Laura Goering

Whistling Wings

Illustrator: Jacques, Laura

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Marcel, a young tundra swan, tires halfway through the winter migration and stays behind while his parents and the flock continue south. He asks for advice from other animals about how to survive the winter, but their ways of living are not right for the swan. "For Creative Minds" section includes fun facts about tundra swans, migration, and an animal adaptation matching activity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arbordale Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 6 bis 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 220mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 401g
• ISBN-13: 9781934359129
• ISBN-10: 1934359122
• Artikelnr.: 23574418

Autorenporträt

Award-winning illustrator Laura Jacques is passionate about illustrating children's books that focus on natural history, wildlife, and environmental awareness for children. In addition to illustrating Tornado Tamer, The Most Dangerous, Baby Owl's Rescue and Whistling Wings for Arbordale, she has also illustrated For the Birds; The Life of Roger Tory Peterson, Squirrel Assist, At Home in the Rain Forest, and Wildlife Refuge; A Classroom Adventure. Her books have won several honors and awards, including -NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children- sponsored by the Children's Book Council and the -KIND Children's Book Award- sponsored by the Association for Humane and Environmental Education, a division of the Humane Society of the United States. For more information, visit Laura's website: http: //www.laurajacques.com