A Blue Bird and Her Little Tree

in Books &middot August 27, 2024

As we sit just between the summer and autumn seasons, our cherry blossom tree is starting to show a little tinge of yellow, and our summer flowers are becoming laden with seeds. In a couple of weeks the birds will begin their winter migration. A Blue Bird and Her Little Tree shows the beauty of the seasons.

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Thanks goes out to Tuttle Publishing, who kindly sent us A Blue Bird and Her Little Tree in exchange for our honest opinion.

A Blue Bird and Her Little Tree, written by award-winning author, Jin Bo. It’s a book that is bilingual for those who speak English and/or Chinese with dual-language text. The full-page illustrations have been beautifully drawn by Zhao Guangyu, using a watercolour feel.

The story is about a little bluebird, who planted seed on a barren hill. It returned the following season to see that the little seed had become a tree. The tree was worried that the blue bird wouldn’t recognise it in it’s new blooms.

When the tree lost its flowers, and then when it lost its leaves, the little tree thought the blue bird wouldn’t like it anymore, but that was not the case.

The blue bird kept coming back every season to the tree, strengthening their bond as they got to see each other grow and change through the season, just as human relationships change and grow through the years.

Kallista’s Review

I personally think this book would be a great book to help teach your kids how to speak Chinese, because the Chinese characters is either below or above the English text, so you can easily see what each word looks like.

READ MORE:  Circus Books For KidsIt also shows how fast bonds and memories can be made and easily shared with others.

Additional activities to do with this book

When trees are bare, it can be easier to spot birds

To have more fun with this book, there are some extention activites that could be done:

Build a bird house

Make a bird feeder

Plant seeds and watch them grow

Take bark rubbings

Plant a tree and measure its growth (I rember my grandparents planting a fir tree when I was about 4 years old and it was shorter than me. It didn’t take long for it to gain height and eventually become taller than their home

Learn about blue bird habitats and their behaviour (or a garden bird local to your area)

Watch birds as the prepare their nests – what do they use?

Create some origami birds.

Where to Purchase A Blue Bird and Her Little Tree

If you’re interested in purchasing A Blue Bird and Her Little Tree, it’s available through:

Amazon

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