Hawk Rising Contributor(s): Gianferrari, Maria (Author), Floca, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1626720967 ISBN-13: 9781626720961 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Birds - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology |
Dewey: 598.944 |
LCCN: 2017957293 |
Lexile Measure: 480 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.3" W x 10.7" (1.00 lbs) 40 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 195885 Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Early morning and a ruffle of feathers, A shadow gliding through the backyard. High above your house Father Hawk circles, sharp eyes searching for prey. From the front porch, you watch. Swoosh He dives after chipmunks, crows, sparrows, squirrels. Screech The sun sets low in the sky. What's for dinner? A father red-tailed hawk hunts prey for his family in a suburban neighborhood in this thrilling, fierce, and gorgeous nonfiction picture book, Hawk Rising, illustrated by Caldecott medalist Brian Floca. |
Contributor Bio(s): Floca, Brian: - Brian Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He attended college at Brown University, where he double majored in art and history, cartooned for the school newspaper, and took classes down College Hill at the Rhode Island School of Design. Brian's books include Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Avi's Poppy and Ereth, Patricia MacLachlan's The True Gift, and, Ballet For Martha, a picture book by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. He's working now on his next book as author and illustrator. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Gianferrari, Maria: - Maria Gianferrari was inspired to write Coyote Moon after her first coywolf sighting on a moonlit night in her own Massachusetts backyard. Maria now lives in northern Virginia with her scientist husband, artist daughter, and rescue pets, Becca the dog and Lucia the rat. Hello Goodbye Dog is her first book for Roaring Brook Press. |