Birdsongs [Hardcover]

The sky is quiet.

The yard is quiet.

The creek is quietly gurgling.

Then...tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat!A red-capped woodpecker starts his rap for the day. Next comes nine soft coos from the mourning doves, followed by the chipping of a flurry of sparrows. And on go the birdsongs throughout the day.

Celebrate neighborhood birds in this poetic picture book, and count their sounds backward from ten to one, until all is quiet in the yard again.Betsy Francois the author of numerous books for children, includingCounting Our Way to the 100th Day!andMathematickles!, both illustrated by Steven Salerno; andBirdsongs, illustrated by Steve Jenkins. She and her husband live in Palo Alto, California. They have three sons -- two actors and a sculptor. Visit Betsy's website at www.betsyfranco.com.

Steven Jenkins’s many celebrated children’s books, include Can An Aardvark Bark?by Melissa Stewart, Hello Baby! by Mem Fox, Mama Built a Little Nest andMama Dug a Little Denby Jennifer Ward, and the 2003 Caldecott Honor recipient, What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Visit him at SteveJenkinsBooks.com.