Hummingbird's Big Trip
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- ¥950
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- ¥950
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This triumphant story about a nervous hummingbird who faces his fears of migrating will remind readers that even the biggest challenges can be overcome through perseverance, courage, and self-confidence.
Hummingbirds love summertime, flying and having fun! But when the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, that means one thing – the big trip is coming. All the hummingbirds are talking about the big trip…except for one who can’t help but worry.
While his friends are busy preparing for the journey, this little hummingbird is too anxious. All he can think about are the long days flying alone. What if I get lost? What if my wings get too tired to flap? Will I be able to find my winter home? he wonders. Luckily, his friends are there to reassure him, letting him know that he CAN do it—he has done it before! But when the day finally arrives, the hummingbird has a choice to make: will he stay, or will he spread his wings and fly south?
Young readers will find reassurance in this jubilant story, told in first person, about working through fears that seem impossible. Cheer on this little hummingbird as he discovers that, with patience and encouragement, even the tiniest creatures can overcome big challenges!
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On the cusp of winter migration, a hummingbird works through worries about its looming journey to "the warm south" in a candidly told first-person narrative from Karas (Almost Time). The ruby-throated avian's nervousness is apparent from the start; while other birds chirp incessantly about "the big trip," the protagonist loses its appetite. Expressing myriad fears (of getting lost, growing fatigued), the worried speaker subtly weaves scientific information into the text, describing how "hummingbirds don't fly in groups. They fly alone all that way, for days and days." Encouraged by supportive friends ("You go through this every year"), Hummingbird envisages "my warm winter home and how good I feel when I'm there" until the time to depart arrives. Ensuing multi-spread scenes—captured via spare, loose drawings layered over textured paper—underscore the incredible distance being crossed, even as text suggests that the subject's unease never fully dissipates ("So much flying! I should be there by now"). The reluctant traveler's journey from anxious to confident forms the heart of this sensitive, science-led story, and the final arrival at "home, sweet winter home" offers an ample sense of accomplishment and relief. An endnote supplies further facts. Ages 4–8.
