Summer of the Falcon
The summer June Pritchard turns thirteen, her family gives her a sparrow hawk to train. She names him Zander, and over the next three summers she helps him develop the natural hunting instincts he will need in his adult falcon life. Zander, in turn, helps June understand the natural world around her and the delicate balance of life, growth, and death that exists in nature. June is growing into a young woman, and she is finding it hard to accept the added responsibilities of her approaching adulthood. She wants freedom more than anything, but first she must learn – for both herself and her falcon – that freedom without self-discipline means nothing.
Frightful’s Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel
Frightful’s Daughter
Jean George’s themes–the interdependence of human and animal, respect for the wild, and the importance of nature–shine through in her storytelling. In the latest book in her best-selling wilderness series, she introduces a younger group of readers to that one mountain among thousands and the one boy, Sam, who lives there. With majestic, sweeping artwork of the sky and forest near Sam’s mountain, Daniel San Souci adds his vision to the story of these noble, remarkable raptors and their human friends.
On the Far Side of the Mountain (Mountain #2)
