What Will the Eagle Do?: An Interactive Picture Book (Survive in the Wild)

Become a bald eagle in this interactive picture book that encourages movement, creativity, and decision-making.

Have you ever dreamed of flying like a bald eagle? In this interactive picture book, you get to experience life from an eagle’s point of view. Flap your wings. Gobble down fish. Soar across the sky. The entertaining, educational story allows readers to make life choices to survive throughout an eagle’s life cycle—it’s like playing a game and reading a book at the same time!

As the adventure begins, emerge from your shell. You’ll grow strong in your nest, but when are you strong enough to leave? Experience living on your own, hunting, finding food in winter, building a nest, and starting a family.

Written by award-winning author Ryan Jacobson, with illustrations by David Hemenway, What Will the Eagle Do? encourages movement and imagination, as readers pretend to become a bald eagle. Active children especially appreciate the opportunity to wiggle and move with the story.

This interactive picture book encourages:

• Imagination: Pretend to be a bald eagle
• Decision-making: Make life choices to survive
• Activity: Wiggle and move with the story

Children love picture books and are fascinated with bald eagles. This book serves as a wonderful introduction to bald eagle facts for kids.

Ryan Jacobson is an award-winning author. He has written more than 60 books, from silly titles to spooky ones. He prides himself on writing high-interest books for children and adults alike, so he can talk picture books in kindergarten, ghost stories in high school, and other fun stuff in between. Some of his favorite and most popular works include the Constellations Activity Book, Up Where the Stars Are, and What Eats That? Ryan was inspired to write What Will the Eagle Do? after watching bald eagles at a Minnesota lake.

Ryan is also the co-owner and publisher of Lake 7 Creative, LLC. His company creates activity books and sports books, and it specializes in developing interactive Choose Your Path books for young readers.

When he isn’t working on books, Ryan likes to build LEGO sets, play board games, and try new restaurants. He lives in eastern Minnesota with his wife and two sons.

David Hemenway has been drawing and painting since he was very young. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. David lives in Waterloo, Iowa, where he works as an independent artist for role-playing and board games.