The Eagles are Back

I had spare time after volunteering and picked this up to read to the owls. It was the perfect pick for a calm story I could read quietly but aloud. It's a great length, not too short or too long, and packs in a lot of interesting information. The overarching story and dialogue are a tiny bit heavy-......more

The third book in this pair’s new nature series, this is the story of how people worked together to save the bald eagle from possible extinction. Told through the eyes of a young boy, this is also the story of how children can make a real difference in their world. When the boy climbs to a bald eagl......more

I love these books! There are three written/illustrated by Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor. Delightfully detailed illustrations and narrative nonfiction about conservation efforts to save the Bald Eagle. Very well done.......more

Richie's Picks: THE EAGLES ARE BACK by Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor, ill. Dial, March 2013, 32p., ISBN: 978-0-8037-3771-8 "Ah, oh, mercy, mercy me Things ain't what they used to be, no no Radiation under ground and in the sky Animals and birds who live nearby are dying. Oh mercy, mercy me Ah, t......more

Opening Lines: Years ago a boy climbed to an eagle nest in an old tree by a remote lake. The nest belonged to a pair of eagles he had named Uncle Sam and First Lady. He had not seen them here for a while. Synopsis: This is a book that celebrates the prospering of a species that was highly threatened i......more