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Author: Jonathan Evan Maslow
Publisher: Laurel Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780440507086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1983 Maslow traveled to Guatemala to locate the endangered quetzal, considered sacred and one of the most beautiful birds on earth. Following the bird's trail, he confronts the horrors of a war-torn nation, where 10,000 people disappear each year.
Author: Quinn Berentson
Publisher:
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781877517846
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe moa were the most unusual and unique family of birds that ever lived, a clan of feathered monsters that developed in isolation for many, many millions of years. They became extinct reasonably quickly after the arrival of the Maori, and were a distant memory by the time European explorers arrived. So the discovery and identification of their bones in the 1840s was a worldwide sensation, claimed by many to be the zoological find of the century. This book begins by recounting the story of discovery, which was characterised by an unbelievable amount of controversy and intrigue. Since then there has been an unbroken chain of new discoveries, culminating with intriguing revelations in recent years about the moa's biology, that have come to light through DNA testing and radio-dating. This is a fascinating and important book that richly recounts the life and death of our strangest bird. Packed with a fantastic range of illustrations, Moa fills an important gap in our natural history literature, a popular but serious book on this national icon.
Author: Alvin Powell
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2008-03-12
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 081174129X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK• Real-life scientific adventure • A thought-provoking exploration of how the Endangered Species Act works--and how it fails Thirty years ago, researchers discovered a previously unknown species of bird in the rain-soaked and remote mountains of Hawaii. As they studied the creature--which sported a black mask and was called the po'ouli--they soon learned that its population was shrinking quickly, and they worked frantically to find out what was killing the species and how they might prevent its extinction. This fast-paced account of their work, done in one of the world's most inhospitable environments, describes a stirring fight for survival. It also illustrates the challenge of protecting endangered species in a rapidly changing world.
Author: Jan Thornhill
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781445119601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSUICIDE, DEATH & BEREAVEMENT. What does it mean to be alive? How do living things die? What happens to living things after death? These questions and many others are tackled in this award-winning, intelligent and sensitive book. Ages 9+
Author: Sarojini Naidu
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ted Floyd
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1426220030
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-06-07
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780062560384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis heartwarming classic picture book by beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown is beautifully reillustrated for a contemporary audience by the critically acclaimed, award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson. One day, the children find a bird lying on its side with its eyes closed and no heartbeat. They are very sorry, so they decide to say good-bye. In the park, they dig a hole for the bird and cover it with warm sweet-ferns and flowers. Finally, they sing sweet songs to send the little bird on its way.
Author: Kyo Maclear
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-01-03
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1501154206
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A writer's search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in this ... meditation on creativity and life"--
Author: Ron King
Publisher:
Published: 1993
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn altered book, created from a copy of Joanthan Evan Maslow's Bird of life, bird of death (Harmondsworth : Viking, 1986). Covers painted black. Text block cut in the form of a human figure, with a removeable portion of the figure (painted red) attached to the text block with a blue string.
Author: Jarvis Jay Masters
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-09-22
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0061937371
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK 2022 "When I think about the fact that society, a nation, has sentenced me to death, all I can do is turn inside myself, to the place in my heart that wants so desperately to feel human, still connected to this world, as if I have a purpose." The moving memoir of a Death Row inmate who discovers Buddhism and becomes an inspirational role model for fellow inmates, guards, and a growing public In 1990, while serving a sentence in San Quentin for armed robbery, Jarvis Jay Masters was implicated as an accessory in the murder of a prison guard. A 23-year-old Black man, Jarvis was sentenced to death in the gas chamber. While in the maximum security section of Death Row, using the only instrument available to him—a ball-point pen filler—Masters's astounding memoir is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer. Offering us scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny and uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings tells the story of the author’s childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism. Masters’s story drew the attention of luminaries in the world of American Buddhism, including Pema Chodron, who wrote a story about him for O Magazine and offers a foreword to the book. Thirty-two years after his conviction, Masters is still on Death Row. A growing movement of people believe Masters is innocent, and are actively working within the legal system to free him.
