Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World

by Celia Godkin

Book Overview

The story of a peregrine falcon and its mate's struggle to raise their young is told against the backdrop of scientists' efforts to understand the raptors' decline in the wild. After a devastating effect on the bird's lifecycle is linked to the pesticide DDT, the world's fastest bird must depend on humans to recover and thrive once more.

High in the sky, a peregrine falcon joins her mate for some swooping and diving before returning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927485614
• ISBN13: 9781927485613
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Pajama Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4