Jessica Tackett of the blog, Her Life With Books decided to forgo the madness of Black Friday and read non-fiction instead. Her “exceedingly short review” of Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 simply trumps all before it.
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 soars with all these other fine non-fiction titles as School Library Journal Best Books 2012! Congratulations everyone and thank you SLJ!
Thank you to Angelina Benedetti for naming Moonbird to the Library Journal’s Best Books 2012: Young Adult Literature for Adults! Phillip Hoose has always written his books for young adult and older. So, it is particularly honor to be named to the best YA for Adults. And an honor to have such a lovely review… Read more »
Congratulations to all the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students 2013 winners! Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 is honored to be on the list with so many brilliant science and nature books.
The Washington Post named Moonbird a Best Book of 2012! “This book mixes facts, photos and some guesswork in telling the story of one migratory shorebird’s life. Traveling the globe, he has had to fly for three days straight.” —The Washington Post See the complete list of the books here.
Maine Audubon Speaker Series: Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 Thursday Dec 6, 2012 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Gilsland Farm Audubon Center Free More info Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning Maine author Phillip Hoose tells the extraordinary story of a single bird’s strength, adaptability, and determination in the… Read more »
An Argentine Senator has introduced a bill into the national legislature declaring B95—the “Moonbird”– a “project of national interest. For Senator Jorge Colazo, B95 “symbolizes the importance for the province of the protection of the environment and wildlife “Today,” he continued,” we honor a symbol of this care—B95, our international ambassador for the continent. The… Read more »
Just got word that my good friend Charles Duncan and his colleague Diego Luna will search for B95—the Moonbird– in Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, on October 13 and 14. There will be others searching as well. Trying to pick one bird out of a flock is always a challenge, but the odds are somewhat… Read more »
“…holding B95 in my hands several times is among the biggest thrills of my life.” –-Biologist Patricia Gonzalez It is only fitting that Biologist Patricia Gonzalez, head of the wetlands program, Fundacion Inalafquen, would be the one to spot B95 last May 28. She is perhaps the person who knows him best. She was part of the banding… Read more »
“…a gripping example of ecological interdependence on an international scale that’s likely to motivate some teens to get involved in saving birds.” –Kathleen Odean, Great Common Core Non-Fiction Motivate teens? We hope so! Look for the section in the back of the book entitled “What You Can Do” for ideas on getting involved in shorebird and… Read more »