Books for young audiences can be counted on to include excellent artwork. Here are 10 illustrations of the California condor from as many children’s books.
Some of the images below show entire illustrations while others show only details.
Artist: Uncredited. Source: Rauzon, Mark J. The last condor. Marine Endeavors. 1986.
Artist: Peter C. Stone. Source: Hoopes, Lyn Littlefield. Condor magic. Benefactory. 1997.
Artists: Kenneth Goldman and Robert Goldman. Source: Wexo, John Bonnett. Birds of prey. Wildlife Education. 2001.
Artist: Uncredited. Source: Miller-Schroeder, Patricia, and Susan Ring. California condors. Raintree. 2004.
Artist: Uncredited. Source: Legg, Gerald. Monster animals. Alligator. 2006.
Artist: Tom Newsom. Source: Phelan, Glen. Condor rescue. National Geographic Society. 2007.
Artist: Fred Martin. Source: Heimbuch, Carol. Condor caper. Aventine. 2008.
Artist: Uncredited. Source: Wexo, John Bonnett. Endangered animals. Wildlife Education. 2011.
Artist: Natalie J Totire. Source: Totire, Natalie J. God’s mighty raptors. CreateSpace. 2015.
Artist: Doug Hansen. Source: Hansen, Doug. California, the magic island. Heyday. 2016.
All of the books listed above are deserving of a fuller look. Check with your library or bookseller to find these books.
For more, see the posts Illustrations from books for children: 1975-2015 and Books for younger children. The cover of Mark Rauzon’s The Last Condor is shown in the post Last.