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Ava: A Year of Adventure in the Life of an American Avocet

Name: Ava: A Year of Adventure in the Life of an American Avocet
Brand: Meadowlark
SKU: 9781736223239
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Contributors:

Mandy Kern, Onalee Nicklin (Illustrator)

Publisher:

Meadowlark

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Juvenile Nonfiction

Book Subcategory:

Animals, Science & Nature

Book Topic:

Birds, Environmental Conservation & Protection

Audience:

Ages 9-12

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Release Date:

2021-06-07

ISBN 13:

9781736223239

Weight:

0.9 lbs

Size:

8.50 x 11.00 x 0.25 inches

Pages:

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Description

Ava is an American Avocet, a breed of shorebird who leaves her home at the Laguna Madre and travels 1,000 miles to stay for a season at the largest wetland complex in the interior of the United States. Cheyenne Bottoms, in the middle of Kansas, is home to millions of birds who stop during their annual migrations in the spring and fall, as well as a diverse population of wildlife who make a home there year-round. As Ava meets her mate and starts a family, readers are introduced to one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.

Some Facts about Wetlands:

- In only 23 years, between 1955 and 1978, 40% of the wetlands in Kansas disappeared.

- Wetlands around the world are vanishing at a rate three times that of forests.

- Wetlands are one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, as varied and productive as rain forests and coral reefs.

- Wetlands do amazing things for their surrounding communities, such as reduce soil erosion by capturing sediment and soaking up extra flood water.

About the Author
Kern, Mandy: - Kansas Wetlands Education Center Program Specialist Mandy Kern is passionate about helping others appreciate the natural resources around them. She enjoys making opportunities for children to connect with the outdoors, away from electronics and screens. Her first visit to Cheyenne Bottoms was in seventh-grade science class as a reward for learning to identify over 100 bird species. Prior to working at the center, she was a high school agriculture education and science instructor, where including science literacy was always a priority. Mandy lives on a market farm, where she cultivates her veggie empire with her husband Joseph and three children, Jonas, Russell, and Maggie. They are the 6th generation to live on this homestead on the Santa Fe Trail. They love to go on adventures and especially love to road trip to national parks. Her favorite bird is the Black-necked Stilt.Nicklin, Onalee: - Onalee Nicklin is best known for her fantasy or storybook pencil drawings, often depicting children as mermaids, elves, or characters in a story. She works mostly with graphite pencils, colored pencils, and sometimes does a little mixed media. I hope my work inspires people to use their imagination, to dream, to read, she says. She credits most of the development of her skill to the lessons in Foundations of Art from the School of Illustrative Arts, instructor Howard David Johnson. Onalee lives in a small cottage on a farm near Emporia with her husband, a tuxedo cat, and numerous species of wildlife. Having always loved fantasy, fairytales, and storybooks-and inspired by the illustrations of Adrienne Segur-she now crafts her own whimsical and detailed illustrations.