osprey

"From the award-winning authors of Beauty and the Beak, Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp once again combine a dramatic story of raptor rescue with the science it takes to make it happen in this heartwarming and informative STEM picture book"--.

Offers facts about ospreys, including where they live, how they hunt, and how they survive in the wild.

Simple text and photographs explore the habitat range, defining characteristics, and behavior of osprey birds of prey.

"Explores mercury pollution found in the rivers and streams of Western Montana that might cause harm to humans--and the extinction of the entire osprey species"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, and threats to osprey"--Provided by publisher.

Follows the life of a fish hawk from birth to winter migration to adulthood and mating.

Discusses the life cycle of ospreys including courtship, nesting, raising their young, and their yearly migrations. Suggested activities give kids the chance to explore what it's like to fly, live, and fish like an osprey.

Focuses on the osprey, capturing their magnificent beauty while chronicling their return on the East Coast after two decades of absence.

Callum becomes friends with Iona, a practically feral classmate who has discovered an osprey, thought to be gone from Scotland, on Callum's family farm, and they eventually share the secret with others, including Jeneba who encounters the same bird at her home in Gambia.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of ospreys, or fish hawks, as well as threats to their survival and efforts to protect them.