The Coeur d’Alene Public Library will host a book launch for “Beauty and the Beak,” a children’s nonfiction book about the effort to help a bald eagle that lost its beak in an illegal shooting, Saturday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. in the Community Room. A second program will begin at 12 p.m.

The free programs will also feature live birds from Birds of Prey Northwest (BPN) in St. Maries.

Written by Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp, BPN president and executive director, “Beauty and the Beak” relates through words and pictures how the eagle was rescued and received a pioneering 3D-printed prosthetic beak. During the months of engineering and surgery the eagle was hand fed and provided water before she could again feed and drink on her own.

This book will resonate with stories of other animals endangered or in need, and with stories of humans, from young children to military veterans, in need of prosthetic limbs, who are being given new lives with state-of-the-art devices.

The book includes expanded information about bald eagles as a top predator species, their near extinction in most of the U.S., their successful reintroduction back into the wild, and efforts to conserve this critical raptor species today.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase for signing.

Patrons who need accommodation to participate in library programs or services are asked to contact the staff prior to the activity by calling 208-769-2315.