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Picture Book · Ages 6–10 · December 1, 2022
The Bird Book
By Steve Jenkins · With Robin Page
Discover the secrets of birds: their flight, survival, and astonishing diversity.
40 pages
4.3/5 Goodreads · 55 ratings
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Children's book Author & Illustrator
Steve Jenkins
Biography
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 Stats
30
Authored
37
Illustrated
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Picture books
46
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Publication timeline from 1996 to 2025.
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Book type breakdown: 46 picture books, 1 chapter books, 1 board books.
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Creative company
Collaborators
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across Steve Jenkins's books.
01
Robin Page
Author / 12 shared books
RP
02
April Pulley Sayre
Author / 3 shared books
AS
03
Betsy Franco
Author / 2 shared books
BF
04
Jennifer Ward
Author / 2 shared books
JW
05
Melissa Stewart
Author / 2 shared books
MS
06
Anne F. Rockwell
Author / 1 shared book
AR
07
Brenda Z Guiberson
Author / 1 shared book
BG
08
Carlos Calvo
Translator / 1 shared book
CC
09
Mem Fox
Author / 1 shared book
MF
10
Robbin Gourley
Illustrator / 1 shared book
RG
11
Sneed B. Collard III
Author / 1 shared book
SI
12
Wendy Pfeffer
Author / 1 shared book
WP