Are you my mother? / written and illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
When a baby bird hatches while his mother is out searching for food, he leaves the nest for a series of adventures to try to determine his mother's identity.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780394800189
- ISBN: 0394800184
- ISBN: 0394900189
- ISBN: 9780394900186
- ISBN: 0394884086
- ISBN: 9780394884080
- Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Beginner Books, 1988.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in 1960. |
Target Audience Note: | Interest age level : Ages 3-7. Lexile: 80L. 240L Lexile Decoding demand: 18 (very low) Semantic demand: 19 (very low) Syntactic demand: 30 (low) Structure demand: 51 (medium) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.6 0.5 5456. |
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Subject: | Birds > Juvenile fiction. Mothers > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Fiction. Juvenile works. |
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Available copies
- 60 of 67 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 67 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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De Soto Public Library | E DR. SEUSS Eastman (Text) | 33858000085008 | Easy | Available | - |
Summary
Are You My Mother?
The must-have, heartwarming and hilarious classic about a baby bird in search of his mother! A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. When a mother bird's egg starts to jump, she hurries off to make sure she has something for her little one to eat. But as soon as she's gone, out pops the baby bird. He immediately sets off to find his mother, but not knowing what she looks like makes it a challenge. The little hatchling is determined to find his mother, even after meeting a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a Snort. The timeless message of the bond between mother and child make P. D. Eastman's Are You My Mother? a treasured classic. Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.