Loon Chase

by Diehl, Jean Heilprin

• ISBN13: 9781607181163
• ISBN10: 1607181169
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-10
• Publisher: Arbordale Pub

Summary

When a boy and his mother take their dog Miles on a peaceful canoe ride, they find themselves frantically racing to save a mother loon and her family! Join them and watch the surprising outcome of Miles¿ encounter with the loons. Then witness the boy¿s moment of wonder when he meets the loon. The ¿For Creative Minds¿ section includes loon fun facts, information about loons in Native American Culture, a ¿Maker a Loon Mask¿ craft, and a ¿Map It,¿ ¿Math It,¿ ¿Measure It¿ section. Encourages children to care for animals. 2006 NAIBA Picture Book of the Year Award nominee

Author Biography

Jean Heilprin Diehl and her family have visited and lived in New Hampshire since the late 19th century and still own a cabin on Silver Lake, where loons nest every summer. Her Springer spaniel, Miles, loved to swim in the lake and provided the inspiration for Loon Chase." Jean is an award-winning author and critic whose work has appeared in such journals and anthologies as the Indiana Review, Antietam Review, Fodderwing, Sycamore Review, Kestrel, Many Mountains Moving, The Journal, and Great Writers/Great Stories. Kathryn Freeman spent many summers on Conway Lake in the White Mountains region in New Hampshire where she learned to use pastels from her uncle, the landscape artist Robert Jordan. He and Kathryn often took a canoe out at dawn to check on nesting loons. Kathryn is known foremost as a painter. Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally and are held in numerous private and public collections. She has also done a number of large public commissions, including three story murals for the new public library in Jacksonville, Florida. While this is her first children's book, it will likely not be her last! Her life-like pastels are superb.