In Good Hands: Behind the Scenes at a Center for Orphaned and Injured Birds - Hardcover

Swinburne, Stephen S.

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9780871563972: In Good Hands: Behind the Scenes at a Center for Orphaned and Injured Birds

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871563975 ISBN 13: 9780871563972

Publisher: Sierra Club Books, 1998

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From a review by BOOKLIST: "Childen get a peek at the workings of the Vermont Raptor Center, where orphaned or injured birds of prey, ranging from owls to eagles, are nurtured back to health and, if able, are released back into the wild. Hannah, a capable, conscientious 16-year-old, leads a behind-the-scenes tour, fielding questions from a school group and demonstrating the feeding and care of the birds. Informative sidebars fill in the blanks in this accessible and enjoyable resource, which is full of color photos picturing the birds and their caretakers."

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From the Author:

I love observing nature and writing about it.
In IN GOOD HANDS, I wanted to show the dedication of raptor volunteers and their great work in returning magnificent birds of prey back to the wild.

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The Sierra Club's publishing program for children is intended to bring to young people books about the earth, its creatures, and humankind's role among them. Sierra Club Books for Children offer responsible information about the environment to young readers, with attention to the poetry and magic in nature that so fascinated and inspired John Muir, the poet-philosopher who was the Sierra Club's founder. Covering a wide range of genres--from naturel history to fiction--these books look at the world with the eyes of the young, exploring and probing the little-known from starting places close to home. If you like this book, ask your bookseller or librarian for others in this unique program.

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