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Seabird in the Forest
The Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
By DUNNING, Joan
- ISBN
- 978-1-59078-715-1
- Publisher
- Boyds Mills
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2011 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–4—Born in a California redwood tree, the small seabird of this life story is both unusual and little known. Normally marbled murrelets, only the size of robins, live year round on the Pacific Ocean. During mating season, the lifelong pairs fly far inland and visit the same tall tree each year to raise a single chick. This picture-book account carefully and even poetically follows one p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Using clear, accessible writing, Dunning recounts the egg-laying, incubating, and feeding behavior of a pair of marbled murrelets, robin-sized ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
