Ahmed and the Nest of Sand

Ahmed and the Nest of Sand: A Piping Plover Story - Story by Kristin Bieber Domm and Illustrated by Jeffrey C. Domm

When Ahmed moves to Nova Scotia from his native Kuwait, he wants a pet. Instead he gets to help save an endangered bird, the piping plover.

Also available in French - Ahmed et le nid de sable: L'univers des pluviers siffleurs - Texte français de Eveline Chiasson

About the Author

Kristin Bieber Domm has been a teacher for twenty-eight years. She is the author of four Nimbus titles for children, including Atlantic Puffin. Kristin teaches writing and graduate education courses part-time at Mount Saint Vincent University. She is a participating writer in the Writers in the Schools program and plays bassoon in the Wyndrock Quintet. She lives in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.

About the Illustrator

Jeffrey C. Domm is an award-winning illustrator with over thirty wildlife related books to his credit, including the children's books Atlantic Puffin and The Hatchling's Journey. He has been teaching illustration and drawing at NSCAD University for over sixteen years and his body of work includes illustrations for Parks Canada, Environment Canada and Canadian Wildlife Service. He lives in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.

Author: Kristin Bieber Domm
Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2000, 2001
ISBN: 9781551093383, 9781551093802
Paperback: 32 pages
Dimensions:  8" x 8"