Fidgets Freedom

By Stacey Patterson

Fidget is a young peregrine falcon eager to try out her newly feathered wings. She and her brother, Echo, have been raised in an incubator until their eggs hatched by a caring falconer, and are now living in a cozy nesting box. The falconer, one of many who were concerned about the plight of the birds due to the use of DDT in North America, raised baby peregrines to help introduce them back into the wild to increase their population. for over a decade. When the nesting box is opened to release the birds, Fidget, the bolder of the two, ventures cautiously into the world to try her wings--and finds some adventure during her first flight. Published in cooperation with the Raptor Education Foundation, whose mission is to educate the public about the plight of peregrine falcons and other raptors. Stacey Patterson received a B.A. in biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She began an apprenticeship with a licensed falconer in 1988, and became a volunteer with South Bay Wildlife Rehab where she did raptor rehabilitation and participated in educational presentations. She became focused on the peregrine in 1995 when she turned a wild rescue bird into an adept educator and has never looked back. She lives with her husband Mark and a furred and feathered menagerie in Torrence, CA.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972342265
• ISBN13: 9780972342261
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Hancock House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.1" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fidget's Freedom

The lucky child who picks up this book will be delighted. The simple prose tells a story based on actual projects to release young laboratory raised peregrine falcons into the wild. Illustrating and clarifying this environmental story are remarkable illustrations by a gifted Russian illustrator, Vadim Gorbatov. The combination of Stacey Patterson's story and Vadim Gobatov's illustrations creates a fascinating and exciting book. Parents and teachers will find it a welcome addition to their libraries.(Marie Basl Patterson, retired children's program director in public library)

Fidget's Freedom by Stacey Patterson

As you leaf thru ea page to discover the magnificant wonders of Fidget's Freedom captures your wonder to continue turning the pages to find out how Fidget was discovering her time to fly and create her own adventure knowing that she was now responsible for her food and her own protection. Fidget' Fredom will keep the "mystery" to the end and prove how she was a "peregrine falcon.". Fidget's outstanding art work by "Vadim Gorbatov" from Russia will never leave your mind for his work is so natural & real. Jan Patterson,414 E Stonebridge Dr,Gilbert,Az 85234 (480)215-6011

High atop a cliff. . .

. . .in a nesting box provided by unseen hands, peregrine falcon chick Fidget vies with her brother Echo for quail, escapes the clutches of a golden eagle, and finally gathers strength and courage to soar to freedom. The simple, skillfully told story is enriched by luminous watercolors that portray the peregrine with both breathtaking realism and gentle humor. An uplifting tale for nature lovers of all ages.