Pale Male : Citizen Hawk of New York City

from aprilcm

This 2009-2010 Bluebonnet Book is a nonfiction picture book about a red tailed hawk taking residence in New York City. His trials of finding nesting grounds and battling birds and humans alike, contributed to his never say die attitude and determination to live in the middle of bustling New York ...

from mapalumbo

This wonderfully illustrated book tells the story of a red-tailed hawk living in an urban setting. The watercolor illustrations of Mielo So include wonderful hues of earthy reds, browns, and greens. Out of the three books that I read about Pale Male, this one by Janet Schulman was the most poetic...

from raizel

Long picture book about the red-tail hawked, Pale Male, who lives outside a New York apartment building, gives a detailed and clearly biased explanation of his life in the city. The solution finally agreed upon by the apartment owners after the worldwide protests and unwelcome publicity that resu...

from Tables

This book is beautifully-illustrated and provides a detailed account of Pale Male, though it might not be a pristine example of non-fiction.

from ngwiaz1

I wasn't sure how I felt about this book when I finished reading it. I thought that the illustrations were really unique in a sense that the hawk was drawn in every page and clearly made visible. Without reading the text the reader could assume that the story is about a special hawk. In addition,...