Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95

Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip M. Hoose

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The non-fiction book Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose is one that I hope science teachers can use as they talk about climate change and extinction of animals.  Although the subject of this book, B 95, a rufa red knot, has survived20 years at the writing of the book, the species itself is threatened because of changes in places along his migration path.  The book explains the changes and the great effort that has been mounted, even by young people, to save the species.  The information about the bird itself is fascinating.  B95 weighs approximately 4 oz., but he has flown roughly 325,000 miles in his lifetime.  On one leg of his migratory journey that he makes each year, he flies 5,000 miles without stopping.   The book may be too information rich for many middle school readers, but for those with interest, it is fascinating.



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