| Bird Girl: Footprint Reading Library 5 Contributor(s): Waring, Rob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1424043794 ISBN-13: 9781424043798 Publisher: National Geographic Society OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Mary Lou Robertson is a young girl in Florida who has an interesting hobby; she watches birds. In fact, she loves birds so much, that at age 13, sheas even writing a childrenas book about them. Why does Mary Lou love birds so much? How did she write a book at such a young age? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - General |
| Dewey: 428 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Series: Footprint Reading Library: Level 5 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.7" W x 7.9" (0.15 lbs) 24 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Lou Robertson is a young girl in Florida who has an interesting hobby; she watches birds. In fact, she loves birds so much, that at age 13, she's even writing a children's book about them. Why does Mary Lou love birds so much? How did she write a book at such a young age? |
Contributor Bio(s): Waring, Rob: - Dr. Rob Waring is an Associate Professor at Notre Dame Seishin Women's University in Okayama, Japan. His research interests extend to reading and the acquisition of vocabulary. He is a founding member of the Extensive Reading Foundation and a well-known expert on Extensive Reading. He has published many articles on Extensive Reading and is program advisor to many educational institutions throughout Asia. He maintains an Extensive Reading website, and is owner and moderator of the Extensive Reading discussion list. He was co-conference chair of JALT 2005 in Shizuoka, Japan. |