Terra Sancta Press

Ethan Egret’s Family Album is a charming book that will entertain and teach both child and parent about the early family life of one of America’s most elegant and loved birds. The words and stunning photographs complement each other and offer fascinating details for everyone. I look forward to many readings of Ethan Egret’s Family Album to my grandchildren.

Louis DeMuoy, Past President,
Montgomery Bird Club, Maryland Ornithological Society

Ethan Egret’s Family Album is a book that young readers and their parents alike can enjoy and learn from. I particularly found the photos and descriptions of the ways the parents feed their young something that many youngsters are not aware of and probably have never seen.
    For all who care about our wildlife and environment, Ethan Egret’s Family Album spotlights the complicated life and the struggles that these marvelous birds deal with every day.
    The fact that you shot so many beautiful images of the Great Egrets to chronicle their courtship, nest building, egg laying and raising of their young is fascinating.
    Thank you from all of us who dearly love our outdoors.

Tim Williams, Alligator Wrestler and Director of Media Productions at Gatorland Orlando

Ethan Egret’s Family Album is a pure joy, nature at its best. I especially liked Linda Jump’s sequence of capturing the egret’s life and then writing the story. I would read it to my first graders.

Carolyn G. Hamilton, Educator (ret.)

This story of Ethan and Emily Egret’s family journey is enjoyable, well-researched and written; a story that is filled with biological facts and an essential lesson on emotional and practical parenting. This engaging story should prove to become a staple nature classic. All ages can read, learn and enjoy.

Marie E. Roman, Author and Educator (ret.)

Ethan Egret’s Family Album is wonderfully depicted–a children’s avian adventure story as lived by a typical family of Great Egrets. The painstaking time devoted by the photographer-author Linda Jump to photograph and describe the lives of these birds from birth to flight defines the author’s devotion to authenticity and appreciation of a child’s viewpoint. Truly a marvelous read for everyone, including those 5 to 10 year olds who love nature, and for whom the author undertook this lovely task.

Ed von Koenigseck of West Melbourne, Fl,Technical Writer for Private Industry

A charming easy-reader with photos and fast facts about the life cycle of the Great Egret.

Anne Mack

I didn’t want to be a bird in your book. I want to be a shark. How come Chloe gets to ride on an alligator?

Joshua Hall, age 7 grandson of the author

Your book is awesome. I love the pictures. Read it again!

Chloe Pianka, age 5, granddaughter of the author