{"id":18202,"date":"2025-01-15T05:49:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.readerviewskids.com\/?p=18202"},"modified":"2025-04-16T11:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:04:42","slug":"tiny-tern-takes-flight-by-donna-b-mckinney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/tiny-tern-takes-flight-by-donna-b-mckinney\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Tiny Tern Takes Flight&#8221; by Donna B. McKinney"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4afMXmX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.readerviewskids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TinyTernTakesFlight-1024x922.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18152 lazyload\" style=\"width:330px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" src=\"http:\/\/www.readerviewskids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TinyTernTakesFlight-1024x922.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18152\" style=\"width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TinyTernTakesFlight-1024x922.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TinyTernTakesFlight-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TinyTernTakesFlight-150x135.jpg 150w, https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TinyTernTakesFlight-768x691.jpg 768w, https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TinyTernTakesFlight.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tiny Tern Takes Flight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donna B. McKinney<br>Science, Naturally! (2024)<br>ISBN: 978-1958629567<br>Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views (01\/2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTiny Tern Takes Flight,\u201d by Donna B. McKinney is a remarkable tale about the migration of the Arctic Tern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiny Tern is about to embark on its first migration from the Arctic to the Antarctic \u2013 and back again. Tiny Tern faces challenges along the way like predators and storms, and miles and miles of ocean. The journey is arduous, filled with moments of tension and resilience, but it\u2019s also a story of triumph\u2014showing the power of perseverance and the incredible strength found in even the smallest creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wow! When I first saw the cover, I was expecting a charming story. I was not disappointed. It was a breathtaking adventure\u2014and so much more. McKinney\u2019s writing captures the enormity of Tiny Tern\u2019s journey with exquisite detail and a sense of wonder that hooked me from the very first page. You can almost feel the wind under Tiny Tern\u2019s wings and the determination pushing it forward. Playful words like \u201cSWOOSH!\u201d and \u201cKREE-ERRR!\u201d add fun and vitality, making every moment come alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story strikes a perfect balance between thrilling adventure, heartwarming moments, and fascinating lessons about animals in the natural world. McKinney peppers in fascinating facts into the story. Did you know they can fly up to 50,000 miles a year? Or that they can sleep mid-flight? These nuggets of science are blended seamlessly into the story, offering a gentle introduction to STEM concepts like biology and migration. Educators can take it even further with an online teacher\u2019s guide that extends the learning opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The illustrations by Fiona Osbaldstone are simply STUNNING. Each page contains vibrant depictions of Arctic and Antarctic landscapes, stormy skies, and shimmering oceans, transplanting you directly into this amazing world. I found myself lingering over the pages, soaking in every detail as they told a story all their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiny Tern\u2019s incredible feat of endurance is inspiring, and highlights the resilience, determination and the beauty in our natural world. If you\u2019re looking for a story that combines adventure, heart, and science, \u201cTiny Tern Takes Flight\u201d is a must-read. I highly recommend this book for kids young and old, parents, educators, and anyone who loves a story that inspires and enlightens. It\u2019s a priceless addition to children\u2019s STEM literature and will make a great addition to my four-year-old granddaughter\u2019s library!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiny Tern is about to embark on its first migration from the Arctic to the Antarctic \u2013 and back again. Tiny Tern faces challenges along the way like predators and storms, and miles and miles of ocean. The journey is arduous, filled with moments of tension and resilience, but it\u2019s also a story of triumph\u2014showing the power of perseverance and the incredible strength found in even the smallest creatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,5037,6504],"tags":[69,6503,5039,5562,6505],"class_list":["post-18202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-early-reader-ages-5-to-7","category-stem","tag-book-review","tag-donna-b-mckinney","tag-reader-views-kids","tag-science-naturally","tag-tiny-tern-takes-flight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38416,"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18202\/revisions\/38416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readerviews.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}