The Great Egret Family on the Lake

Follow the Great Egret Family as they build their nests, hatch their chicks, raise and feed their families, learn to fly and migrate to warmer climates! In these twelve illustrated stories, young readers will learn all about the Great Egret and the different, fascinating phases of its life!

Based on observations made at Shangri-La Botanical Gardens in Orange, Texas, bird sanctuaries at High Island, Texas, conversations with biologists, and research about behaviors of these waterbirds, these non-fiction nature stories will appeal to young readers with an interest in water and the wildlife that surrounds it.

Jean F. Andrews is a children's writer and naturalist. She lives in Beaumont, Texas.Jana M. Mason is a children's writer and naturalist. She lives in Urbana, Illinois.Jan Kellogg is an illustrator. She lives in Phelps, Wisconsin.