Choice Award for her outstanding contribution to the My First Steps to Learning Program. --from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Lydia McGregor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story walks you through what to expect each month of the year with “Word Bird” asking if the new month will bring their birthday with every flip of the calendar. The story is simplistic & though I would not really consider this a birthday-themed book as I had hoped, it is a great tool to familiarize young children with holidays/symbols associated with each month. I would check this out again to discuss the months of the year.

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was a little strange in some places, but my daughter loved it and it really seemed to help her understand differences in the year (I'm not sure she understands months yet) but it really helped with holidays.