McMillan, Bruce. creator text bibliography Literature. mau Boston Houghton Mifflin 1995 monographic eng

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32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm On a tiny island off the coast of Iceland, Halla and her friends wait with anticipation. Every spring, millions of puffins, the clowns of the sea, return to nest, lay eggs, and raise their chicks to pufflings. That means Halla and her friends will be busy in August when the pufflings venture out at night to take their first flight. Then, all of the children stay out all night, too. During the nights of the pufflings they rescue thousands of stranded young birds, and in the daytime set themsafely free at the beach. In Nights of the Pufflings, Bruce McMillan captures the unique and endearing story of an island tradition. juvenile written and photo-illustrated by Bruce McMillan. Includes bibliographical references (p. 32). Puffins Iceland Juvenile literature Puffins Animals Iceland QL696.C42 M39 1995 598.3/3 0395708109 9780395708101 94014808 DLC 940324 20250910152831.0 8406 eng