Synopses & Reviews
It happens every year, in the spring. After months of living on the open sea, far away from land, puffins return to the rocky coast of Maine. These colorful birds come back to shore for only a short time, to mate and to raise their young.
Not too long ago, the arrival of spring brought fewer and fewer puffins back to Maine. So many birds had been hunted for their meat and feathers that the puffin was in danger of dying out.
In 1969, scientists from the National Audubon Society worked out a plan they hoped would insure the survival of Maine's puffin population. No one was certain the plan would work. It would involve many people and many puffins, and it would be years before anyone could say for sure if the project had been successful.
Today it seems clear that the plan has worked very well. Every year more and more puffins return to Maine in the spring. There's great excitement in the air when the call goes out -- The puffins are back!
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1991 (NSTA/CBC)
Synopsis
It happens every year, in the spring. After months of living on the open sea, far away from land, puffins return to the rocky coast of Maine. These colorful birds come back to shore for only a short time, to mate and to raise their young.
Not too long ago, the arrival of spring brought fewer and fewer puffins back to Maine. So many birds had been hunted for their meat and feathers that the puffin was in danger of dying out.
In 1969, scientists from the National Audubon Society worked out a plan they hoped would insure the survival of Maine's puffin population. No one was certain the plan would work. It would involve many people and many puffins, and it would be years before anyone could say for sure if the project had been successful.
Today it seems clear that the plan has worked very well. Every year more and more puffins return to Maine in the spring. There's great excitement in the air when the call goes out -- The puffins are back!
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1991 (NSTA/CBC)
Synopsis
"A master of the nonfiction picture book, Gail Gibbons tells the story of the endangered puffin colony in a clear, direct text, weaving facts about puffin characteristics and behavior throughout her dramatic narrative. This simple, lively picture book with its rich palette of blues and greens will have an audience far beyond the classroom." H.
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1991 (NSTA/CBC)
About the Author
Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Childrens Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to childrens nonfiction literature. Called a “master of picture book nonfiction” by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers.
Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Childrens Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to childrens nonfiction literature. Called a “master of picture book nonfiction” by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers.