Birdsongs by Betsy Franco, Steve Jenkins Dragonflies as a Countryside Ranger

as a Countryside Ranger

one small square at a time

one for each season

it is the clear-eyed and moving account of a young woman's coming of terms with her family

"--Los Angeles Times Book Review

Birdsongs by Betsy Franco, Steve Jenkins Dragonflies as a Countryside RangerThroughout the day and into the night various birds sing their songs, beginning with the woodpecker who taps a pole ten times and counting down to the hummingbird who calls once. The sky is quiet. The yard is quiet. The creek is quietly gurgling. Then tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat! A red capped woodpecker starts his rap for the day. Next comes nine soft coos from the mourning doves, followed by the chipping of a flurry of sparrows.