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Author: Ann Herbert Scott
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780395667606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpider is proud to win the spelling test but is frightened at the prospect of having to get up on stage. With advice from his family, Spider is able to overcome his fears. This book provides a portrayal of contemporary Shoshone reservation life
Author: Meeg Pincus
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-02-02
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 1534461868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the amazing true story of P-22, the wild cougar living in Los Angeles, in this inspiring picture book. P-22, the famed “Hollywood Cougar,” was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for him to leave home and stake a claim to his own territory, he embarked on a perilous journey—somehow crossing sixteen lanes of the world’s worst traffic—to make his home in LA’s Griffith Park, overlooking the famed Hollywood sign. But Griffith Park is a tiny territory for a mountain lion, and P-22’s life has been filled with struggles. Residents of Los Angeles have embraced this brave cougar as their own and, along with the scientists monitoring P-22, raised money to build a wildlife bridge across Highway 101 to help cougars and other wildlife safely expand their territories and build new homes—ensuring their survival for years to come.
Author: Mark Elbroch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-08-23
Total Pages: 681
ISBN-13: 0811767787
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most comprehensive reference guide to mammal tracks and sign for North America. This new edition is more visual, with more than 1300 photos and 450 illustrations for easy comparison and identification of similar sign. Each species account includes information on tracks and trails, scat and urine, nests and lodges, as well as sign on the ground, in trees and shrubs, on fungi and on plants. Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic Books.
Author: William Stolzenburg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2016-04-12
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1620405547
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This is one stirring account of one stirring journey: the trek of a fellow creature through a hostile, man-made world--and through our imaginations." --Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: MAKING A LIFE ON A TOUGH NEW PLANET Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. Beside the road lay a 140-pound mountain lion. Speculations ran wild, the wildest of which figured him a ghostly survivor from a bygone century when lions last roamed the eastern United States. But a more fantastic scenario of facts soon unfolded. The lion was three years old, with a DNA trail embarking from the Black Hills of South Dakota on a cross-country odyssey eventually passing within thirty miles of New York City. It was the farthest landbound trek ever recorded for a wild animal in America, by a barely weaned teenager venturing solo through hostile terrain. William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey--from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hills, across the Great Plains and the Mississippi River, through Midwest metropolises and remote northern forests, to his tragic finale upon Connecticut's Gold Coast. Along the way, the lion traverses lands with people gunning for his kind, as well as those championing his cause. Heart of a Lion is a story of one heroic creature pitting instinct against towering odds, coming home to a society deeply divided over his return. It is a testament to the resilience of nature, and a test of humanity's willingness to live again beside the ultimate symbol of wildness.
Author: Jill Homer
Publisher: Jill Homer
Published: 2011-06
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 1257658581
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJill Homer has an outlandish ambition: Racing a mountain bike 2,740 miles from Canada to Mexico along the Continental Divide. But her dream starts to unravel the minute she sets it in motion. An accident on the Iditarod Trail results in serious frostbite. She struggles with painful recovery and growing uncertainties. Then, just two days before their departure, her boyfriend ends their eight-year relationship, dismantling everything Jill thought she knew about life, love and her identity. This is the story of an adventure driven relentlessly forward as foundations crumble. During her record-breaking ride in the 2009 Tour Divide, Jill battles a torrent of anger, self-doubt, fatigue, loneliness, pain, grief, bicycle failures, crashes and violent storms. Each night, she collapses under the crushing effort of this savage new way of life. And every morning, she picks up the pieces and strikes out to find what lies on the other side of the Divide: Astonishing beauty, unconditional kindness, and boundless strength.
Author: Thabitha Mathabatha
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2020-03-30
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 1728351898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFofo, a brave, little African girl, lives with her brothers and her strict aunt in the jungle. Fofo is tired of following her brothers around, and one day she decides to venture off by herself to swim in the natural pool at the foot of the mountain. As Fofo enjoys the refreshing spring water, she doesn’t realize she’s in danger. And then, on the bank, she hears the cry of an animal. She saves a baby lion being born, names him Angel, and carries the cub home. However, Fofo must give up the animal so it can be returned to the wild. That makes her sad and depressed. Her schoolwork suffers, and her grades drop. But her teachers help her get her spark back. This picture book for children delivers that message that it takes a village to raise a child. Through the love of Fofo’s family and friends, and especially her teachers, she’s able to find joy in her life again.
Author: J. Wade
Publisher:
Published: 2019-12-06
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781699191248
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSometimes, history just forgets people. Jefferson J. Standifer is one such person whom history has forgotten, but in the mid 19th century, his exploits were well known throughout the Western United States. He prospected for gold in California, British Columbia, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Montana. He spent time in Hawaii and made a very mysterious trip to Mexico. The man fought many engagements with natives, was shot several times, and even had time to own a saloon in an ill-fated railroad town. He traveled thousands of miles on horseback and helped men get from California to join the Confederate army during the War Between the States. Jeff was called the "Kit Carson of the Northwest", the "Daniel Boone of the mines", and a "Builder of Idaho." Despite these high praises, his name disappeared from discussions on western history in the 1950s. Perhaps it was his membership in the ultrasecret "Knights of the Golden Circle" that has helped erase his name from our memory. This is the first time Jeff's story has been told, a story that was almost lost to time. In part due to another shadowy organization known as the 21st Century Confederate Legion. Is this just a Southern heritage group, or is something more sinister afoot in the modern day?
Author: Adam Dirks
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2018-06-05
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 031076484X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnstoppable Me, written by New York Times bestselling author and champion surfer Bethany Hamilton with husband, Adam Dirks, tells the story of Makana the lion, who loves to surf but loses her nerve when she wipes out. When her friend encourages her to go back out again, Makana summons up the courage and discovers the success that comes from believing in yourself and never giving up. As seen in the feature film Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, this playful book will have little ones cheering for Makana and inspire them to stay strong and keep trying, no matter what challenges might come their way.
Author: Elizabeth Chadwick
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2010-03-01
Total Pages: 578
ISBN-13: 1402247788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Everyone who has raved about Elizabeth Chadwick as an author of historical novels is right."—Devourer of Books on The Greatest Knight In another remarkable work of medieval fiction, Elizabeth Chadwick continues the tale of The Greatest Knight, and shares a story of power, chaos, and the price of loyalty. William Marshal's skill with a sword and loyalty to his word have earned him the favor of kings, the lands of a magnate, and the hand of Isabelle de Clare, one of England's wealthiest heiresses. But he is thrust back into the chaos of court when King Richard dies. The vindictive new king clashes with William, claims the Marshal lands for the Crown—and takes two of William's sons hostage. The price of his loyalty to the Crown suddenly seems too high and the very heart of William and Isabelle's family is at stake. Fiercely intelligent and fearing for the man and marriage that light her life, Isabelle plunges with her husband down a rebellious path that will lead William to more power than he ever expected. Brilliantly researched and deeply compelling, Elizabeth Chadwick delivers another masterpiece of medieval historical fiction, with favor, drama, and damaged loyalty that will keep you rapt until the very end. "Elizabeth Chadwick is a gifted novelist and a dedicated researcher; it doesn't get any better than that."—Sharon Kay Penman, New York Times bestselling author More Novels of Elizabeth Chadwick's William Marshal: The Greatest Knight The Scarlet Lion For the King's Favor Templar Silks To Defy a King
Author: Edward Abbey
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Published: 2011-08-21
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0795317395
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA New Mexico man faces off against the government in a battle over his land in this novel by the author of Desert Solitaire. After nine months away at school, Billy Vogelin Starr returns home to his beloved New Mexico—only to find his grandfather in a standoff with the US government, which wants to take his land and turn it into an extension of the White Sands Missile Range. Facing the combined powers of the US county sheriff, the Department of the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the US Air Force, John Vogelin stands his ground—because to Vogelin, his land is his life. When backed into a corner, a tough old man like him will come out fighting . . . Fire on the Mountain is a suspenseful page-turner by “one of the very best writers to deal with the American West”—the acclaimed author of such classics as The Monkey Wrench Gang and the memoir Desert Solitaire (The Washington Post). “Abbey is a fresh breath from the farther reaches and canyons of the diminishing frontier.” —Houston Chronicle “The Thoreau of the American West.” —Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove
