Red Knot: A Shorebird's Incredible Journey

This book and Crab Moon along with Harry the Horseshoe Crab and Horseshoe Crabs and Shorebirds have all been very ennjoyable to my grandson (age 4) and I. We have a home at a Delaware beach that is experiencing a great decline in the presence of horseshoe crabs in the last few years, so these books are a great aid to teaching both children and adults about the importance of caring for our wildlife. The stories are accurate and yet hold the kids' attention and the illustrations are beautiful.

Knowledgeably written and expertly illustrated by Nancy Carol Willis, Red Knot: A Shorebird's Incredible Journey is the remarkable story of one bird's migration between South America's most southern tip, and the twenty-thousand miles she must travel north to prepare a nest and raise her young. Deftly illustrated to provide young readers with an invaluable guide through a beautiful bird's long and perilous journey, Red Knot maps the Red Knot's annual migration, and includes a collection of intriguing information and facts about Red Knots including its shorebird relatives, western hemisphere geography, bird banding information, and more. Enhanced with the inclusion of a glossary, annual timeline, as well as a range and route map, Red Knot is enthusiastically recommended for all young readers ages 6 to 9 as an informative non-fiction picturebook story of a birds annual migration.