| Las Alas Silbadoras (Whistling Wings) Contributor(s): Goering, Laura (Author), Jacques, Laura (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1628553855 ISBN-13: 9781628553857 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 9.8" (0.17 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Seasonal - Winter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 124219 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Marcelo, es un cisne de tundra joeven, que se ha cansado en la primera mitad de una migraci n de invierno. Mil millas es una distancia grande para volar--muy larga para Marcelo, entonces l se esconde en el junco para quedarse ah mientras sus padres y la bandada siguen al sur. Pero con el lago casi helado, l se da cuenta que l no est hecho para la vida en el hielo. Otros animales les ofrecen consejos de como sobrevivir en el invierno, pero sus modos de vida no son adecuadas para el cisne. Hambriento y asustado, cae dormido-- nicamente para ser despertado por una gran sorpresa |
Contributor Bio(s): Jacques, Laura: - Award-winning illustrator Laura Jacques is passionate about illustrating children's books that focus on natural history, wildlife, and environmental awareness for children. In addition to illustrating Tornado Tamer, The Most Dangerous, Baby Owl's Rescue and Whistling Wings for Arbordale, she has also illustrated For the Birds; The Life of Roger Tory Peterson, Squirrel Assist, At Home in the Rain Forest, and Wildlife Refuge; A Classroom Adventure. Her books have won several honors and awards, including "NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children" sponsored by the Children's Book Council and the "KIND Children's Book Award" sponsored by the Association for Humane and Environmental Education, a division of the Humane Society of the United States. For more information, visit Laura's website: http: //www.laurajacques.com/ |