{"product_id":"clever-crow-isbn-9781536235425","title":"Clever Crow","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Carnegie Medal for Illustration!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A picture book as intelligent as its subject—though a good deal more sophisticated-looking.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor young bird-watchers and enthusiasts of the natural world comes a beautiful, eye-opening picture book about the familiar but ever-surprising crow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrows may not have flashy feathers, beautiful songs, or fancy flying skills, but if a crow looks at you with its small, round eye, you can be sure that it’s thinking, as these birds have very big brains. Did you know that crows will use a stick to poke into a crevice to tease out tasty bugs? Or that they like to play like kids by tumbling down a snowy roof? Or that they remember where they hide their food—but sometimes only \u003ci\u003epretend\u003c\/i\u003e to bury a treat to fool other birds? Original and accessible, with Chris Butterworth’s welcoming text and gorgeous, expressive artwork from Olivia Lomenech Gill, \u003ci\u003eClever Crow \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to generate newfound respect for these unassuming creatures that young readers come across every day.\u003cb\u003eA picture book as intelligent as its subject\u003c\/b\u003e—though a good deal more sophisticated-looking, thanks to the muted palette and distempered quality of Olivia Lomenech Gill’s mixed-media artwork. Chris Butterworth’s text, meanwhile, flows nicely in paragraphs that are printed in varying sizes, so that they can be read one after another in a continuous narrative or browsed through a page or two at a time. . . . [A] fine work of nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e—The Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoting that crows use tools, can trick other birds when stashing food, and know how to play, this assemblage of corvid portraits form a stately, intelligent survey of crow types.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn admiring tribute to the habits and smarts of the corvid clan. Gill’s standout mixed-media illustrations feature individual and group portraits of numerous crows and crow cousins, stylishly rendered in fine, exact detail. These visuals, along with a gallery of eggs, will draw the eye first, but young audiences will find Butterworth’s rapturous observations, delivered in multiple sizes of type, likewise worth lingering over. . . \u003cb\u003eas lively and appealing as its subjec\u003c\/b\u003et.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lively text is accompanied by arresting earthtoned illustrations that offer a beautiful bird’s-eye view of the world. . . . \u003cb\u003eAn outstanding ode to the clever crow\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mixed-media illustrations combine realistic-looking crows against soft backgrounds with a watercolor wash that hints at avian majesty.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eButterworth proposes that what [crows] lack in flashiness they more than make up for in cleverness. . . . The varied elements of the mixed media art provide a larger picture of the bird in all its ordinary-extraordinary glory.\u003cbr\u003e—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sprightly text and \u003cb\u003egorgeous art \u003c\/b\u003ein this ode to crows — full of glistening black feathers and ebony eyes with the glint of intelligence — will encourage readers to think again about an easily overlooked bird.\u003cbr\u003e—The Virginian-Pilot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated and written in an accessible way, 'Clever Crow' is an eye-opening look at crows and guarantees\u003cb\u003e you’ll never look at crows the same way again\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Reading Eagle\u003cb\u003eChris Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by John Lawrence, \u003ci\u003eThe Things That I LOVE about TREES\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Charlotte Voake, \u003ci\u003eSee What a Seal Can Do\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Kate Nelms, and \u003ci\u003eHow Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated Lucia Gaggiotti. Chris Butterworth lives in Cornwall, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivia Lomenech Gill \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eWhere My Wellies Take Me \u003c\/i\u003eby Michael and Clare Morpurgo, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal, as well as Michael Morpurgo’s \u003ci\u003eMuck and Magic\u003c\/i\u003e and J. K. Rowling’s \u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. \u003c\/i\u003eOlivia Lomenech Gill lives in Brittany, France.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304808829157,"sku":"NP9781536235425","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536235425.jpg?v=1767723827","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/clever-crow-isbn-9781536235425","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}