Youngsters
get to know the young hero and the adventures
that carry him toward manhood. As they come to know Jeremiah as a friend who would
understand their own growing pains, they look forward to each book in the
series.
Teachers
will Achieve..
Teachers will appreciate the ways
that Jeremiah Stokely novels, kits, and activities make literature
meaningful to children. Teachers can download free classroom idea
packets to hold a hand-on workshop based on each book.
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to listen to the bird's song!
American
Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Length 10 in., wingspan 17
in.., Family
Muscicapidae
The American Robin is a
welcome sign of spring when it returns from its winter migration in large
flocks. A hundred robins may suddenly appear on a lawn, hungrily eating
worms, especially after a rain. They are found throughout North America in
many habitats, but most frequently in parks, gardens, and suburbs.
The robin’s diet changes with
the seasons. In warm weather when the ground is soft, it runs along the
ground, stopping to pull up earthworms. In late summer and fall, it feeds
on ripening berries.
This large, pot-bellied bird
bears the nickname “Robin Redbreast.” The male has an almost black head,
dark wings and back, yellow beak, and white throat. Its red breast ends in
a white belly. The female’s plumage is similar, but paler.
Quite musical, the robin sings
one beautiful, cascading song in early morning and a different song in
late afternoon. The male uses this talent to court a mate. The female
builds a nest in a tree and incubates four to six bluish eggs by sitting
on them for two weeks. When they hatch, both parents feed the young in the
nest and for two weeks after they fledge (leave the nest). In spring, baby
robins will sit on a branch, cheeping loudly and pitifully, until a parent
drops a bug or worm into its gaping yellow beak.
The American Robin is the
state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
