{"id":35978,"date":"2019-03-27T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T02:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=35978"},"modified":"2019-03-27T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T02:26:12","slug":"review-of-hawk-mother-by-kara-hagedorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=35978","title":{"rendered":"Review of Hawk Mother, by Kara Hagedorn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hawk Mother<\/p>\n

The Story of a Red-tailed Hawk Who Hatched Chickens<\/em><\/p>\n

by Kara Hagedorn<\/p>\n

Web of Life Children\u2019s Books, Berkeley, California, 2017. 32 pages.
\nReview written March 5, 2019, from a library book<\/p>\n

This is one of those nonfiction books with big, cute pictures of baby animals \u2013 which make it an easy win for booktalking.<\/p>\n

The main story is of a rescued red-tailed hawk. She\u2019d been shot and found with a broken wing. She\u2019d never fly again. Kara Hagedorn is a zoologist who works at a wildlife center. She took care of the hawk, named her Sunshine, and bonded with her.<\/p>\n

Sunshine made a habit of laying eggs and sitting on them \u2013 even though they were infertile and would never hatch. Sunshine would take good care of the eggs \u2013 and expect Kara to help her \u2013 but Kara had to get rid of the eggs each summer to stop Sunshine waiting forever for them to hatch.<\/p>\n

But one year, Kara got two fertilized eggs from a local chicken farmer and placed them in Sunshine\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n

Even though in the wild, hawks kill and eat baby chickens, Sunshine adopted these as her own and cared for them until they became fully grown roosters.<\/p>\n

Sunshine\u2019s inspiring story shows how we can all overcome challenges and adjust to new situations with the help of others!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This lovely book tells a simple but heart-warming story and is illustrated with large photographs throughout.<\/p>\n

sunshinehawk.com<\/a>
\nconifercreative.com<\/a>
\nweboflifebooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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