About This Book:
Hanging in a tree in a scorching-hot desert is a large, messy, grassy structure that looks like. . . . a haystack!
This unusual nest may look rather untidy, but it has been carefully built by generations of weaver birds. These sparrow-sized birds live in large colonies, working together to create their giant nest from twigs and dry grass. A single nest may be home to 100 families!
- Discover how the communal nest is made up of tiny tunnels that lead to each family’s nest chamber.
- See how the birds protect the entrances to their homes with sharp spikes of straw that keep out predators, such as snakes.
- And learn how a weaver bird chick may grow up in the nest and then move into its own nesting chamber as a neighbor of its parents, once it is ready to raise its own family.
Readers will enjoy learning about the unusual behavior of these sociable birds, and will love the close-up photos that show the birds’ everyday lives and how they build their amazing home.
*Review Contributed By Connie Reid, Staff Reviewer*
Engaging Read
Weaver Bird’s Town gives a unique first look at the life and habitat of Weaver Birds in Africa to young readers. The photographs are engaging and make it so easy to picture what the sentences are describing. I knew nothing about weaver birds before this book. I found it most interesting to learn how so many live together in the structure that they create. It was also interesting to learn that even other bird species live in abandoned parts and help protect the nest from snakes. The sentence structure, word count, and word choices are perfect for early and newly independent readers. The glossary in the back gives additional help for content-specific words. Overall, this is an engaging read perfect for young readers and bird fans.
