Birds vs. Blades?
Offshore Wind Power and the Race to Protect Seabirds
It's a chilly winter evening. A northern gannet lets out a loud graaak. Swiftly and carefully, a scientist scoops the bird off the surface of the water into a net so that a team of experts can implant a high-tech tag. Scientists will track this seabird—and many others—to learn its movement patterns over the following years.
Find out how scientists are working to ensure clean, renewable offshore wind power won't spell disaster for the millions of seabirds that play a critical role in the ocean food web.
Millbrook Press 2016
ISBN-10: 1467795208
ISBN-13: 978-1-4677-9520-3
48 pp. hardcover
Honors
Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
NSTA Recommends
Junior Library Guild Selection
Reviews
"This handsome book offers a well-researched and enlightening discussion of a topic seldom mentioned in children’s books.” Booklist
"Tightly written text and rich photography make this a must-read for those interested in environmental science and clean energy. Use this in classrooms to get debates on clean energy started." School Library Journal
"Many questions are explored in this amazing picture book." NSTA Recommends
"There’s lots of information here, but there’s also lively action, a sense of immediacy. . . . Practical, topical science in the field for middle-grade and middle school readers." School Library Journal