Red Knot: A Shorebird's Incredible Journey

by Nancy Carol Willis

Book Overview

Narrated in journal entries from the point of view of a red knot--a robin-sized shore bird that migrates 20,000 miles annually, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle and back--this book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966276140
• ISBN13: 9780966276145
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Birdsong Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Red Knot: An Incredible Journey

This book and Crab Moon along with Harry the Horseshoe Crab and Horseshoe Crabs and Shorebirds have all been very ennjoyable to my grandson (age 4) and I. We have a home at a Delaware beach that is experiencing a great decline in the presence of horseshoe crabs in the last few years, so these books are a great aid to teaching both children and adults about the importance of caring for our wildlife. The stories are accurate and yet hold the kids' attention and the illustrations are beautiful.

An informative non-fiction picturebook story of a birds annual migration

Knowledgeably written and expertly illustrated by Nancy Carol Willis, Red Knot: A Shorebird's Incredible Journey is the remarkable story of one bird's migration between South America's most southern tip, and the twenty-thousand miles she must travel north to prepare a nest and raise her young. Deftly illustrated to provide young readers with an invaluable guide through a beautiful bird's long and perilous journey, Red Knot maps the Red Knot's annual migration, and includes a collection of intriguing information and facts about Red Knots including its shorebird relatives, western hemisphere geography, bird banding information, and more. Enhanced with the inclusion of a glossary, annual timeline, as well as a range and route map, Red Knot is enthusiastically recommended for all young readers ages 6 to 9 as an informative non-fiction picturebook story of a birds annual migration.