Windcatcher: Migration of the Short-Tailed Shearwater

by Diane Jackson Hill

A short-tailed shearwater flies from the edge of the Southern Ocean to the rim of the Arctic Circle - and back - every year. This remarkable 30,000 kilometre journey is driven by seabird law.

Instinct and community will guide her.

A wingspan the size of a child's outstretched arms will support her.

But first, she must catch the wind ...

Based on birds that live on Griffiths Island, near Port Fairy, Victoria, Windcatcher...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1486309879
• ISBN13: 9781486309870
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.5" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3