Duck Hunting

Children's Literature - Paula Rohrlick

This easy-to-read introduction to duck hunting covers equipment, skills, techniques, conservation, and safety; and it features numerous color photographs. The author is Chapter President of the Minnesota Waterfowl Association and clearly speaks from experience. The text is brief and the print size is large, with terms such as "species," "waders," and "blinds" highlighted and defined at the bottom of the page. Special features include a recipe for Orange Duck, a diagram of a shotgun, illustrated lists of essential duck hunting equipment, dog breeds, duck species information on gun safety, and duck hunting "do's and don'ts." A glossary and a bibliography, along with information about how to access Facthound for a list of related Internet sites, round out this solid entry in the high interest-low vocabulary series, "The Great Outdoors", which is appropriate for larger public libraries or schools with populations of hunters. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick