Fly For Your Life: A Hawk and a Heron Risk Everything for Each Other

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A fish hawk and a heron, both female, risk everything for each other on the most dangerous journey of their lives. Migrating the Atlantic Flyway from Maine to the Bahamas, they encounter a hurricane, savage predators, deadly skyscrapers, and an unexpected blizzard. Happily, they enjoy glorious nights flying under the great bird constellations-Cygnus the Swan, Aquila the Eagle, and other "star sisters." Most important, each bird learns to step up for the one she cares about.

The scientific background includes the latest research on how birds navigate using landmarks, constellations, wind currents, the sun's track, the earth's magnetic field, internal compasses, and even smell.

Author Bio

EUGENE POOL's experiences as a lifelong birder include visits to the secret burrows of storm petrels on Matinicus Rock in Maine; the winter grounds of whooping cranes in Aransas, Texas; and the vast seabird colonies on the cliffs of Ramsey Island, England. He spends most summers at Pulpit Harbor, where Fly for Your Life opens.
Pool has published several books for young readers, including The Captain of Battery Park, The Ocelot Secret, The Art of Fairy Tales, and the IPPY award-winning Heroic Women of the Art World. For adults he wrote The 100-Year Secret, on a Holocaust cover-up. Other writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Colby College Library Journal, and other media.
After graduating from Harvard, Pool taught art history and English at two of the nation's top private schools, Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, MA and Winsor in Boston. At the first he was honored with the Thurgood Marshall award for his "ability to connect with diverse audiences." At the second he received the Outstanding Teacher award. (Lisa Cohen photo)