These are nature's flying predators in all their power and majesty. Bring the amazing presence of these giants to children just by opening the flap. Would you want to meet an osprey eye to eye? What a great book to use for making comparisons. Owls, vultures, eagles, herons and egrets are large predator birds we usually see from afar. Imagine what it would be like to hold an eagle on your arm.
Imagine what it must be like to be the owl swooping soundlessly through the night unseen by its prey until the last minute. As Jim Arnosky describes it, "At night in the forest, while I was taking photos of owls, one of the big birds swooped down toward me from behind, lightly brushing my head with its wings. I felt it and then I saw it, but I never heard it coming." Page after page of fabulous pictures of the birds and facts about the species and their habitat. Let's get our kids back outside to experience the thrills.
32 pages 978-1402756610
Ages 6 and up
Keywords: birds, comparing, science, Science Curriculum, information, informational picture book, nonfiction, outdoors, wildlife, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
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Acclaimed naturalist and illustrator Jim Arnosky helps birds and imaginations take glorious flight in this breathtaking nonfiction picture book with six giant gatefolds. Arnosky will draw out kids' inner explorer as he explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, what makes an owls's wings perfectly silent in flight, and much more. Readers can use this gorgeously illustrated book to bring the wilderness right into their rooms-or as a guide on their next expedition.---from the publisher
