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.

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

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: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0823436624
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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)

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.

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.

Nests

Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452126658
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
Sharon Beals' gorgeous photographs of nests offer a new window onto the life and beauty of birds. Drawn from the collections of the California Academy of Sciences, the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley, and the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, these birds' nests from around the world offer astonishing insight into the intricate detail wrought by nature's most fastidious architects. Lovely images of nests and eggs are set against rich black backgrounds, and are accompanied by fascinating and informative portraits—conveyed through words and illustrations—of the birds that built them. A beautiful volume, Nests is the perfect gift for birders, bird lovers, and anyone captivated by the fleeting and fascinating splendor of the natural world.

Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests

Author: Casey McFarland
Publisher: Peterson Field Guides
ISBN: 0544963385
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 519

Book Description
A comprehensive field guide to the nests and nesting behavior of North American birds Beyond being a simple reference book, the Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests is a practical, educational, and intimate doorway to our continent's bird life. The diversity of nests and nesting strategies of birds reflect the unique biology and evolution of these charismatic animals. Unlike any other book currently on the market, this guide comprehensively incorporates nest design, breeding behavior, and habitat preferences of North American birds to provide the reader with a highly functional field resource and an engaging perspective of this sensitive part of a bird's life cycle.

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.