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K-3
Illustrated by
Brian Floca.
A red-tailed hawk hunts as its chicks wait in a cedar tree and two human children observe from their house and backyard. Realistic ink and watercolor illustrations accompany a sensory, poetic text, setting the suburban scene and offering a dynamic, naturalistic depiction of the predator's behavior. Perspectives and colors shift, presenting breathtaking bird's- and child's-eye views of sunrises, sunsets, prey, the neighborhood, and more. Reading list, websites.
Reviewer: Elisa Gall
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2018
426 pp.
| Farrar
| September, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-0-374-30682-3$17.99
(3)
YA
Skybound Saga series.
In a quasi-medieval fantasy world of battle falconry, boy-girl twins Brysen and Kylee go on a quest to capture a ghost eagle, which forces them to confront their traumatic childhoods and diverging futures. London's series-starting fantasy is written in lush prose and boasts unflinching characterizations. The matter-of-fact incorporation of Brysen's gay romance contributes to the emotional heft of the novel.
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K-3
Xtreme Raptors series.
In clear language useful for third-grade researchers, this series depicts raptors as tough predators with curved beaks, sharp talons, keen eyesight, fierce hunting skills, and carnivorous eating habits. Numerous action photos demonstrating similarities and differences in habitat and prey are featured in the formulaic structure of each volume. Rescue details human interventions to save injured raptors. Glos., ind. Review covers these Xtreme Raptors titles: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, Raptor Rescue, and Vultures.
(4)
K-3
Xtreme Raptors series.
In clear language useful for third-grade researchers, this series depicts raptors as tough predators with curved beaks, sharp talons, keen eyesight, fierce hunting skills, and carnivorous eating habits. Numerous action photos demonstrating similarities and differences in habitat and prey are featured in the formulaic structure of each volume. Rescue details human interventions to save injured raptors. Glos., ind. Review covers these Xtreme Raptors titles: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, Raptor Rescue, and Vultures.
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K-3
Xtreme Raptors series.
In clear language useful for third-grade researchers, this series depicts raptors as tough predators with curved beaks, sharp talons, keen eyesight, fierce hunting skills, and carnivorous eating habits. Numerous action photos demonstrating similarities and differences in habitat and prey are featured in the formulaic structure of each volume. Rescue details human interventions to save injured raptors. Glos., ind. Review covers these Xtreme Raptors titles: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, Raptor Rescue, and Vultures.
(4)
K-3
Xtreme Raptors series.
In clear language useful for third-grade researchers, this series depicts raptors as tough predators with curved beaks, sharp talons, keen eyesight, fierce hunting skills, and carnivorous eating habits. Numerous action photos demonstrating similarities and differences in habitat and prey are featured in the formulaic structure of each volume. Rescue details human interventions to save injured raptors. Glos., ind. Review covers these Xtreme Raptors titles: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, Raptor Rescue, and Vultures.
(4)
K-3
Xtreme Raptors series.
In clear language useful for third-grade researchers, this series depicts raptors as tough predators with curved beaks, sharp talons, keen eyesight, fierce hunting skills, and carnivorous eating habits. Numerous action photos demonstrating similarities and differences in habitat and prey are featured in the formulaic structure of each volume. Rescue details human interventions to save injured raptors. Glos., ind. Review covers these Xtreme Raptors titles: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, Raptor Rescue, and Vultures.
(4)
K-3
Xtreme Raptors series.
In clear language useful for third-grade researchers, this series depicts raptors as tough predators with curved beaks, sharp talons, keen eyesight, fierce hunting skills, and carnivorous eating habits. Numerous action photos demonstrating similarities and differences in habitat and prey are featured in the formulaic structure of each volume. Rescue details human interventions to save injured raptors. Glos., ind. Review covers these Xtreme Raptors titles: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, Raptor Rescue, and Vultures.
176 pp.
| Charlesbridge
| September, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-1-58089-788-4$16.99
(3)
4-6
Thirteen-year-old Karma's love of falconry leads to heartbreak when Stark, her foster gyrfalcon, must return to her original owner. But during the trip across Montana, a blown tire means that Karma--with Stark and a runaway boy named Cooper--must traverse the wilderness for help. The girl's deep connection with her raptor, one rarely represented in literature, distinguishes this survival page-turner.
40 pp.
| Candlewick
| April, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-7992-7$16.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Bagram Ibatoulline.
A lyrical tale of a medieval child's day hunting with her falconer father and their hawk is illuminated by lavishly detailed acrylic-gouache illustrations. The simple text (with a rhyming "This is the..." construction) is supplemented with extensive sidebars explaining the sport of falconry and raptor behavior and an appended historical note. An underrepresented subject executed with skill and care. Reading list, websites. Ind.
357 pp.
| Houghton
| November, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-544-80085-4$17.99
(3)
YA
Fourteen-year-old Mercer dreams of training raptors like his falconer father, but he's never really given much thought to other animals--including the dogs his mother performs medical research on. When Mercer meets Lucy, a beautiful girl whose parents are devoted animal-rights activists, he begins to examine his own complicated beliefs. The ancient tradition of falconry gives this authentic coming-of-age story a unique angle.
80 pp.
| Houghton
| June, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-544-23268-6$18.99
(2)
4-6
Scientists in the Field series.
Photographs by
William Muñoz.
Readers learn basic osprey information from Montana Osprey Project scientist Erick Greene's presentation to a high school group. Patent thoroughly describes the raptors' behaviors as well as field and laboratory research conducted by the scientists. The pages are filled with current and historical photographs; biographical sketches of scientists and students; and details about the region's ecological history. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2015
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K-3
In accessible if pedestrian text, this compact volume covers ways raptor centers rehabilitate injured, ill, or orphaned birds of prey such as eagles, owls, and falcons. Large color photos feature the birds (both in recovery and in the wild) as well as their human helpers, though the page design is uninspired. Additional information--including how to help an injured raptor--and a quiz are appended.
48 pp.
| Peachtree
| September, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-1-56145-536-2$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
John Sill.
On each spread, one simple sentence of text ("Some raptors capture prey in the air") faces a detailed full-page painting of a bird from the raptor order. Each picture, numbered and labeled with the bird's name, corresponds with a fact-filled paragraph in the afterword with more information about that bird's habitat, food, special capabilities, etc. An accessible and attractive presentation.
407 pp.
| Carolrhoda
| March, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-1-58013-608-2$18.95
(3)
YA
Global warming and out-of-control genetic engineering have wreaked havoc on Earth's ecosystem. Ash and her friends, the last surviving members of humanity, fight to survive after coming face to face with the results of science gone wrong. Ash's adventures through her starkly dystopian world will have readers turning pages.
48 pp.
| Random
| June, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 0-375-92303-9$$11.99
|
PaperISBN 0-375-82303-4$$3.99
(4)
K-3
Step into Reading series.
Illustrated by
Michael Skrepnick
&
Michael Skrepnick.
This simply written book begins with a description of a raptor attack on a Tenontosaur, then presents information about these predatory prehistoric creatures. Bakker, a paleontologist, also explains how scientists have learned about raptors by examining their physiology, teeth, and droppings. Illustrated with mediocre color art, the text's references to "veggie-saurs" and dinosaur "tummies" verge on the cutesy.
(3)
4-6
Crystal-clear color photos of eagles, hawks, and owls highlight a volume that thoroughly explains how these predatory birds live. There are also helpful tips for bird watchers and suggested projects both generic (making a mobile) and original (dissecting a pellet, building a "nestbox"). A lengthy section that identifies and provides facts about specific raptors will serve as a handy field guide. Bib., glos., ind.
182 pp.
| Farrar
| April, 2000
|
TradeISBN 0-374-34228-8$$16.00
(3)
4-6
In an effort to rid his property of all "vermin," Mr. Harris orders his gamekeeper to destroy the eggs of a rare red kite. But the gamekeeper's son rescues an egg, raises and releases the bird of prey, and tries to prevent Mr. Harris and his father from killing it. Set in 1964 England, the absorbing novel contains an author's note and afterword about red kites and about gamekeeping.
24 pp.
| Blackbirch
| March, 2000
|
LibraryISBN 1-56711-272-2$$16.95
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4-6
Wild Birds of Prey! series.
Each volume focuses on a raptor family, covering the various species in the group, habitats, hunting style and prey, courtship, nesting, and raising of young. The texts are sometimes confusing in distinguishing the habits of the different species, but the clear color photos, with many action shots, help with identification and appreciation of these powerful birds. Bib., glos., ind.
24 pp.
| Blackbirch
| March, 2000
|
LibraryISBN 1-56711-273-0$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Wild Birds of Prey! series.
Each volume focuses on a raptor family, covering the various species in the group, habitats, hunting style and prey, courtship, nesting, and raising of young. The texts are sometimes confusing in distinguishing the habits of the different species, but the clear color photos, with many action shots, help with identification and appreciation of these powerful birds. Bib., glos., ind.