has so much information in it, It almost gets overwhelming at times, which is my only critique, Great illustrations and terrific content, Gorgeous illustrations, this lovely book is not just for kids,
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With just enough detail on twelve Arctic bird species for children from about the age of six to ten but honestly, even older readers should in my humble opinion find much enlightening information, Mia Pelletier provides with her A Childrens Guide to Arctic Birds a clearly penned and informative introduction what the presented birds physically look like, where and how they live and nest, what they eat, if they migrate during the winter months etc.
. And while this book, and while A Children's Guide to Arctic Birds is of course not extensive and all encompassing by any stretch of the imagination, Pelletiers featured text is most definitely more than sufficiently intensive and thorough, so that children, so that potential readers and perhaps also listeners should be receiving a very thorough textual description of ThickBilled Murres, Arctic Terns, Red Phalaropes, Common Eiders, LongTailed Ducks, Tundra Swans, Gyrfalcons, Snowy Owls, Common Ravens, Rock Ptarmigans, RedThroated Loons and Snow Buntings and I do appreciate that Mia Pelletier has featured both non migratory birds and birds that fly south to the winter and that the Arctic Tern actually migrated from Antarctica to the Arctic, making it the bird species with the longest known migration route.
With Danny Christopher artwork providing a realistic but still emotion filled visual mirror to and for Mia Pelletiers writing and the short but detailed bibliography being an appreciated academic bonus, for me, A Children's Guide to Arctic Birds is most definitely a five star read for me and highly recommended.
And yes, there is also an Inuktitut version of A Children's Guide to Arctic Birds which I definitely appreciate, but would even more so if it were dual language Inuktitut/English.
With fun feathered facts and beautiful illustrations readers learn about twelve birds that call the Arctic home, Easytofollow information about habitat, migration, birdcalls, and nesting make this a great addition to school libraries for Northern studies and a must have for young birdlovers ages eight and up.
In addition to the many types of bird that live in the Arctic yearround, there are about one hundred species that travel seasonally to the Arctic to lay their eggs and raise their young.
In this book, young readers learn about twelve of the birds that call the Arctic home, whether that be for all or part of the year.
With a simple layout and easytofollow headings for each bird, this beautiful book is filled with fun, useful facts, including where
to look for eggs and nests during the short Arctic summer and how to recognize each bird's call on the wind.
Because migratory birds live in the Arctic for part of the year, many of the feathered friends covered in A Children's Guide to Arctic Birds can be seen at various times of the year throughout North America.
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