Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle

This book tells the story of Beauty, a bald eagle that loses her beak in a hunter's trap. With the help of a 3D-printed prosthetic, she learns to adapt and survive in the wild again. The book has been awarded the AAAS/SUBARU SB&F PRIZE for EXCELLENCE in SCIENCE BOOKS and has received 5 other children's book awards. Meet Beauty, the bald eagle that made world news when she was injured, rescued and received a 3D-printed prosthetic beak. Follow Beauty's brave and inspiring story as she grows up in the wild, is rescued after being illegally shot, and receives a new beak specially engineered by a human team including a raptor biologist, engineer and dentist. Learn more about how bald eagles as a species came back from near extinction, and about nationwide efforts to conserve this American symbol.