Tells the true story of Challenger, a bald eagle raised by humans whose difficulties being reintroduced to the wild led him to meet Al Cecere, the founder of the Amerian Eagle Foundation, and become an ambassador for his endangered species and other threatened birds of prey.
As the tall ships sail into New York Harbor to celebrate the Fourth of July, a bald eagle soars in the sky overhead, a regal symbol with shining armor and eyes like canary diamonds.
Explains how the bald eagle became a national symbol in the United States and offers an overview of the bald eagle's physical characteristics, nesting habits, diet, behavior, endangered status, and other related topics.
Discusses the choice of the bald eagle as the United States' national symbol and the ways it is used to symbolize the country, such as on the Great Seal of the United States and on the Presidential Seal.