A gorgeously illustrated, lyrical non-fiction picture book about
loons. It’s summertime, and as darkness falls there is a haunting
sound from the lake — Ooh-hoo-oo, ooh-hoo-oo. It is a loon
calling to its family across the water. This lyrical story follows
the life cycle of two loon chicks. We see them breaking out of
their eggshells, then learning to swim, find food and avoid
predators such as snapping turtles and big bass fish. After they
learn to fly, they migrate to the ocean. And when their striking
black-and-white feathers finally emerge, they fly inland, each to
find a new lake territory and mate. Accompanying Susan Vande
Griek’s poetic text are Karen Reczuch’s gorgeous illustrations,
which show the loons as they grow from tiny downy chicks to
majestic adult birds. An afterword provides more information on
loons, including their amazing diving ability, the meanings of
their calls, and the environmental threats that they face. Also
illustrated are five different types of loons and other animals
that can be found in their lake habitat. The illustrations were
researched in the Ornithology Collections at the Royal Ontario
Museum, and Ron Ridout of Bird Studies Canada consulted on the
text. Key Text Features illustrations author’s note further
reading labels Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in
English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5 Explain major
differences between books that tell stories and books that give
information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story,
including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the
ending concludes the action. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how
visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or
beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of
fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
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