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Author: Mary Jo Hazard
Publisher: Donegal Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780978812836
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo one would have guessed that a thoughtful gift from one friend to another would result in colonies of semi-domestic peacocks spread out today over the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Join author Mary Jo Hazard on a journey through the area, discovering all that these colorful, attention grabbing birds have to offer.
Author: Bruce Megowan
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1625851448
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPalos Verdes and the South Bay's dramatic beauty is mirrored by a dramatic history. Feuding over claims to the Rancho San Pedro continued for seventy-three years. The Vanderlip family's forty-year development of the Palos Verdes Peninsula resulted in one of California's wealthiest and most well-kept enclaves of coastal cities. Marineland of the Pacific on the Peninsula's end was one of the West Coast's more popular tourism draws before its controversial closing. But that's only the beginning. In this exciting compilation of articles, authors Bruce and Maureen Megowan reveal some of the intriguing secrets and little-known facts nestled within the hills, valleys and nearby cities of this beautiful area. Discover some of the fascinating stories about the development of the South Bay and Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Author: Sean Flynn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-05-17
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1982101083
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUntil Flynn’s neighbor in North Carolina offered him one, he had never considered whether he wanted a peacock. His family became the owners of not one but three charming yet fickle birds: Carl, Ethel, and Mr. Pickle. Here he chronicles their first year as peacock owners, from struggling to build a pen to assisting the local bird doctor in surgery to triumphantly watching a peahen lay her first egg. He also examines the history of peacocks, from their appearance in the Garden of Eden. And Flynn travels across the globe to learn more about the birds firsthand. His book offers surprising lessons about love, grief, fatherhood, and family. -- adapted from jacket.
Author: Mary Jo Hazard
Publisher: Mascot Books
Published: 2012-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781937406714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollows the adventures of Palo, a young peachick, who learns an important lesson when he and his sisters are attacked by a wild coyote.
Author: Joy Nicholson
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2013-11-05
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 1466856068
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoy Nicholson's The Tribes of Palos Verdes is a Los Angeles Times bestseller and now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Garner, Maika Monroe, and Cody Fern. “Nicholson captures the California-coast culture. . . . Medina shows what it’s like to feel ‘six million years old’ way before your time."—Entertainment Weekly “Impressive . . . Captures what it is to be young, intelligent, and very alone.”—Us Weekly Medina Mason is a defiant, awkward fourteen-year-old living in the affluent beach community of Palos Verdes, California. The pressure is intense in their high-stakes world, and Medina’s family begins to break under the stress. Her parents’ marriage disintegrates and her beloved brother turns to drugs in order to cope. Medina turns to the ocean to escape it all. She surfs to survive, finding a bitter solace in the rough comfort of the waves. “An inspiring portrait of a young woman unswayed by other people’s pettiness” (Mademoiselle), this is the moving story of growing up “different,” of the love between siblings, and of one girl’s power to save herself
Author: Katie Marsico
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780531174807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTells about the growth and development of the peacock.
Author: Cheri Cameron Newell
Publisher: Bettie Young's Books
Published: 2012-01-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781936332922
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Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2022-08-30
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0744070031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA practical illustrated guide to exploring, observing, and understanding nature Chris Packham will pass on his passion for nature and make you an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur naturalist Chris Packham's Nature Handbook reveals how easy it is to enjoy and learn about plants, animals, habitats, and ecological processes. It features visual studies of habitats - full of photos of the animals and plants that live there and illustrations of how they interact. All the habitats in your region (Europe in the UK edition, or North America in the US edition) are included, from accessible urban and farming landscapes to wilderness areas. This ebook reveals the sights, sounds, and smells you can encounter and shows you how to connect with nature without intruding. It provides illustrated guides to activities for every season. Many of these, like pond dipping and raising butterflies from caterpillars, can be done close to home and without expensive equipment. The ebook promotes conservation and demonstrates simple ways to contribute to the health of the natural world. First published in 2010, this edition has been extensively revised to present more local information relevant to the habitats where you live, and to include the latest equipment and conservation issues. A blend of inspirational guide, essential reference, and "how-to", this ebook will make you wild about the natural world.
Author: Dennis Michael Fett
Publisher: Dennis Fett
Published: 1990-01-01
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9780961778910
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mary Jo Hazard
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Published: 2021-06
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ISBN-13: 9781645437772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael Joe Bob is remarkably shy.When he meets someone new, he won't smile and say hi.Mike runs and he hides, petrified through and through,unable to do what he knows he must do.Then, one night in Mike's room, some fierce dragons flyand whisk him away through the starry night skyto adventures so daring. Mike searches insideand seizes the courage to smile and say hi!
