WINNER of Mass Books Early Reader Must Reads/Picture Books! "An imaginative and original depiction of one of life's everyday miracles." ― KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW From award-winning and NY Times bestselling children's and beloved birder, Jane Yolen , and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall , comes On Bird Hill the first in a series created for bird-lovers and dreamers alike! On Bird Hill is first in a new Jane Yolen series developed for the Cornell Lab, the world's leading authority on bird's. Loosely based on "The Green Grass Grew All Around," a nursery rhyme first published as a song in 1912, this whimsical version follows a boy and his dog as they find a bird in a nest on a hill in a strange valley. This beautiful and enchanting story is perfect for young minds taking flight. 35% of the net proceeds from every Cornell Lab Publishing Group book purchase will support projects such as children's educational and community programs. About the ON BIRD HILL & BEYOND SERIES The ON BIRD HILL & BEYOND series invites children to reclaim the freedom to explore, wander and adventure outdoors. Created especially for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology - the world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds - by New York Times bestselling author Jane Yolen and renowned illustrators Bob Marstall and Elizabeth Dulemba. The series artfully engages the senses to see, feel, hear, and touch the natural world and the life within. Back matter contains information on birds and wildlife depicted with full-color photos and “How You Can Help" suggestions for budding naturalists and birders. RAVE REVIEWS FOR ON BIRD HILL... “Expressively captures a luminous moment of discovery in the natural world. On Bird Hill leaves space for the imagination and underscores the surprising wonder found in everyday moments.” ― School Library Journal “It’s a sweetly surreal meditation on the everyday wonders that await in the wild.”―Publisher’s Weekly “…opens your eyes to the extraordinary in the ordinary of nature. I look forward to more books in the series...”―NC Teacher Stuff "An imaginative and original depiction of one of life's everyday miracles." ― KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW “Beautiful and enchanting.” – THE CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW “Expressively captures a luminous moment of discovery in the natural world…On Bird Hill leaves space for the imagination and underscores the surprising wonder found in everyday moments.” – SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL “Perfect rhyme...we are all explorers once we leave our egg and look around...Marstall’s curving lines and paths draw the reader in...underscoring the intertwined relationship of humans and nature.”―BOOKLIST READER “A sweetly surreal meditation on the everyday wonders that await in the wild…a dreamy story…echoes the nursery rhyme ‘The Green Grass Grew All Around." – PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY “Jane Yolen’s picture book expressively captures a luminous moment of discovery in the natural world... On Bird Hill leaves space for the imagination and underscores the surprising wonder found in everyday moments." – SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL “ The book On Bird Hill (Yolen 2016) introduces K–2 students to the world of birds and shows them what happens when chicks hatch. An accompanying Educator’s Guide and website produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s BirdSleuth program presents interdisciplinary, standards-based activities to extend students’ learning from the text. Reenact a chick’s hatching with pantomime in Retellings and Reenactments play Baby Bird Run!, a true/false tag game, to reinforce new bird understandings; create a realistic habitat for birds in Habitat Designers; learn about the diversity among bird nests in So Many Nests and Build a Nest; and feel a shell-less egg (an egg soaked in white vinegar) in Bouncing Baby Bird. The website provides background information, digital content, and supplementary activities to complement the printable guide.” – NSTA; Educator’s Guide Picture Book/Early Reader Must Reads – MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR THE BOOK "An imaginative and original depiction of one of life's everyday miracles." ― Kirkus Reviews (Starred) “Beautiful and enchanting.” – The Children’s Book Review “Expressively captures a luminous moment of discovery in the natural world…On Bird Hill leaves space for the imagination and underscores the surprising wonder found in everyday moments.” – School Library Journal “Perfect rhyme...we are all explorers once we leave our egg and look around...Marstall’s curving lines and paths draw the reader in...underscoring the intertwined relationship of humans and nature.”―Booklist Reader “A sweetly surreal meditation on the everyday wonders that await in the wild…a dreamy story…echoes the nursery rhyme ‘The Green Grass Grew All Around." – Publisher's Weekly Join New York Times bestselling children's book author, Jane Yolen, and award-winning artist Bob Marstall, as they take young children on a lyrical journey filled with beauty and wonder. On Bird Hill is t