As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She buys Mabel ... on a Scottish quayside and takes her home to Cambridge....

Describes the physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of several species of avian predators.

Brings the reader into the lives of a hawk family. The curiosity of the fledgling leads to inevitable adventures.

Text and photographs introduce members of the hawk family, with emphasis on the Cooper's Hawk.

"In Hawks, beginning readers will learn about kinds of hawks, as well as the physical features that help them catch their food."--