Celia Godkin is an award-winning author and illustrator best known for her debut book, Wolf Island, which won the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award. She has continued to write and illustrate children’s books with environmental themes including Fire! which was shortlisted for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction. Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World is nominated for the Green Earth Book Award and the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award. Born in England, Celia lives in Eastern Ontario.
The story of a peregrine falcon and its mate's struggle to raise their young is told against the backdrop of scientists' efforts to understand the raptors' decline in the wild. After a devastating effect on the bird's lifecycle is linked to the pesticide DDT, the world's fastest bird must depend on ...
By Celia Godkin & Celia Godkin
In 1995 - 96, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. To researchers' surprise, the wolves ended up positively impacting the entire ecosystem and landscape. Informational pages with further historical and scientific information complete this illustrated narrative.
By Celia Godkin & Celia Godkin
