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English
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"Pigeons coo, peck and nest all over the world, yet most of us treat them with indifference or disdain. So Rosemary Mosco, a bird-lover, science communicator, writer, and cartoonist (and co-author of The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid) is here to give the pigeon's image a makeover, and to help every town- and city-dweller get closer to nature by discovering the joys of birding through pigeon-watching. Fact: Pigeons...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"This hilariously eye-popping book showcases real-world angry birds and 50 fantastic stories peppered with tips to avoid them, as well as fascinating facts about angry bird behavior. In addition to the funny and light-hearted real-life angry bird stories, National Geographic Angry Birds: Fed up, Feathered, and Furious will tell, for the first time ever, the story of the Angry Birds we all know and love from the hit game. Angry Bird fans will finally...
5) Snapper
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Working as a birdwatching guide to scrape together enough money to survive, Nathan Lochmueller performs nature research in backwater Indiana, where he falls in love with a heartbreaking free spirit named Lola and confronts the accidental turns of his life.
Author
Series
On bird hill and beyond volume 4
Publisher
The Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A young birder and her mother hike beside a lake and experience the majesty of an eagle aerial show. They spy a massive nest, high in a tree, and understand that the two eagles dancing across the sky are a mating pair. Soon, there will be chicks, and the girl and her mother return to the nest months later for a peek at the new little lives. "--Provided by publisher.
10) The big year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Looking to shake up their routine lives, three amateur bird watchers compete to become the ultimate 'birder' by spotting the greatest number of species within a single calendar year. But the friendly rivalry soon turns into a hilariously complicated cross-country adventure as each man begins to realize that the quest for success comes at a price, and that's not chicken feed!
11) Birdwatching
Author
Publisher
Silver Burdett Co
Pub. Date
[1979]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the techniques and equipment necessary for bird watching and provides a guide to the identifying characteristics of a variety of birds and their habitats.
12) Eagle watching
Author
Publisher
Capstone Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of eagles, the two North American species, and how to safely observe these birds in the wild.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Beyond Audubon: A quirky, "lively and illuminating" account of bird-watching's history, including "rivalries, controversies, [and] bad behavior" (The Washington Post Book World). From the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds-great flocks of wild pigeons, prairies teeming with grouse, woodlands alive with brilliantly colored songbirds. Of a Feather traces the colorful origins of American birding:...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic's fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and science of bird-watching combines practical know-how and expert knowledge. Browsable and bursting with helpful illustrations and photographs, Birding Basics offers new ideas for when, where, and how to get to know the birds in your world. Not a field guide but a primer in best practices, authored by birding expert Noah Strycker, this breezy book features...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Birders: The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan’s celebrated patch of green, and the equally colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. Author Jonathan Franzen, an idiosyncratic trombone technician, and a septuagenarian bird-tour leader are among the lively cast of characters in this charming, lyrical documentary that transports the viewer to the dazzling, hidden...
19) Bird watch
Series
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The third book in the Backpack Explorer series from the Editors of Storey Publishing leads kids aged 4 and up through the basics of birding, from identifying common birds to learning about habitat and migration and listening for bird songs"--
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What if the person you thought you'd lost forever walked back into your life? A warm, life-affirming novel about what happens when a sister discovers that the brother she hasn't seen in more than a decade is homeless, and in reconnecting with him learns the true meaning of belonging, from the author of Little Big Love. When they were children, Emily and her brother Stephen were inseparable. Running wild through the marshes of Canvey Island, it was...
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