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Pufflings Fly Free!: A Rescue Tale from Iceland

Pufflings Fly Free!: A Rescue Tale from Iceland

Paeff, Colleen
Ólafsdóttir, Linda

Hardcover

AnimalsGeneral Juvenile Fiction

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ISBN13: 9798260502594
Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Published: Jun 9 2026
Pages: 34
Language: English
From Sibert Honoree Colleen Paeff comes a quietly powerful picture book about one young girl's courageous mission to save a baby puffin, or puffling, with the support of her community on the Icelandic Westman Islands, exploring themes of environmental conservation, animals, family traditions, and girls in science.

While most of the world sleeps, Freya and her family embark on a late-night rescue mission like no other. On Iceland's Westman Islands, families gather at midnight to save lost baby puffins, or pufflings, guiding them safely back to the sea.

Freya has always dreamed of rescuing a puffling on her own, just like her older siblings. But every time she tries, the tiny birds slip through her fingers--beaks nip, claws scratch, and they escape.

When one puffling tumbles into the deep clamshell bucket of an excavator, out of reach from everyone else, Freya is faced with a choice. With her family ready to head home, she must find the courage to climb in and save the little bird--all by herself.

This fictional story is based on the Puffling Patrol, a real rescue that takes place every year on the Westman Islands of Iceland. Both the author and illustrator joined the Puffling Patrol and rescued birds themselves.

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