Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel: And Other Poems of Birds in Flight

This poetry collection observes twelve kinds of birds as they travel through the air. Each poem focuses on a distinctive pattern of flight and on the words associated with it, including geese that skein, puffins that wheel, crows that mob, and starlings that murmurate. Gouache and digital-media illustrations are paired with the poems. A glossary and notes on each bird in the back matter extend the book’s attention to bird movement and language.