Wisdom, the Midway Albatross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 Years - Hardcover

Pattison, Darcy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0985213450 ISBN 13: 9780985213459

Verlag: Mims House, 2013

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**Starred Review in Publisher’s Weekly** The Oldest Bird in the World Survives the Japanese Tsunami

The oldest bird in the world, documented with banding, is Wisdom, the Midway Albatross. She was on Midway when the Japanese Tsunami hit and this is her amazing story of survival of manmade and natural disasters for over 60 years. She has survived the dangers of living wild, plastic pollution, longline fishing, lead poisoning, and the Japanese earthquake. At 65, she’s still laying eggs and hatching chicks. See her Facebook page at facebook.com/wisdomthealbatross

Wildlife artist Kitty Harvill used photos as a reference for her luminous watercolors. Her ability to depict a specific individual, not just a generic image of a species, makes this a unique portrait and a biography in text and art. Pattison’s story, vetted by scientists in the field, explains the difficulties of surviving in the wild for a Laysan albatross. It’s incredible that the bird banding program happened to band this unique bird early in her life and can still follow her story today.

Read this children’s nonfiction picture book, a story of survival and hope amidst the difficulties of life.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Published in nine languages, children's book author and writing teacher DARCY PATTISON has been published with Harcourt, Philomel/Penguin, Harpercollins, Arbordale, and Mims House. Her books received recognition for excellence with starred reviews in Kirkus, BCCB and PW. Twice her books have been honored as National Science Teacher's Association Outstanding Science Trade books. The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt) received an Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature Honor Book award, was named a Notable Book in Language Arts, and has been reprinted in a Houghton Mifflin textbook.

Kitty Harvill specializes in wildlife art, especially endangered species, and works in watercolor, pastel, oil and cut paper. She has a dual residency in Arkansas/U.S. and Brazil and is actively involved with the conservation efforts in southern Brazil. Recent titles include Wisdom, the Midway Albatross (Mims House), Up, Up, Up! It's Apple- Picking Time (Holiday House) and Vida Livre (published in Brazil). Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, Harvill holds degrees in painting and illustration. For more information, see www.facebook.com/KittyHarvill.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Mims House
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0985213450
• ISBN 13: 9780985213459
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Zeichner: Harvill Kitty
• Anzahl der Seiten: 34
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