Overview
In this informative portrait, acclaimed nature artist Gordon Morrison takes us deep into the wilderness for a close up look at a family of American bald eagles.Detailed color illustrations and readable text follow the developmental stages of two baby eagles as they hatch and grow plumage, learn to Xy with the help of the adult eagles, and struggle to fish and hunt on their own.Accompanying noted sketches give more in-depth information about biology, life cycle, and behavior, thereby enabling readers of all ages to develop understanding and a new respect for this majestic and powerful bird.
Full Product Details
Author: Gordon Morrison
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.458kg
ISBN: 9780395873281
ISBN 10: 0395873282
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 27 April 1998
Recommended Age: 8-10
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
""This handy natural-history resource book includes everything readers need to know about eagles and more."" Kirkus Reviews Although there is no shortage of fine books that explore the life history of bald eagles, this one is unique in its usefulness and attractiveness. School Library Journal
This handy natural-history resource book includes everything readers need to know about eagles and more. Through two levels of text - a narrative and an abundance of extremely detailed asides - Morrison presents the lifecycle of the bald eagle and the particulars of their habits and habitats. The primary text, accompanied by realistic watercolors, begins and ends with the hatching of an eaglet, and in clear, flowing language chronicles all stages of development. Detailed pencil drawings and diagrams supplement the secondary text, which offers more specific information about the eagles, such as their anatomy, prey, and flight techniques, in equally simple, lucid language. Morrison keeps it short and uncomplicated, but includes plenty of information by making good use of the page, keeping the watercolors at the fore, and the pencil drawings to the sides and bottoms of pages. Neither cursory nor overwhelming, this useful tool bespeaks the quiet passion of its creator, and passes it along to budding ornithologists. (Kirkus Reviews)
This handy natural-history resource book includes everything readers need to know about eagles and more.
Author Information
Gordon Morrison is a well-known naturalist whose work has been praised by Roger Tory Peterson as ""Marvelous, beautiful, excellent . . . Morrison's work is so inspiring that I wish such clear material was available when I was slowly learning ecology. . . . We owe a debt of gratitude to Gordon for his interpretive skills as an artist. He is a superb teacher who uses visual methods."" Robert Bateman likened his work to that of Albrecht Durer and Andrew Wyeth. Gordon Morrison makes his home in Massachusetts.
