Provides information on hawks, including their physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle. Includes a folktale about hawks and a list of additional resources.

Introduces readers to the history and players of the NBA team known as the Atlanta Hawks. Describes their arena, uniforms, important players, and their first championship. Includes simple text, color photographs, a glossary, and an index.

"As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She buys Mabel ... on a Scottish quayside and takes her home to Cambridge....

Early morning and a ruffle of feathers, a shadow gliding through the backyard. High above your house Father Hawk circles, sharp eyes searching for prey. Swoosh! He dives after chipmunks, crows, sparrows, squirrels. Screech! The sun hangs low in the sky as three hungry chicks wait. Will they eat today?