The Bird's Nest

Author: Shirley Jackson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143107038
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Shirley Jackson's third novel, a chilling descent into multiple personalities Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother’s inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor, then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson’s characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one girl—but four separate, self-destructive personalities. The Bird’s Nest, Jackson’s third novel, develops hallmarks of the horror master’s most unsettling work: tormented heroines, riveting familial mysteries, and a disquieting vision inside the human mind. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Bird Builds a Nest: A First Science Storybook

Author: Martin Jenkins
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1536210560
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
“These illustrations, in their stylized beauty . . . highlight the text’s focus on science. The entire reading experience indeed heralds a ‘beautiful day.’ ”— The Horn Book (starred review) It’s time for Bird to build her nest! Follow her as she pulls a worm out of the ground, lifts some twigs that are just the right size, and pushes the twigs into place. Uh-oh — one of the twigs falls to the ground! But after a day of hard work, Bird’s nest is ready and waiting. Can you guess what it’s waiting for? Using simple, clear language and beautiful illustrations, this engaging story is the perfect introduction to physical forces for very young readers. A final spread with some simple questions promotes discussion with parents, teachers, or caregivers and encourages readers to think about the concepts introduced.

Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City

Author: Barbara Bash
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316083126
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Find out about the birds that make their homes in the heart of the city and how they have adjusted to such a harsh urban environment.

Birds Make Nests

Author: Michael Garland
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823437957
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
An illustrated introduction to where birds make their homes, all across the globe. Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places, to keep their eggs safe and to raise their chicks. In this colorful picture book, acclaimed artist Michael Garland introduces more than twenty species of birds and the intriguing homes they make, from puffins' burrows to orioles' hanging nests. With simple text, accessible for new readers, this is a perfect introduction to the many ways animals make their homes. The vibrant artwork, created with traditional woodcuts and digital coloring techniques, is labeled with the English common names of each bird shown. A 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year (Outstanding Merit)

The Girl with the Bird's-Nest Hair

Author: Sarah Dyer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781408802182
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A delightful cautionary tale about hairbrushing as one girl's love of birds becomes something of a major problem

Even an Ostrich Needs a Nest

Author: Irene Kelly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823421022
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An introduction to the many different types of nests that birds build.

Eastern Birds' Nests

Author: Hal H. Harrison
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395936092
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
Covers nest of bird species of all 26 states east of the Mississippi.

Bird's Nest Soup

Author: Hanna Greally
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781855942103
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Birds Nest Soup Hanna Greally recounts with vivid detail the terrible suffering she endured in a psychiatric hospital in the Irish Midlands in the 1940s and 50s. "Mentally well, but unclaimed" sums up her horrendous situation for the best part of twenty years. What she anticipated as a short rest in the `Big House' was repeatedly prolonged as it became clear that after her mother's unexpected death none of her relatives had any intention of applying for her release. She survived this Kafka-esque situation emotionally and physically whole, and when a more enlightened system was introduced, she regained her freedom through a rehabilitation institute in 1962.

Bird Nests

Author: Stan Tekiela
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 9781591934684
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Coffee-table book filled with unparalleled photography and small blocks of fascinating text about bird nests: nature's most amazing dwelling places.

Avian Architecture

Author: Peter Goodfellow
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069114849X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
Examines the nests that birds build around the world, including illustrations of each nest type's construction, descriptions of the materials and techniques used during the process, and case studies on specific birds' habitats.