“bruce mcmillan”

Join in a playful exploration of language while voyaging to opposite ends of the world to observe the natural habitats of Icelandic puffins and Antarctic penguins. Rhyming text and striking photographs illuminate the graceful daily rituals of these two exotic birds.... More

First-rate photos illustrate a text that supplies interesting information about one of nature's most fascinating birds--the Gentoo penguin of Antarctica. Large captions summarize important facts and detailed descriptions are provided to enrich the volume.Travel to a place that few people visit and d... More

Antarctica, at the bottom of the world, is an island of ice. Even in the summer, temperatures aren't much above freezing. Astonishingly, though, the peninsula is a place where life thrives. Penguins raise their young while warding off scavenging birds, whales feed among the ice floes, seals talk und... More

In his latest photoessay, Bruce McMillan explores the lives of the Greater Flamingos, the world's largest and most colorful of birds. These magnificent creatures inhabit the desert-like Caribbean island of Bonaire, fifty miles north of Venezuela. The author shows graphically, in words and pictures, ... More

Puffins are sometimes called 'clowns of the sea' because of their bright bills and awkward antics. They are clumsy fliers during takeoffs and landings because they have chunky bodies and short wings.The annual tradition of Icelandic children rescuing thousands of stranded young puffins is documented... More

In a tiny fishing village in Iceland, two boats are ready to take you and young Fridrik fishing. Grandfather Fridrik fishes with hooks for cod. Grandfather Haddi fishes with nets for lumpfish, a very ugly fish. Young Fridrik lives in the land of fish. There are fish on the money and fish on the stam... More

The author presents the story of Drifa, who lives on a small island off the coast of Iceland and is responsible for the hatching and raising of over 200 peeping wild eider ducks to reestablish a colony on the island. Full color.On a small island off the coast of Iceland, Drifa has the task of hatchi... More

Every summer the salmon return to spawn in the streams of Kodiak Island, Alaska, and nine-year-old Alex, a native Aleut, comes here to fish with his family as his ancestors did. The abundant salmon are a source of food for the bears, eagles, foxes, magpies, gulls, and best of all, Alex's family. Bru... More

What color is a bean? Green? Or might it be purple? Dose a plum grow in, on, or above the ground? Join award-winning phott-ilustrater Bruce McMillan as he takes his camera in srech of some of nature's gorgeous colors found in gardens and orchards--and expect the unexpected.... More

The ladies of Iceland have a problem: the birds lay their eggs in nooks on the sides of steep cliffs, so the ladies have a very difficult time getting any of the eggs for baking. They go to town to buy chickens to lay eggs for them instead. For a while, everyone is happy: there are plenty of eggs to... More