Woodpecker Wham!
What's Woodpecker Wham! About
Explore the world of woodpeckers in this award-winning nonfiction picture book from celebrated author April Pulley Sayre and Caldecott Honor illustrator Steve Jenkins–now featuring updated end matter with even more illuminating info about these amazing creatures. Swoop and land. Hitch and hop. Shred a tree stump. Chop, chip, chop! Get a bird’s-eye view of everyday woodpecker life: hiding from hawks, feeding hungry chicks, and drilling holes for nests. Woodpeckers are also nature’s home builders, creating holes that many other animals live in when the woodpeckers move on. Meet the variety of woodpecker species that soar through these pages!
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The Creatives Behind the Book
April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning author of more than fifty-five natural history books for children and adults, including Raindrops Roll; Best in Snow; Full of Fall; Rah, Rah, Radishes!; Go, Go, Grapes!; Let’s Go Nuts!; Warbler Wave; Bloom Boom!; Being Frog; and Feel the Fog. April and her husband, native plants expert Jeff Sayre, love science and adventure. Visit her at AprilSayre.com.
Steve Jenkins, recipient of a Caldecott Honor, has written or co-written more than thirty books about the natural world for young readers, including Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea and What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). He lives in Boulder, Colorado
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781665980531
- Publication Date
- November 4, 2025
- Publisher
- Beach Lane Books
- Original Publication Date
- May 12, 2015
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2024045311
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