THE LITTLE WOODCOCK

by Berniece Freschet ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1967

Little woodcock against the world--fox, hunter (""man is the woodcock's most dangerous enemy""), weasel, owl--in a prose-and-picture evocation of a few days in her uncertain life. As she sits well-hidden on her nest none of the other animals can see her;when she flies with her mate to hunt for worms, he is shot down; her eggs batch, she takes the chicks for a walk; a hunter menaces, moves on; an owl alights in a near-by tree, remains; she must make a new nest at the edge of the woods. The struggle for survival is subsumed in the sights, sounds, smells of the woods; snippets of information slip easily into place. Our only objection is to the worked-up animosity toward the hunter; a false note in a low-keyed treatment. It does look lovely, an ecological cross-section in feathery browns. A little long for the restive, nice for the reflective.

Pub Date: May 1, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Scribners

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1967

Categories: CHILDREN'S