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Moonbird : a year on the wind with the great survivor B95  Cover Image Book Book

Moonbird : a year on the wind with the great survivor B95 / Phillip Hoose.

Summary:

Documents the survival tale of an intrepid shorebird who has endured annual migrations between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic throughout the course of a long lifetime while his species continues to decline.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374304683
  • ISBN: 0374304688
  • Physical Description: 148 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Super bird (profile: Clive Minton) -- The Flight machine (profile: Patricia Gonzalez) -- Showdown at Delaware Bay (profile: Brian Harrington) -- Twinkling and trapping -- The Arctic breeding grounds (profile: Amanda Dey) -- Mingan: the bellwether site (profile: Guy Morrison and Ken Ross) -- Southbound: closing the circuit -- Extinction is forever (profile: Mike Hudson) -- Appendix : What you can do.
Target Audience Note:
1150L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.9 5 152444.
Awards Note:
Robert F. Sibert Informational Award Honor Book (2013); YALSA Award for Excelleing in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist (2013).
Subject: Red knot > Migration > Juvenile literature.
Red knot > Juvenile literature.
Bird watching > Juvenile literature.
Water birds > Juvenile literature.
Sandpipers > Juvenile literature.
Birds > Migration > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Rolla Public Library JNF 598.072 HOO (Text) 38256101418980 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -


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