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ALA Notable Book Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Discover the fascinating lives of often-misunderstood vultures in this award-winning nonfiction picture book from celebrated author April Pulley Sayre and Caldecott Honor illustrator Steve Jenkins--now featuring updated end matter with more illuminating info about these amazing creatures. Turkey vultures are best known for being nature's clean-up crew, but did you know they're among the most graceful soaring birds on earth? Come spend a day in the life of a vulture and learn how they fly on thermals of warmed air, preen their feathers to stay squeaky clean, keep up their scavenger diet--and so much more. This updated edition features a new author's note about the inspiration for the book, remastered color, and updated end matter with the latest scientific information about these marvelous and majestic creatures.
CONTRIBUTORS: Vulture View
EAN: 9781665952194
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 32
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HEIGHT: 254 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Simon & Schuster
DATE PUBLISHED: 2025-01-28
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GENRE: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Birds, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General
WIDTH: 254 cm
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Book Themes:
Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
April Pulley Sayre (1966-2021) was the award-winning author of more than fifty-five natural science books for children and adults, including her award-winning photo-illustrated books Being Frog, Raindrops Roll, and Best in Snow. Sayre's books received an abundance of starred reviews, have been dubbed ALA Notable Books (Raindrops Roll; Rah, Rah, Radishes) and won a Geisel Honor (Vulture View). Learn more at AprilSayre.com. Steven Jenkins (1952-2021) was the illustrator of many celebrated children's books including Can an Aardvark Bark? and Fourteen Monkeys by Melissa Stewart; Hello, Baby! by Mem Fox; Mama Built a Little Nest and Mama Dug a Little Den by Jennifer Ward; and the 2003 Caldecott Honor recipient, What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?, which he created with his wife, Robin Page. Learn more about his life and work at SteveJenkinsBooks.com.