Magnificent in flight and brilliantly adapted for hunting, eagles are known throughout the world as "lords of the skies." Other birds may be larger, others may fly higher or faster, but eagles have a fascination all their own. Because these birds are not easy for scientists to observe, many elusive species remain a tantalizing mystery.
With the clarity and precision for which her work is known, renowned science writer Helen Roney Sattler offers an authoritative introduction to eagles, illustrated in full color by Jean Day Zallinger. She discusses their body structure, flight and hunt- ing, mating and nesting, and the hatching and growth of eaglets. A glossary of eagles describes each of the sixty species, and meticulously accurate paintings portray every eagle in exquisite detail.
Despite their strength and prowess, these majestic birds are threatened with extinction. The Book of Eagles makes clear how great a loss we will suffer if we do not succeed in preserving the remarkable "lords of the skies."
– From the dust jacket
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