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Project Puffin: How We Brought Puffins Back to Egg Rock

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this was one of my favorite books when i was little. i checked it out at the library almost every week. the photographs are beautiful and lucid and the writing is informative (but tells a compelling story). this is a really great book for kids who like to learn about rare animals. another book, slightly longer but on a similar subject, is _The Wheel on the School_. It's about storks and has pencil illustrations rather than great photographs, but i think people who like this book would also like that one.

Hello. My name is Anna and I'm 8 years old. I think that Project Puffin is a very inspiring book and that the baby puffins are the cutest thing in the world. I am glad they got the puffins and other sea birds back to Egg Rock and other places. If you are cruel enough to think that wearing feathers on hats is a good idea, you will not like this book. People, like myself, who are concerned about nature will like this book a lot.

This is a delightful book, which shows that there IS help for some species via the conservation efforts of dedicated environmentalists. And FYI, the efforts continue today. You can find out more (and view the PUFFIN CAM during the summer - morning viewing is best) on the web site for the project run by Dr. Kress and his staff - projectpuffin.org

I was very interested in this book and its account of the project since I was involved in its 3 year attempt to bring the puffins back Easter Egg Rock while attending the Audubon Camp on Hogs' Island. I'm so pleased that Stephen Kress has recorded his enthusiasm and experiment so that it can be shared with others. It will be a birthday gift to my great-niece. Alexandra de Grandpré

This book is dedicated to the survival story of one species: the puffins of Eastern Egg Rock off the coast of Maine. Project Puffin began to take shape back in 1969 when scientists noted that no puffins were living on Eastern Egg Rock. This book is a feel-good story with great photos of adorable puffins, but at its heart it is a summary of a successful scientific study. Older elementary kids interested in wildlife science will appreciate the precise details taken over a period of several years to reintroduce puffins to Eastern Egg Rock. The "Teachers Take Note" section on the Tilbury House Publishers webpage for this book includes a science experiment to explain "why puffins don't freeze" as well as internet links to Puffin Cam (during the summer months), puffin videos and the Project Puffin updates. I received this title complimentary from Tilbury House Publishers in exchange for an honest review, but the opinion is all mine.