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Gr 1–3—The bar-tailed godwit is an interesting bird. Born in June near the Cape Avinoff mud flats on Alaska's southwestern mainland, the long-legged chicks are quickly able to catch worms, spiders, beetles, larvae, and tiny crabs and to walk and swim-all on their own. Throughout the summer, adult birds and their young spend much of each day eating, and, as autumn approaches, first the adult females, then the males, gather into flocks and begin their long migration to New Zealand. The mature young godwits follow i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The bar-tailed godwit is a Pacific-region shorebird with part-time residences in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres -- and a fascinating 7,000-mile flight between them. Markle's picture book introduces young bird lovers to the species through a tale of the first months of life of a single female godwit, from her hatching in Alaska until she reaches the shores of New Zealand. The bri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Sandra Markle writes about a young godwit’s development and incredible migration in an engaging narrative style (“Crackle! Crackle! Crunch! The little female bar-tailed godwit at last breaks free of her egg.”). Collage and watercolor illustrations lend beaut...Log In or Sign Up to Read More