Little loon / Fran Hodgkins ; illustrated by Karel Hayes.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Camden, Maine : Down East Books, 2015Description: 1 volume (unpaged) ; color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1608933725 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9781608933723 (cloth : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 598.442 H689 | Available | 33111008043636 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Little Loon traces the birth and first summer of a loon chick on a New England lake, ending with the loon's migration for the winter. Readers follow along as the baby loon grows and discovers the world around her. Along the way, they'll learn that loons are so perfectly adapted to life in the water that it's very difficult for them to walk on land. They only come out of the water to lay eggs, so their nests are built are very close to shore and are very susceptible to flooding in heavy rains. Readers will also discover that the biggest threats to loons come from people--boats, pollution, and fishing tackle. Lavishly illustrated in full color, the book closes with a page of pertinent loon facts and ways for children to help protect this beloved waterfowl.
Three weeks after the chick hatched, gray feathers replaced her fuzzy down. Now, she could dive like her parents. Over the summer, the loons ate lots of fish-- nearly half a ton's worth! On all that good fish, the young loon grew quickly.