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Llanas, Sheila Griffin

Bald Eagles

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-1-61783-568-1 $18.95

(4) 4-6 Checkerboard Animal Library: Animal Icons series. Color photographs combine with easy-to-read but choppy text to introduce the bald eagle. This book traces the animal's rise to "iconic" status by providing historical context and cultural significance along with information about physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and protection efforts. Sidebars and a map impart additional information (including a much-needed definition of icon). Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale