This Book is dedicated to Mrs. Suarez for helping me be a part of the Hosmer School, and to Mrs. Mattson and Mrs. P for helping me make this book.

Deep in the mountains of Canada, the early morning sky reflects in the rushing river. Father Bald Eagles spreads out his long wings and soars over the emerald trees and rolling mountains. He is searching for his old nest to live in.  

 

It seems like Father Bald Eagle awakens the sun as he flies across the pink and orange sky. Soon it will be day and he is still searching for his nest. After a while, Father Bald Eagle lands on an empty tree stump. He grips onto the dead tree with his long, sharp talons. His dark wings huddle against his body. With his keen eyesight, Father Bald Eagle looks east for his old resting place. Suddenly, Father Bald Eagle stiffens when he hears a scary noise.  

 

Father Bald Eagle glides down into the woods to see what the noise is. Oh no! Loggers have cut all of the trees down! Only trunks are left! Where will Father Bald Eagle go? Where is his old nest? He worries that he will not have a home anymore. Father Bald Eagle flaps his wings up and down and flies across the empty fields.  

 

Finally, as the sun drifts down in the sky, Father Bald Eagle finds a new habitat to live in! There are lots of trees where he can build a new nest and have a family. He is not worried anymore. Trees sway back and forth in the summer breeze. Father Bald Eagle is happy.  

 

                                                                       

   

About the Author

Brennan Cook likes playing baseball and street hockey. He plays catch with his dad and wants to be a famous baseball player when he grows up. He enjoys playing the guitar and spending time with his sister sometimes.          

This is one of the many books that came to life while students in Mrs. Mattson’s

3rd grade class explored the rich relationship between visual imagery and the

written word. This book was created as a part of Image-Making Within the

Writing Process, a dynamic art-and-literature-based approach to writing

developed by Beth Olshansky at the University of New Hampshire. Image-Making

uses hand-painted textured papers as the raw materials for creating collage

stories and poetry. Unlike a more traditional writing process, within Image-

Making the pictures always come first. This offers students with diverse learning

styles essential visual and kinesthetic tools for rehearsing, drafting, and revising

their ideas long before setting pencil to paper. Image-Making was validated by

the US Department of Education as an “innovative and effective literacy

program” in 1993. Today children around the world use this process to create

books in many languages.

Spring, 2011