"Graceful, crested herons are showcased in this leveled reader about the big bird's habitat, body parts, and behavior. Includes a search-and-find feature to reinforce key vocabulary"--Provided by publisher.
"A tall heron stands in a swampy marsh. The heron bends its long neck to clean soft down feathers. These special feathers help herons stay clean and dry in the muddy wetlands! They are just one of many ways the heron has adapted to the wetlands biome. This low-level book uses maps, status charts, diet infographics, and other features to introduce readers to herons and their adaptations"--Provided by the publisher.
While spending the month of August on the Massachusetts shore with her father, stepmother, and their new baby, almost thirteen-year-old Maggie finds beauty in and draws strength from a great blue heron, even as the family around her unravels.
A heron overhears a boy's wish that he could help his father, a shrimper whose nets have been empty lately, and shows him what needs to be done to make things right.
Napi, a young Mazateca girl living near Oaxaca with her poor family, is inspired to flights of imagination by her grandfather's stories, sometimes dreaming she is one of the beautiful white herons that rest in the branches of ceiba tree that protects her village.
