A Nest for Robin / A Bird's Nest

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the fictional narrative, A Nest for Robin, Robin shows readers the importance of having a perfect place to live and how she creates it. This fiction book is paired with the book, A Bird's Nest, for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies. In this nonfiction book, a bird's habitat and adaptive building skills are shown with stunning full-color photographs, providing insight into a sequence in nature. Inspire early readers through this science based theme set.