Publication
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2004), Edition: 1st, 208 pages
Status
Available
Call number
Description
Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.
Physical description
208 p.; 9.71 inches
Awards
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Winner — Nonfiction — 2005)
Lupine Award (Winner — 2004)
Orbis Pictus Award (Honor — 2005)
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (2005)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2005)
CCBC Choices (2005)
ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (Science & Technology — 2009)
Notable Children's Book (2005)
OYAN Book Rave (2005)