Een dromerige jongen wordt met de harde werkelijkheid geconfronteerd als hij een meeuw met een gebroken vleugel vindt. Verbeten tracht hij het dier van een wisse dood te redden.
Smeagull the Seagull comes to the house near the shore every day and knocks on the sliding glass door. He knocks when he¿s hungry, and the people who live there feed him. Smeagull rules the roost! Keeping him fed is an exhausting job, but when Smeagull disappears, it makes clear what an important family member Smeagull has become. There are few places on earth without seagulls, both on shore and inland, and every child will find Smeagull captivating and yet familiar. Smeagull the Seagull teaches young children that animals are precious and have needs and feelings and family, just like us.This is a true story. Smeagull is a wild herring gull who does indeed knock at Valerie and Mark¿s house every day where he is fed scraps from sustainable seafood.The book is illustrated in full color by the graphic designer, Valerie Elaine Pettis. The text is written in rhyme by Mark Seth Lender, a published author and producer for wildlife content at Living on Earth, which is nationally broadcast on Public Radio.
Now, for the first time ever, a new complete edition ebook original of a timeless classic that includes the never-before-published Part Four and Last Words by Richard Bach.
Join a family of seagulls, as your little ones learn what it’s like to fly with gulls who are testing their wings for the first time. The Little Seagull is a charming children’s story about a young seagull who cannot wait to grow up and be just like his Dad. He has to learn about taking small steps so he can overcome his fears about flying.
Carmen Day' great love for nature -and in particular seagulls-is evident in this wonderful book for children. you'll want to read this aloud to your little ones and help them discover everything about these delightful seabirds.
A Cat, A Seagull, An Impossible Task...Caught up in an oil spill, a dying seagull scrambles ashore to lay her final egg and lands on a balcony, where she meets Zorba, a big black cat from the port of Hamburg. The cat promises the seagull to look after the egg, not to eat the chick once it's hatched and - most difficult of all - to teach the baby gull to fly. Will Zorba and his feline friends honour the promise and give Lucky, the adopted little seagull, the strength to discover her true nature?
"The true story of a one-footed seagull that, for eight summers, flew to a lake in the Adirondacks to visit a young boy and his Granny."--Publisher's description.