Describes the characteristics of a variety of birds of prey, including the owl, eagle, hawk, and vulture.

When Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer - Helen had been captivated by hawks since childhood - she'd never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators, the goshawk. But in her grief, she saw that the goshawk's fierce and feral temperament mirrored her own. Resolving to purchase and raise the deadly creature as a means to cope with her loss, she adopted Mabel, and...

Anne Price of the Raptor Education Foundation provides detailed, in-depth presentations on six different raptors rarely seen in Colorado: short-eared owl, red-shouldered hawk, Mississippi kite, Merlin, Gyrfalcon, and broad-winged hawk.

"When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowan's farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair. Nancy allowed her to work with Jazz, a feisty, four-year-old, female Harris's hawk with a wingspan of more than four feet. Not a pet, Jazz was a fierce predator with talons that could pierce skin and bone and yet, she was willing to work with a human to hunt. From the first moment Jazz swept down...

"In Hawks, beginning readers will learn about kinds of hawks, as well as the physical features that help them catch their food."--

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to red-tailed hawks"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs introduce members of the hawk family, with emphasis on the Cooper's Hawk.

A hungry hawk is outsmarted by the rabbit he hopes to have as a meal.

999 tadpoles fit perfectly into a small pond, but when they grow into frogs, it's a different story.