Illustrations and simple text show the parallels between a pair of sandhill cranes building a nest and a construction crane being used to build a cabin for a family.
Lyrical text and photographs follow a newborn sandhill crane as it takes its first steps into the world. Includes information about sandhill crane families.
The author draws from his own extensive experience as well as the latest science to offer a richly detailed and deeply felt account of the ecology of sandhill and whooping cranes and the wetlands in which they live.