Saving Higbee
Saving Higbee

Author: Carol King Hood

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2018-10-27

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1480867586

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A royal prince, Higbee, a young Snowy Owl from the Arctic tundra, arrives in a town on the Atlantic Sea. He’s not aware, but a deadly winter storm is on the way. His life could be in serious danger. Quinn, the noble leader of a blackbird flock, enlists the help of four little brothers—Jacob, Landon, Owen, and Harrison—to help save Higbee’s life with a whole cast of characters including Sofie, a house mouse; Mother Moon; a striper fish named Gabriel; and a jar of fireflies. The kids use their sailboat, a gift from their grandfather, to attempt to whisk Higbee away to a safe place. Saving Higbee, a picture book for children, shares an adventure story while teaching about gratitude, friendship, and love.

A Grave Talent
A Grave Talent

Author: Laurie R. King

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1429990937

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THE EDGAR AWARD-WINNING NOVEL THE FIRST KATE MARTINELLI MYSTERY In Laurie R. King's Grave Talent, the unthinkable has happened in a small community outside of San Francisco. A series of shocking murders has occurred, the victims far too innocent and defenseless. For lesbian Detective Kate Martinelli, just promoted to Homicide and paired with a seasoned cop who's less than thrilled to be handed a green partner, it's a difficult case that just keeps getting harder. Then the police receive what appears to be a case-breaking lead: it seems that one of the residents of this odd colony is Vaun Adams, arguably the century's greatest woman painter and a notorious felon once convicted of a heinous crime. But what really happened eighteen years ago? To bring a murderer to justice, Kate must delve into the artist's dark past—even if it means losing everything she holds dear.

Saving All the Parts
Saving All the Parts

Author: Rocky Barker

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2013-04-10

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1597268771

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Saving All the Parts is a journalist's exploration of the intertwining of endangered species protection and the economic future of resource dependent communities -- those with local economies based on fishing, logging, ranching, mining, and other resource intensive industries. Rocky Barker presents an insightful overview of current endangered species controversies and a comprehensive look at the wide-ranging implications of human activities. The book analyzes trends in natural resource management, land use planning, and economic development that can lead to a future where economic activity can be sustained without the loss of essential natural values. Throughout, Barker provides a thorough and balanced analysis of both the ecological and economic forces that affect the lives and livelihoods of the nation's inhabitants -- both human and animal.

Blood of the Prophets
Blood of the Prophets

Author: Will Bagley

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2012-09-06

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 0806186844

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The massacre at Mountain Meadows on September 11, 1857, was the single most violent attack on a wagon train in the thirty-year history of the Oregon and California trails. Yet it has been all but forgotten. Will Bagley’s Blood of the Prophets is an award-winning, riveting account of the attack on the Baker-Fancher wagon train by Mormons in the local militia and a few Paiute Indians. Based on extensive investigation of the events surrounding the murder of over 120 men, women, and children, and drawing from a wealth of primary sources, Bagley explains how the murders occurred, reveals the involvement of territorial governor Brigham Young, and explores the subsequent suppression and distortion of events related to the massacre by the Mormon Church and others.