{"product_id":"2940169052664","title":"Wisdom, the Midway Albatross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWISDOM, THE MIDWAY ALBATROSS: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Dangers for Over 60 Years\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eby Darcy Pattison, illustrated by Kitty Harvill\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eWisdom, the Midway Albatrossamp;mdash;the oldest bird in the worldamp;mdash;hatched a new chick in 2011, and two months later, the Japanese tsunami struck. Surviving manmade and natural disasters for over 60 years, Wisdom has braved living wild, plastic pollution, longline fishing, lead poisoning, and the Japanese earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this ¿Biography in Text and Art,¿ Harvill takes original photos as references to create accurate wildlife illustrations. These aren¿t generic birds, but one particular individual in detail. Pattison¿s careful research, vetted by scientists in the field, brings to life this this true story of an infant cub that must face a complicated world aloneamp;mdash;and find a way to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBanded Since 1951\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 10, 1951, ornithologist Chandler Robbins banded 25 birds on Midway Island. One of those was Wisdom. She's been caught and given new bands seven times. There are older birds in captivity; there are probably older birds that didn't get banded. But Wisdom is the oldest known, wild bird in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOTHER BOOKS BY PATTISON\/HARVILL\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mims House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104292159728,"sku":"2940169052664","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169052664_p0.jpg?v=1763670425","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169052664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}