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Ten Birds

Series: ten birds

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A clever counting book and fable unlike any other and winner of the 2011 Governor General’s Award for Illustration.#Ten birds are trying to figure out how to get to the other side of the river. The bird they call “Brilliant” devises a pair of stilts. The bird they call “Highly Satisfactory” engineers a raft. One by one, nine resourceful birds make the crossing until a single bird is left behind – the one they call “Needs Improvement.” This bird’s solution proves surprising – and absurdly simple.#More than a counting book, Ten Birds is a witty story that highlights ingenuity, common sense and the inadequacies of labels. Cybèle Young’s intricate chiaroscuro pen-and-ink drawings depict a rich alternative world that both children and adults will marvel over.

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A clever counting book and fable unlike any other and winner of the 2011 Governor General’s Award for Illustration.#Ten birds are trying to figure out how to get to the other side of the river. The bird they call “Brilliant” devises a pair of stilts. The bird they call “Highly Satisfactory” engineers a raft. One by one, nine resourceful birds make the crossing until a single bird is left behind – the one they call “Needs Improvement.” This bird’s solution proves surprising – and absurdly simple.#More than a counting book, Ten Birds is a witty story that highlights ingenuity, common sense and the inadequacies of labels. Cybèle Young’s intricate chiaroscuro pen-and-ink drawings depict a rich alternative world that both children and adults will marvel over.

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Reading Levels

    lexile level
  • 440L

  • guided reading
  • J

  • guided reading grade level
  • 2

AWARDS & REVIEWS

Reviews

"Incorporating elements of a fable with a style vaguely reminiscent of David Macaulay or Arthur Geisert, this quietly dazzling selection is a subtle celebration of individuality and creativity. Appealing, unique and not to be missed."

Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review, 15/02/2011

"... clever, handsomely illustrated counting book ..."

Horn Book, 30/05/2011

"The humour and outlandish invention make an amusing contrast with the sober formality of the style. Ten Birds is a joke, a mechanical challenge and a counting book like no other."

The Toronto Star, 11/09/2011

Awards

  • 2012 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Children's Book Centre, Winner

  • 2012 - Outstanding International Book, USBBY, Winner

  • 2011 - Best Children's Books of 2011, Kirkus Reviews, Winner

  • 2011 - Governor General’s Literary Award, Children’s Illustration, Canada Council for the Arts, Winner

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