8.13.2009

Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman


The Red Tail Hawk, known as Pale Male, does not have an easy time of it. The trials, tribulations, and final triumph of the hawk who nests on the ledge at one of New York City’s most exclusive addresses is presented with a perfect melding of words and illustrations. Details of everything from the political battles fought to keep Pale Male at his home to Pale Male’s fathering skills weave together into a story that all readers will enjoy.

44 comments:

  1. This book is very good you should read it too!Pale Male is the bravest and oldest hawk I have ever heard of in my life I never new that hawks could live that long.

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  2. I thought the book was very intresting because this book told about a red tailed hawk. It was living in NYC on top of every apt building.

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  3. I rily liked this boock because it was based on a reil story.

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  4. I like pale male because. I like hawks and because i have never heard about a red tailed hawk. Or pale male. I really liked the parts when they hunt

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  5. It had good description of the hawk.

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  6. I thought it was a really good book because it I think it used wods that made me fill like I was in the book.I liked the way that it described the hawk.

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  7. It was a good book and it was kind of a true story

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  8. I really loved the book it was a really a cuite book.Pale Male was a toutching story.

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  9. I thought the book was very neat. I realy liked the part where he made a nest on a baseball diamond base. I also liked how all the people in NYC liked the hawks so much.

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  10. pale male I liked it and the fact of that I never here of a red tailled hawk

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  11. The book is cool. It's real fun so I think its a good book.

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  12. I like Pale Male beacuse it reminds me of my dads perents home in california.

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  13. i thought that the book was an interesting because there was a movie in side my head.

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  14. I thought this book was interesting. It was about a real-life red-tail hawk that lives in NYC and builds his home on a building on 5th Avenue. I learned a lot about red-tail hawks that I didn't know before.

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  15. I liked this book because I learned alot about red-tail hawks. I also thaught Pale Male was a great role model of perserverence.

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  16. I liked the book because it should a birds life. I also liked how the people would watch the birds!

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  17. I really loved this book i now know alot about red tailed hawks. i wasn't really interested in hawks but now i wanna learn alot about even more types of hawks

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  18. This book was good I didnt know it was a true story untill someone told me.
    The end of this book was the beast part of the book.

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  19. I think this book is a very intresting book. I would recomend reading it because it is a true story and you learn something about hawks.

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  20. I thught that it was nice sweet. Because pale male was a smart hawk and was`nt scared of pepole.

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  21. I thought this book was an intresting. Beacause a red tail hawk stayed there and lived there for a long time.

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  22. i loved this book i liked the pics to i loved the birds to

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  23. This one is one of my favorites because it taugh you some about hawks.

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  24. Pale Male is this hawk who lives in New York City.They were going to tear down this building that pale male was on in a nest. I can't teel you the rest.

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  25. Probably best for a person who loves hawks, especially red-tail hawks.

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  26. Pale Male is a hawk who lives in New York city. Once, he found a mate, after bilding thier nest in a tree filled with crows, every time they tried leaving, a flock of crows would chase after them. After a while, the crows drove Pale Male's mate into a metal post. His mate had to be brought to an emergency halk center in New Jersey. After a while he found a new mate. this time they made thier nest on a building. Pale Male and his mate were very happy to be with each other. This was a very good book. I liked it alot.

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  27. I kinda liked this book cuz it told me alot of stuff about how the thing was bilt and how everbody was excited.

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  28. This book was very amazing how the red-tail hawk went through so much like how he was smart building a nest on the anti pigion spikes to be unharmed from elements

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  29. I liked this book because i learnedalot about the red tail hawks .

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  30. I actually liked Pale Male alot because it was sad and happy at certain times like when the chicks were born and when the people kicked Pale Male off the building.

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  31. i NEVER HAERD OF THAT KIND OF BIRD THIS BOOK WAS VERY INTRSTING TO LEARN ABOUT THIS BIRD.

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  32. I think it's really amazing that a bird gets to be father of the year.

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  33. This book was amazing because a hawk called pale male became famous in New York! He was respected by the people. Its a good book!

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  34. you learn a lot about yew york and red tailed hawks.

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  35. I like how the author wrote about the life of the red-tailed hawk

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  36. this book is amazing!!! it taught me alought about this bird...it make me want to go bird watching in new york

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  37. that movie is good that arthour is describing it great it is a good book

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  38. I thought this was a really good book everyone should read it.

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  39. I thought pale male was a great book because it was like they were interviewing the red tailed hawk it's self

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  40. This book was kind of sad because they kept moveing the neast or puting spikes on the biulding.I still liked the book.

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  41. this book wasint my favorit because he ckept moving.

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  42. I think that pale male is a good book because of the story line. I like the pictures in the book. the book would be a good book for 2nd grader.

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  43. i liked this book cause my grandpas a bird vet.

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  44. I love Pale Male because it shows teens and kids are not as helpes as we look

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