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Whistling Wings
by Laura Goering, Illustrator: Laura Jacques

Reviewed by Brittany, Student Editor-in-Chief

A great book for kids ages 8-10




What do you get when you cross a swan, a lake, and a chilly season sneaking up on them both?

Whistling Wings is most certainly not your average everyday picture book. With Laura Goering's easy-to-imagine storyline and Laura Jacques' illuminant, life-like illustrations, this tale of a little swan who stays behind will be read over and over again...especially if you like animals!

Marcel, a young, Tundra Swan, seems to be the odd one out during migration season. He knows it'll be safe to fly away with his mom and dad, but on migration day, he's to scared to take to the sky, so he hides until all the swans leave...including his parents.

His parents?! Opps. He'll never be able to find his own way. Now Marcel is left to face the chilly tundra on his own. He discovers how other animals brave the cold, but he decides that none of the ways are suitable for a swan. Just as he settles into a miserable sleep, he hears a noise.

YES! Could it be? Possibly?

Of course, every fairy tale has a good ending. So I'm not going to spoil this one by telling you what happens, ok? Read this easy-to-enjoy, fantastic tale to appreciate the happy ending, yourself.

BIG PLUS: At the end of the book, there's a section called "For Creative Minds" with fun facts and cool information on the animals in Whistling Wings. Common...what Animal Lover could pass up that kind of happily-ever-after ending?





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