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维克托。, the Reluctant Vulture
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By Jonathan Hanson
Illustrated by Kim Kanoa Duffek
$16.95 New Lower Price $12.95
2012
ISBN: 978-1-886679-45-0
Hardcover: 36 pages, fully illustrated
Children ages 8-12
8 x 11.75英寸
描述
Who among us hasn't been uncomfortable in our own skin at some point in life? Who among us hasn't wondered about our own worth, wishing to be something we were not? 好吧, 维克托。, or 维克多, follows the innocent but impossible dreams 和 adventures of a young vulture who, through experience 和 the support of his family 和 community, finds his own self-worth. While written for intermediate readers (ages 8 to 12 or so), young 和 old alike will find this delightfully illustrated story humorous, 触碰, 和有意义. 一路走来, they will learn about some of the unique characteristics of not only vultures, but of some common birds of prey in the Sonoran Desert. And that's just the story! For the older intermediate readers, as well as for teachers 和 parents, the book includes brief entries on the natural history of animals or plants featured in 维克托。's tale. So, treat your favorite young naturalists to the Desert Museum's 维克托。, the Reluctant Vulture or 维克多, el zopilote renuente.
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Southwest Book of the Year 2013 — Children's Book Category
评论
"学习ing who we are is not only children's work, but a lifelong process of self-discovery. 维克托。's engaging tale will not only encourage our youth to reconsider how they see themselves, it will also encourage them to consider their appreciation of wild creatures that are often not kindly looked upon. 除了, young readers will pick up many fascinating details about the Sonoran Desert, both in the story 和 in the accompanying natural history materials. Although this is a children's tale, the accuracy of biological information in it sets a high st和ard."
Amadeo Rea, PhD, San Diego 自然历史 Museum
的作者 At the Desert's Green Edge, Wings in the Desert, Folk Mammology of the Northern Pimans"Vultures keep the world clean, diverse, lively. Jonathan Hanson has perfectly captured their character in this book. Because of this story, I want to be a vulture when I grow up."
Gary Nabhan, Desert naturalist, farmer of the Vulture's Experimental Orchard
的作者 Gathering the Desert; Coming Home to Eat; 和 Desert Terroir - Exploring the Unique Flavors 和 Sundry Places of the Borderl和s
作者简介
Jonathan Hanson 和 his wife, Roseann, have written several natural history books together, 包括 Southern Arizona Nature Almanac 和 50 Common Reptiles 和 Amphibians of the Southwest. They live in a tiny solar 和 wind-powered cottage in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. They count among their neighbors coyotes, 鹿, 美洲狮, 狐狸, lots of birds — including, 当然, 土耳其秃鹰.
About the Illustrator
Kim Duffek's interest in art 和 nature began at a young age. When she w和ered home from a day of playing in the Midwestern tallgrass prairie, where she grew up, her mother would often put a paintbrush in her h和. As an adult she earned degrees in both wildlife ecology 和 studio art, she continues to be passionate about art 和 nature. Currently she works in the botany department at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, pursuing wildlife art as her other career.
