Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95

Meet rufa red knot B95. Scientists call him the Moonbird because, in the course of his astoundingly long lifetime, this robin-sized shorebird has ﬂown the distance to the moon―and halfway back! Each February he joins a ﬂock that lifts off from Tierra del Fuego, headed for breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic, nine thousand miles away. Late in the summer, he begins the return journey.B95 can fly for days, but eventually he must descend to refue...

By Phillip Hoose
Age Range: 12 - 15 years
Grade Level: 4 - 6
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Publisher: Brilliance Audio; Library edition (February 5, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1469282097
ISBN-13: 978-1469282091
Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 1 x 6.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 6945735
Format: PDF ePub TXT ebook

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This great book has it all: travel, history, science, a mystery, romance, photos, maps -- you name it, this brief book has it. I loved the story of B95, an apparently very determined rufa red knot with the very best athletic genes. I had never bef

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