The Longest Journey

Written by Amy Hevron

Witness an Arctic Tern's daring 60,000-mile journey across the globe.

3.9/5 Goodreads · 56 ratings

40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Embark on an epic journey with an Arctic Tern as it undertakes its first 60,000-mile migration from pole to pole. Facing fierce winds, storms, and predators, this young bird joins its flock in a quest for endless summer. Discover the wonders of this incredible voyage, beautifully illustrated with map-like art, and delve into the science of these remarkable travelers. Will the tern survive the perils of its globe-spanning adventure?

From the publisher

Follow the epic annual migration of an Arctic Tern on its sixty-thousand-mile journey to the South Pole and back again, the longest such migration in the animal kingdom. In their thirty-year lifetimes, Arctic Terns travel nearly 1.5 million miles, that’s enough to fly to the Moon and back three times! Each year they brave blistering winds, storms, rough seas, and airborne predators as they travel between the Earth’s poles, chasing the summer. In The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration, we follow one such bird as it spreads its wings and sets out to make its first globe-spanning trip with its flock. Amy Hevron is the illustrator of Trevor by Jim Averbeck, the recipient of multiple starred reviews. She also illustrated Candace Fleming’s The Tide Pool Waits which was the recipient of the Portfolio Honor Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Her brilliant, naturalistic artwork mimicking maps and nautical charts is supported by extensive research and paired with material at the back of the book explaining the science behind the life cycle of Arctic Terns. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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