Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World - Couverture rigide

Godkin, Celia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1927485614 ISBN 13 : 9781927485613

Editeur : Pajama Press, 2014

Synopsis

The story of a peregrine falcon and its mate's struggle to raise their young is told against the backdrop of scientists' efforts to understand the raptors' decline in the wild. After a devastating effect on the bird's lifecycle is linked to the pesticide DDT, the world's fastest bird must depend on humans to recover and thrive once more.

High in the sky, a peregrine falcon joins her mate for some swooping and diving before returning to her nest to guard her eggs. The couple doesn't know it yet, but they will lose most of these eggs - the first clutch to a volunteer scaling the cliff, and the next to the harmful effects of DDT.

Told against the backdrop of scientists' efforts to understand the raptors' decline in the wild, this illustrated non-fiction book tells the story of several generations of falcons as they're taken to a sanctuary, reintegrated into the wild, and ultimately relocated to the ledge of a city skyscraper. With dynamic oil illustrations, author and wildlife artist Celia Godkin effortlessly captures the detail of the falcons and brings to life the different landscapes they inhabit.

Skydiver will delight and inform readers with a passion for species preservation, as it documents the struggles and the eventual success of the efforts to save the fastest bird in the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Celia Godkin is an award-winning author and illustrator best known for her debut book, Wolf Island, which won the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award. She has continued to write and illustrate children's books with environmental themes including Fire! which was shortlisted for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction. She has also received numerous OLA Forest of Reading nominations. Born in England, Celia lives in Eastern Ontario.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pajama Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1927485614
• ISBN 13: 9781927485613
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Godkin Celia
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible