Super Swifts

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Author(s)

Justin Anderson

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Clover Robin

Publisher

Candlewick Press

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Release Date

May 08, 2024

ISBN

978-1536231489

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An evocative nonfiction narrative follows the swifts on their epic journey north, from the jungles of Africa to nesting sites in Europe.

A swift may not look like anything special—it’s just a plain brown bird, small enough to nestle in the palm of your hand—but these superheroes of the avian world can fly incredible distances amazingly quickly, reaching speeds of up to seventy miles per hour and spending ten months of every year in the air. Follow one female swift from the steamy forests of tropical central Africa to northern Europe as she navigates arid desert and restless ocean, dodging predators along the way. Eating, drinking, and sleeping on the wind, she won’t rest until she’s reached her nesting site. Woven through with fascinating facts amplified in an author’s note and index, Super Swifts fuses gorgeous collage illustrations and a lilting text to evoke the grandeur of a voyage like no other—and introduce a singular bird with amazing powers.

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1 review

Around the World with Swifts - Educational and Whimsical

August 03, 2024

Overall rating

4.7

Plot

5.0

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N/A

Writing Style

5.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

4.0

Travel around the world with the swifts, a small, unassuming bird that goes on an amazing journey every year. Ocean to mountain, desert to suburban neighborhood, the swifts weather sunshine, rain, and sneaky predators, but the little creatures amazingly endure it all.

Balancing information with whimsy, this is a wonderful educational book. There's the main story, told in bigger text, which is great for more casual readers, and then the additional captions with more of the detailed facts. Some people just want the big picture, while others will delight in the flight speeds and distances, and there's plenty in this book to please both groups.

The full color illustrations are beautifully vibrant. For an entire book all about swifts, each page remains fresh and different, with a range of colors across all the places the swifts go.

Pick this up to learn a little, or a lot, about the super swifts.