A review by bibliokris
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose

4.0

Not sure this is a Newbery contender but I enjoyed reading this heroic tale of Moonbird, a.k.a. B95, a Rufa Red Knot shorebird that flies thousands of miles from Tierra del Fuego to northern Canada. Challenged by weather and man, the Rufa Red Knot population is plummeting. Hoose hopes that his book can help young & old learn about these beautiful birds and help save them from extinction. Writing was clear, compelling, entertaining. Lots of great scientific info about how the birds are trapped in order to band them and observe them. Glad I read this.