“How could I put readers in the air with hundreds of birds that look alike?” Author Phillip Hoose was honored to a Guest Blogger for TeachingBooks.Net for his book, Moonbird. Read “Taking Flight with Moonbird” here.
Putting Readers in the Air
Moonbird
“Every life form is a success story”
“…I wanted to write about extinction, it’s folly to knowingly let a life form go. Every life form is a success story. Every life form holds and carries all these wise decisions within it. The point is not to let them go, but to learn from them and admire them and to keep them going… Read more »
Moonbird at Portland Public Library
The Portland Public Library Presents… MOONBIRD A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 Thursday, 9/27/12 6:00 PM Portland Public Library, Main Branch Monument Square Portland, Maine (207) 871-1700 x723 Free Admission Join National Book Award–winning author Phillip Hoose for a lecture on his new book, Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the… Read more »
Moonbird on the Airwaves
Author Phillip Hoose has been hitting the airwaves as B95 catches some air of his own (somewhere in the Arctic). LISTEN to Phillip Hoose Read and Discuss Moonbird at TeachingBooks.net LISTEN to Phillip Hoose Interviewed about Moonbird on Public Radio
Moonbird Launches in Portland, Maine
A wonderful crowd of readers, birders, and conservationists including Portland, Maine major Michael Brennan, staff of the Nature Conservancy, and Charles Duncan of Manomet launched Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 at Longfellow Books. Author Phillip Hoose gave a compelling review of the life of B95, the forces that work against B95, and… Read more »
Red Knot Sing Along!
Mongabay Joins the Red Knot Craze
Mongabay is “one of the world’s most popular environmental science and conservation news sites”, with more than 1 million unique viewers each month. They have recently published an article on B95 and the Rufa Red Knot, in which Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 was mentioned! “The birds have brought… Read more »
Interview with Abby of “The Lupine Librarian”
Phillip Hoose was recently interviewed by Abby of “The Lupine Librarian” about Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95, and the difficulties that can arise when writing non-fiction. “The Lupine Librarian” is a blog that focuses on book reviews, write ups about library programs and thoughts on library life and the… Read more »
“I Need Eggs!” Shouts the Theme Song for MOONBIRD
The Delaware Bay Blues was written May 22, 2011 in a rented beach house in Reeds Beach, New Jersey. 25 or so biologists and volunteers, myself among them, had spent the entire afternoon trapping, measuring, banding and releasing hundreds of shorebirds. We were happily exhausted that evening. Wine appeared, and so did a guitar. We… Read more »
Moonbird: You’re Invited
You’re Invited to… The Book Launch for MOONBIRD A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 Thursday, July 19, 2012 7:00 PM Longfellow Books Monument Square Portland, Maine With a follow-up reception at: 8:30 PM The Pepper Club 78 Middle Street Portland, ME SHARE the event on Facebook. The Book Launch Join National… Read more »