canada goose

After her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Amy Alden comes to live with her eccentric inventor father on a farm in Canada, and the two of them grow closer as they raise a group of young goslings and help them learn to migrate.

Simple text and photographs describe Canada geese migration.

In early spring, Canada Goose patiently sits on a clutch of eggs for several weeks then, when five fluffly goslings finally hatch, she and her mate teach them all they need to know about swimming, finding food, taking care of themselves, and, finally, flying.

Simple text and photographs introduce beginning readers to Canada geese.

"Did you know that most Canada geese mate for life? Together, males and females tenderly raise their young. Goslings are fed and protected until they are ready to fly with the flock. Flocks travel long distances together, sometimes migrating 1,500 miles in a single day! Soar into flight with Canada geese in this educational title for young, animal-loving readers"--Provided by the publisher.

The author describes his experiences observing a flock of Canada geese that lived in the beaver bog next to his home in Vermont, and describes their daily routines, nest raids, and jealousy.

A girl takes a journey with a wild goose and her flock as they migrate to their nesting grounds in the distant, snowy north.

A thirteen-year-old girl and her estranged father adopt a nest of goose eggs and become closer by raising them and teaching them to migrate.

A young Canadian goose who breaks her wing during her first southern migration becomes the center of a legal controversy.