Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Seabird in the Forest
written and ill. by Joan Dunning
Ages: 9+
Published: 2011
Publisher: Boyds Mills
ISBN: 978-1-59078-715-1
Keywords: Birds
Where does the marbled murrelet nest and raise young? After many years of searching, scientists found the surprising answer. Lush, textured illustrations.