This is a beautiful book with wonderful illustrations and information. It will be a good addition to animal books in a library, or for a child who loves birds.

I quite liked this lovely little book. It has great paper cut illustrations that make it part bedtime picture book. The information on the birds, is short and put in such a way that it feels less of a nonfiction primer, and more of casual glance at the bird world. I love how the author mixed up the birds and mentions ones that are not usually found in kids picture books. There are Blue Footed Bobbies, Arctic Tureens, etc. Overall a lovely edition to any collection.

I LOVED this book! It was packed with informations about birds, brilliantly illustrated with lively collages and overall a lot of fun with the close-up looks at the birds. I also loved that it is a very dynamic book that makes the kid feels involved through questions: "What bird has a beak like that?", "What bird has legs like this?"... I would highly recommend it for any kids interested in nature and birds.

This is a very attractive nonfiction picture book with bright cut-paper collage illustrations. One at a time, the illustrator, Kwanchai Moriya, presents images of the unique body parts of eight different birds. The author, Stacey Roderick, then asks young readers to play a guessing game by naming. the bird the feature belongs to. A short paragraph follows, describing what is so special about that head, or beak, or pair of eyes, as well as some general information about the bird in question.

Some of the birds will be very well known to young children, such as the owl, the hummingbird, the peacock, and the flamingo. However, some of the facts presented about those more commonly known birds might be surprising. (For example, a hummingbird uses its long flexible beak to reach the nectar in tube-like flowers, but it also has a long tongue—that kids may be unaware of—to do the sipping. The bird also eats small insects.) I was also impressed that almost half the birds discussed in the book—the Arctic tern, the kiwi, and the blue-footed booby—would not be familiar to most of the kids I know.

I learned a lot of interesting little facts myself from reading this short colourful book, including the following:
1. While most birds’ bones are hollow to facilitate flight, the flightless kiwi, with its underdeveloped wings, has heavy bones and no tail.
2. The Arctic tern flies all the way from the Arctic to Antarctica and back again each year.
3. When it’s mating time, both the male and female blue-footed booby look for a partner with the bluest feet—a sign of good health.
4. An ostrich’s eyeball is larger than its brain.
5. A bald eagle’s eyesight is six times sharper than a human’s.

This book provides a lovely, accessible introduction to birds. With its bold illustrations and just-right length, it would make a perfect nonfiction read-aloud for kids in grades one to three (6-8 year olds).

Recommended.

Thanks to Net Galley and Kids Can Press for providing a digital copy for review purposes.

This book was very colorful and fun. Kids will enjoy guessing which bird comes next. I enjoyed the fun birdie facts.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book, which I voluntarily chose to review.

This is the perfect find for parents who love birds AND reading to or with their children. The colors and bright and vivid and the book is full of great information about birds. We would definitely add this to our child's book collection.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this book was great. It had bright colorful pictures. It had great bird facts, and I think kids would learn a lot from it. I wasn't even familiar with all the bird facts in the book. It was a little wordy for smaller kids, but I think age 4 and up would enjoy it. And, I think they would love guessing the bird.

"Birds from Head to Tail" teaches young children more about birds and/or tests their bird knowledge in a fun way. The illustrations are simple and colorful, the text is very readable for children, and the bird facts are worded in a playful way. I recommend this book for children in preschool through second grade.

'Birds from Head to Tail' is another fun, informative, and beautifully illustrated book from Stacey Roderick and Kwanchai Moriya. I have purchased all of the previous books in the series (Bugs, Dinosaurs, and Ocean Animals) for my school library.

These books are perfect for read-alouds as well as independent reads for younger readers. I won't hesitate to add this beautiful book to our library collection as well.

I was very excited to see that author Stacey Roderick published a next-in-the "From Head to Tail" series, Birds! This is a clearly written and incredibly illustrated book, perfect for young learners. There are simply stated facts about each animal, and the author carefully uses and explains scientific terms in language appropriate for children. Generally I prefer nonfiction books to use photographs instead of illustrations, but the juxtaposed use of close up and wide angle illustrations and bright use of color add to the book and make it interesting for toddlers as well. I used Bugs From Head to Tail when I taught an insects unit to my preschool science students and look forward to reading #BirdsFromHeadToTail by Stacey Roderick next school year. Thanks again to #NetGalley for the opportunity to check out this book!

This is a great book. The combination of simple colourful pictures that are attractive to kids, alongside facts about a number of different birds, really get a child's attention. I love these type of books that educate, help children to develop a keen sense of observation, and a thirst for knowledge. An engaging read for little learners!

I would like to thank Stacey Roderick, Kids Can Press, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review.