A Nest Full of Eggs (Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 1)

This book is a perfect introduction to birds, with an emphasis how birds build nests, how chicks develop inside eggs, and how birds care for their young. The "story" follows a family of robins, but a variety of other birds/nests is also introduced. One thing that distinguishes this book from other informational science/nature books is that the pictures are gentle, high-quality illustrations, not photographs. This makes it feel more like a story and less like a "mini-textbook," which I actually find really nice. My son enjoys this book and has learned a lot from it; I think he will get even more out of it over the next few years as he begins to process the information more deeply. We have ten or twelve other books from the "Let's Read and Find Out" science series, and this is one of the best.

My 3 year old loves this book which very neatly illustrates how a robin grows. There are also notes on how to help a robin make a nest which inspired some 'nest' making for some pretend birds in our house. We like this whole series of books which help grown ups answer all those 'whys'.

After getting the book, my kid experienced almost the same scenario as in the book itself. A robin decided to use our fir tree to make a nest, so we were able to observe all the stages, from nest making to seeing robin blue eggs, to looking at hatchlings. The book was a great way of explaining what was happening (for example, we knew how many days it would approximately take for the eggs to hatch thanks to the info in the book).

Brilliant book highly recommended.

A good science book on bird nests, eggs, and baby birds. It focuses on the robin and even includes that the birds migrate to avoid winter and return in spring. There is bit too much detail and words for young toddlers but appropriate for advanced preschool through average 3rd grade. I will start using the book with my son at age 4 but may summarize the pictures at first instead of reading ALL the text.