{"product_id":"red-knot-a-shorebirds-incredible-journey-9780966276152","title":"Red Knot: A Shorebird's Incredible Journey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed Knot: A Shorebird's Incredible Journey\u003c\/strong\u003e by Willis, Nancy Carol. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780966276152.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarrated in journal entries from the point of view of a red knot—a robin-sized shore bird that migrates 20,000 miles annually, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle and back—this book depicts one such dramatic journey in stunningly detailed colored-pencil illustrations of the flight over the Atlantic Ocean, a landing in Delaware Bay, the northern nesting grounds, chicks feeding on hatching insects, a close call with an arctic fox, and the return home. At the heart of the story is a message about conservation: the birds stop only a few times as they travel and always in the same coastal areas where dwindling food supplies have caused a precipitous decline in their numbers over the past decade. Science concepts such as animal life cycles, climate, extinction, the food chain, and migration are introduced by information about how bird-banding and protecting the horseshoe crab—whose eggs are a principal food for red knots—can help them survive. A four-page appendix includes a map of the western hemisphere, a range and route map for migrating birds, a glossary, a timeline, and the history and conservation of red knots. This book was the first runner up in the Childrens category for the 2007 Eric Hoffer Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Birdsong Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968188215349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0966276159","price":39.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780966276152_077c8083-f382-4f25-a59c-3bcf28786f55.jpg?v=1781387278","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/red-knot-a-shorebirds-incredible-journey-9780966276152","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}