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In Good Hands
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From a review by BOOKLIST: “Children get a peek at the workings of the Vermont Raptor Center, where orphaned or injured birds of prey, ranging from owls to eagles, are nurtured back to health and, if able, are released back into the wild. Hannah, a capable, conscientious 16-year-old, leads a behind-the-scenes tour, fielding questions from a school group and demonstrating the feeding and care of the birds. Informative sidebars fill in the blanks in this accessible and enjoyable resource, which is full of color photos picturing the birds and their caretakers.”The Sierra Club’s publishing program for children is intended to bring to young people books about the earth, its creatures, and humankind’s role among them. Sierra Club Books for Children offer responsible information about the environment to young readers, with attention to the poetry and magic in nature that so fascinated and inspired John Muir, the poet-philosopher who was the Sierra Club’s founder. Covering a wide range of genres–from naturel history to fiction–these books look at the world with the eyes of the young, exploring and probing the little-known from starting places close to home. If you like this book, ask your bookseller or librarian for others in this unique program.
From a review by BOOKLIST: “Children get a peek at the workings of the Vermont Raptor Center, where orphaned or injured birds of prey, ranging from owls to eagles, are nurtured back to health and, if able, are released back into the wild. Hannah, a capable, conscientious 16-year-old, leads a behind-the-scenes tour, fielding questions from a school group and demonstrating the feeding and care of the birds. Informative sidebars fill in the blanks in this accessible and enjoyable resource, which is full of color photos picturing the birds and their caretakers.”
Early one morning, Hannah peeked around a boulder at a baby barred owl huddled against the stump of a pine tree. The owl was small, with brown eyes like dark chocolate.“Poor baby,” thought Hannah. “But at least it doesn”t seem to be hurt.”The bird”s nesting tree had been cut down by loggers. Hannah had waited and watched for a while to be certain the parent owls wouldn”t be coming back to care for their baby. She knew that, most times, birds on the ground have just left the nest and are still bein fed by the parents. But this time, the baby really was an orphan.
Chapter 1: Rescued!Chapter 2: Meet the RaptorsChapter 3: Behind the ScenesChapter 4: Back to the WildIndex
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| Weight | 1 oz |
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| Dimensions | 1 × 9 × 10 in |