Oswald : An American Osprey [Paperback]

Carol Hemingway (Author), R. Tom Gilleon (Illustrator), Mark Westall (Afterword)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001 | Age Level: 9 and up

Illustrated fictional account of an osprey's migration, mating, nesting, establishing fishing territory, predator attack, and final success in rearing young birds. Observed osprey behavior depicted from the point of view of the beautiful bird.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"an osprey finds a mate and builds a nest on a power pole...the electrifying beginning of osprey adventures." -- The Island Sun, March 30, 2001

About the Author

Carol Hemingway is a playwright and theatre director. She was for many years a theatre professor at C.C.N.Y. in New York City. She now lives with her husband, Patrick Hemingway, in Montana and spends time in Florida as well.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 39 pages
• Publisher: Kilimanjaro Company (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970800703
• ISBN-13: 978-0970800701
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,292,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oswald : An American Osprey, May 21, 2007

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Tamara "Mother of 3" (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oswald : An American Osprey (Paperback)

What a neat book - we were pleasantly surprised! We ordered this book to accompany research our grade two daughter was doing on ospreys. She had chosen ospreys as her topic given that we have two nests near our summer home here in Canada and because we see ospreys down in Florida while visiting her grandparents. This book follows a pair of opsreys living near the Ding Darling Bird Sanctuary on Sanibel Island in Florida - a wonderful area that our family has visited. The author weaves facts about ospreys into the fictional story. We read the book in more than one sitting and had an atlas close by to help with the geography!

5.0 out of 5 stars great illustrations to go with a great book, June 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Oswald : An American Osprey (Paperback)

This book has an interesting and realistic plot. This helps the reader see the world through an osprey's eyes and is a great read from beggining to end. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to look at any situation through a bird's eye view!