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Windcatcher
Migration of the Short-tailed Shearwater
Hardback
October 2019
9781486309870
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- Publisher
CSIRO Publishing - Published
17th October 2019 - ISBN 9781486309870
- Language English
- Pages 32 pp.
- Size 11" x 8.5"
- Images color Illus
$19.95
A short-tailed shearwater flies from the edge of the Southern Ocean to the rim of the Arctic Circle – and back – every year. This remarkable 30,000 kilometre journey is driven by seabird law.
Instinct and community will guide her.
A wingspan the size of a child’s outstretched arms will support her.
But first, she must catch the wind …
Based on birds that live on Griffiths Island, near Port Fairy, Victoria, Windcatcher is a tale of migration, conservation and survival that begins with one small bird called Hope.
Written by award-winning children’s author Diane Jackson Hill and illustrated by Craig Smith, one of Australia’s most prolific and popular illustrators, Windcatcher explores the mysteries of seabird migration. For primary aged readers.
Diane Jackson Hill
Diane Jackson Hill is a retired primary school teacher who is passionate about connecting children to the beauty of our incredible world. She is also the author of Windcatcher: Migration of the Short-tailed Shearwater (CSIRO Publishing), which made the CBCA Awards Notables list and was awarded a Certificate of Commendation in The Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitley Awards.
Craig Smith
Craig Smith is one of Australia’s most prolific and popular illustrators. He has been illustrating children’s books for over 40 years, and has published over 400 titles.
children's book, birds, ecology, migration, natural history