Peregrine Falcons [Paperback]

Candace Savage (Author), Adrian Forsyth (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1993

Featuring 100 full color photographs by such well-known nature photographs as Galen Rowell and Art Wolfe, Peregrine Falcons offers a stunning photographic tribute to the grace and beauty of this fierce and ecologically threatened bird of prey.

"On the wings of her two magnificent books about grizzly bears and wolves, the Canadian naturalist Candace Savage presents Peregrine Falcons with her usual solid science writing and poignant, powerful photos. The resurrection of this predator by captive breeding and careful release after the DDT crisis nearly wiped out the species stands as one of the great triumphs of conservation."

-- The Chicago Tribune

"Striking...[the] photos and detailed text provide vivid insight into these fascinating raptors."

-- San Francisco Chronicle

"[Candace Savage] relates man's long, turbulent relationship with the peregrine, a love-hate relationship that nearly spelled extinction of the bird."

-- Spokane Review

Candace Savage is the author of several highly acclaimed natural history books, among them Wolves, Grizzly, Bears, Wild Mammals of Western Canada (with her late husband, Arthur), and Eagles of North America.

Adrian Forsyth is one of North America's leading natural history writers.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA-- The characteristics and life cycle of this endangered animal are detailed in the captions to stunning full-color photographs showing the bird in all its grace and beauty. The history of falcons, the modern crisis of declining populations due to pesticide contamination, and the successful attempts to reintroduce them into the wild are also presented.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

"On the wings of her two magnificent books about grizzly bears and wolves, the Canadian naturalist Candace Savage presents Peregrine Falcons with her usual solid science writing and poignant, powerful photos. The resurrection of this predator by captive breeding and careful release after the DDT crisis nearly wiped out the species stands as one of the great triumphs of conservation."

-- The Chicago Tribune

"Striking...[the] photos and detailed text provide vivid insight into these fascinating raptors."

-- San Francisco Chronicle

"[Candace Savage] relates man's long, turbulent relationship with the peregrine, a love-hate relationship that nearly spelled extinction of the bird."

-- Spokane Review -- Review

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Sierra Club Books for Children (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871564610
• ISBN-13: 978-0871564610
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,386,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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