"...part comic adventure, part treatise about the "real-life power of
birds"...a rousing flight of fancy that will inspire and
entertain!"-BookLife Reviews
Birds have real superpowers!
Peregrine Falcons have super-speed and can fly up to 242 miles per hour
as the fastest animal on earth. Hummingbirds have super-stability and
can hover in place and fly backward like a helicopter. Snowy Owls have
super-heaing and can find animals buried under snow by listening. Golder
Eagles have super-sight, seeing prey more than a mile away. Wandering
Albatrosses have super-endurance and can fly up to 75,000 miles a year
across oceans. To humans, these and other natural bird superpowers are
astounding.
But does an under-confident pigeon have any powers?
This is the story of Emilio, an ordinary kid who happens to be a pigeon.
When life gets him down, he looks to his favorite comic book heroes for
answers - The Winged Heroes. No matter what, they always find a way to
save birdkind with their amazing superpowers and daring missions. So why
can't he score even a small crust of bread at the park? Join Emilio on a
journey to discover his own powers in a world of challenges.
Winged Heroes contains extensive backmatter for further learning,
including a spread on "Pigeon Superpowers," a "Meet the Real Birds"
section with full-color photographs and species info on the birds in the
story, and Activities and Discussion Questions. The title and detail on
the cover are foil-stamped silver, and the book has French flaps for
easy bookmarking.
Birds in this book:
Readers are invited to take a scientific personality and behavior quiz,
"What Winged Hero are you most like?" at WingedHeroes.com matching
people with the Winged Heroes superhero they are most like!
35% of the net proceeds from every Cornell Lab Publishing Group book
purchase will support projects such as children's educational and
community programs.
