Puffling Patrol (Adventures Around the World)

About this book

Ted and Betsy Lewin travel to Iceland to learn about the "Puffling Patrol " a group of children who rescue lost puffins and return them to sea. Every April the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland become home to hundreds of thousands of puffins small black-and-white seabirds with colorful bills. They spend the summer on the rocky cliffs of the islands caring for their newly hatched chicks. By the middle of August it is time for the young puffins called pufflings to make their way to the sea. And that is when the children of The Puffling Patrol are called to action. Ted and Betsy Lewin have journeyed to the Westman Islands to experience The Puffling Patrols endeavors firsthand. In the company of Erna Dni and their father they drive through town at night carefully searching for confused little birds that have glided down onto the streets instead of out to sea. Will the children find the pufflings before the birds encounter danger? Will the pufflings ever make it to the sea to spend their lives with other puffins in the North Atlantic Ocean? The fascinating story of this unique annual rescue combined with Ted Lewins dramatic paintings and Betsy Lewins lively field sketches is sure to make Puffling Patrol a hit with animal lovers of all ages.