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by Carmela Lavigna Coyle (Author), Bonnie Kelso (Illustrator)
Dawn moves through three phases, each one represented by different bird species awakening with their unique songs. A robin warbles first during Astronomical Dawn when the sun is still 18 below the horizon. This is followed by Nautical Dawn (12 below the horizon), heralded by the song of a chickadee. Finally, a towhee serenades the arrival of Civic Dawn when the sun is 6 below the horizon and objects can be clearly seen. On it goes as other birds jubilantly join The Dawn Chorus. This lyrical book about songbirds describes the unique voices of eleven common species. Helpful back matter provides further information on how and why birds sing the way they do.
Author Biography
Carmela LaVigna Coyle is an award-winning author of over a dozen picture and board books. Her popular Do Princesses... series is a favorite among the not-your-ordinary-princess crowd. Carmela has worked with a variety of stellar illustrators including Mike Gordon, Kevin Rechin, Steve Grey, Bruce McPherson, and Carly Allen-Fletcher. She has a degree in Education and Art, but insists her real education comes from long walks in nature and motherhood. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her family and lively shi-poo dog.
Bonnie Kelso studied Fine Art at the Rhode Island School of Design. She worked for many years as an exhibit designer where she had the pleasure of contributing to projects for NASA, National Geographic, and the Smithsonian Institution. Bonnie is the 2021 winner for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Karen Cushman Late Bloomers Award for her historical chapter book, Johnny Bell Baker and The Coal Mine. Her most recent book is Quail Trail, published by Muddy Boots. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
