The Last Loon
- ISBN-10
- 155469292X
- ISBN-13
- 9781554692927
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-10-01
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Author
- Rebecca Upjohn
Description
When Evan spends the winter in the wilderness with his aunt Mag, he finds out about a loon hanging around at a local lake that is in need of help if it is going to make it through the winter, but his efforts at rescuing the bird prove to be more difficult than he expected.
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