On March 21, 2006, the social media website Twitter was established with the sending of the first “tweet” by co-founder Jack Dorsey, who wrote: “just setting up my twttr.” Now, Twitter’s annual revenue stands at just over $5 billion! It is the seventh most popular social media platform and the ninth most visited website globally. One quarter of U.S. adults use Twitter. The average user spends 5.1 hours a month on Twitter. It's all quite mind blowing!
Now, I know what you're wondering. How can Miss Katie Jane have a perfect pair of books for Twitter Day? Well, I broadened my scope. What icon is associated with Twitter? That's right, a bird. What do birds use to communicate with each other? Their beaks. Are there two new nonfiction books about bird beaks? Why, yes . . . yes, there are!
A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use by Sara Levine (09/21)
Have you ever seen a bird using a jackhammer? What about one scooping up a meal with a net? Of course, birds can’t really use tools, at least not the way humans do. But birds have surprisingly helpful tools with them at all times―their beaks! Guess which birds have beaks resembling commonly used tools in this playful picture book.
The Beak Book by Robin Page (01/21)
Birds around the world have so many amazing kinds of beaks! There are short beaks and long beaks, straight beaks and curved beaks, flat beaks and even spoon-shaped beaks. But what do all of these beaks do? Discover how beaks of different shapes and sizes are adapted to help birds sip nectar, make nests, battle for mates, and more in this striking nonfiction STEM picture book from a Caldecott Honor illustrator!
