{"product_id":"red-knot-a-shorebirds-incredible-journey-9780966276145","title":"Red Knot: A Shorebird's Incredible Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nancy Carol Willis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Birdsong Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Birdsong Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Animals - Birds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated in journal entries from the point of view of a red knot--a robin-sized shore bird that migrates 20,000 miles annually, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle and back--this book depicts one such dramatic journey in stunningly detailed colored-pencil illustrations of the flight over the Atlantic Ocean, a landing in Delaware Bay, the northern nesting grounds, chicks feeding on hatching insects, a close call with an arctic fox, and the return home. At the heart of the story is a message about conservation: the birds stop only a few times as they travel and always in the same coastal areas where dwindling food supplies have caused a precipitous decline in their numbers over the past decade. Science concepts such as animal life cycles, climate, extinction, the food chain, and migration are introduced by information about how bird-banding and protecting the horseshoe crab--whose eggs are a principal food for red knots--can help them survive. A four-page appendix includes a map of the western hemisphere, a range and route map for migrating birds, a glossary, a timeline, and the history and conservation of red knots. This book was the first runner up in the Children's category for the 2007 Eric Hoffer Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Birdsong Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086003527831,"sku":"9780966276145","price":728.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780966276145.webp?v=1767638638","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/red-knot-a-shorebirds-incredible-journey-9780966276145","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}