Meet Arrow, a young peregrine learning her fastest dive-the stoop-over a humming city. In I Am a Peregrine Falcon: My Fastest Dive, she reads the wind, misses, waits, and tries again until skill and patience carry her to a clean, safe catch. Told in a lyrical first-person voice, the story brings children close to the rush of air, the flick of a tail used like a rudder, and the calm that follows a good hunt.

On the ground below, seven-year-old Miles imagines each move with a fluttering yellow scarf, a cardboard falcon mask, and toy binoculars. His play mirrors Arrow's focus and courage, showing that big feelings-hunger, frustration, pride, relief-can be noticed, named, and steadied.

Created for ages 5-10, this picture book blends wonder with true-to-life details about the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus): the dark facial mustache, scythe-shaped wings, dives that can top 200 miles per hour, and the species' city-rooftop comeback. Back matter offers a friendly fact page for curious readers and classrooms. I Am a Peregrine Falcon is part of I Am a Wild Bird by Kimberlee Everson-a series that invites children to see the natural world with attention and care.