Susan Vande Griek

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1) An owl at sea

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Presents the true story of a young short-eared owl who became lost in the North Sea and landed on an oil rig, where it was cared for by the riggers and handed over to the Scottish SPCA, who later returned it to the wild.

2) Hawks kettle, puffins wheel: and other poems of birds in flight

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Vande Griek, Susan

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"In captivating, lyrical verse, award-winning children's author Susan Vande Griek explores the fascinating movements of twelve birds. Hawks kettle, riding warm air currents like bubbles rising in a pot of boiling water. Puffins wheel, circling over the sea and island colonies. And eagles cartwheel, locking talons high in the air and then tumbling toward earth. Alongside each poem is an informational sidebar explaining why the bird moves in its own...

3) The art room

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Vande Griek, Susan

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"In the early 1900s, Emily Carr taught children's art classes. This delightful story-poem is filled with Carr's love of animals and her insistence on painting from life and nature" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

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Susan Vande Griek

1) An owl at sea

2) Hawks kettle, puffins wheel: and other poems of birds in flight

3) The art room