
Winged Migration: The Junior Edition invites young readers aged 4-11 into the awe-inspiring world of bird migration. Through engaging stories, informative maps, and fascinating sidebars, the book highlights the incredible journeys of fifteen diverse bird species, such as the Arctic Tern and the Bar-headed Goose. It also offers a unique "behind the scenes" look at the three-year filmmaking adventure that created the acclaimed Oscar-nominated documentary. This book is perfect for sparking curiosity about nature, geography, and the wonders of the animal kingdom, making complex scientific concepts accessible and exciting.
Every year billions of birds set out on journeys across the globe. They travel astonishing distances, following thousands of different routes over every continent, in search of food, warmth, and their ancestral nesting grounds. Winged Migration: The Junior Edition tells the fascinating stories of fifteen of these birds -- from the arctic tern, which travels all the way from the North Pole to the South Pole and back again, to the bar-headed goose, which flies over the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world. Through these engaging stories, informative maps and sidebars, Winged Migration: The funior Edition allows readers to enter the world of birds as never before. It also takes them behind the scenes of the incredible three-year filmmaking adventure that resulted in the Oscar nominated film.