Sun Bird: The Amazing Journey of the Arctic Tern [Hardcover]

An NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book

A CCBC Choice

This beautifully illustrated picture book by the creator of the acclaimedSea BearandYoshi and the Oceancelebrates the awe-inspiring 18,000-mile migration of one of Earth’s most amazing animals—the Arctic tern. Features a map and informational back matter.

With bodies home to hollow bones and weighing about the same as a handful of sand, Arctic terns are designed for flight. And fly they do. These remarkable animals migrate an astonishing 18,000 miles—from pole to pole and back again—each year. Along the way they encounter danger, weather, other migratory animals, and a wide range of ecosystems and habitats. Because they chase the sun, ornithologists speculate that the Arctic tern enjoys more hours of daylight than any other animal on Earth.

As she did in her acclaimed picture booksSea BearandYoshi and the Ocean, Lindsay Moore combines a poetic, highly readable, science-rich text with gorgeously rendered watercolor paintings. Readers will be swept away by the beautiful and graceful terns, the spectacular landscapes and seascapes they traverse, the sheer magnitude of their journey, and the awesome mysteries of nature. A terrific choice for schools, for science and language arts curriculums, and for family sharing. Includes extensive back matter.

“Text and pictures soar in this view of the longest annual migration in the natural world. . . . With contagious wonder and a memorable observation that the Arctic tern sees more sunlight than any other creature, Moore retraces the long yearly journey of small birds. . . from Arctic summer waters to Antarctic ones. . . . Sure to leave budding naturalists enthralled and impressed. Natural science at its most visually and verbally lyrical.” -Kirkus Reviews?(starred review)

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