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5) A most remarkable creature: the hidden life and epic journey of the world's smartest birds of prey
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"An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey--the caracara--that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were "tame and inquisitive ... quarrelsome and passionate," and so insatiably...
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Crabtree Publishing Company
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2022.
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"Powerful eyesight, massive talons, and sharp, hooked beaks--birds of prey are built to survive! Close-up photos of these serious predators will grab readers' attention as they learn how these birds hunt their prey. Fantastic photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read and a useful resource for report writing."--
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To escape the tough streets of Southeast Washington, D.C. in the late 1980s, young Rodney Stotts would ride the metro to the Smithsonian National Zoo. There, the bald eagles and other birds of prey captured his imagination for the first time. In Bird Brother, Rodney shares his unlikely journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. Rodney grew up during the crack epidemic, with guns, drugs, and the threat of...
10) Owls
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Bellwether Media, Inc
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2019.
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"Engaging images accompany information about owls. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
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[2022]
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"Eagle-eyed" often describes an individual who is sharp-sighted with an eye for detail. Eagle-Eyed dives into eagle characteristics and behavior to investigate if there is truth behind this common expression. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject
12) Eagles
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Bellwether Media, Inc
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2019.
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"Engaging images accompany information about eagles. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
13) Falcons
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Bellwether Media, Inc
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2019.
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"Engaging images accompany information about falcons. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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First Second
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2022.
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In this volume, you'll get up-close and personal with some of the world's most skilled hunters, from the majestic eagle to the oft-maligned scavenger vulture! Armed with razor-sharp claws, keen eyesight, powerful wings, and killer instincts, these stealthy predators can make a meal of rodents, fish, snakes, lizards, monkeys, and even kangaroos! Discover how these amazing birds who are often at the top of the food chain, play an integral role in many...
15) Vultures
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Bellwether Media
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2019.
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"Engaging images accompany information about vultures. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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Princeton University Press
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c2005
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Identifying hawks in flight is a tricky business. Across North America, tens of thousands of people gather every spring and fall at more than one thousand known hawk migration sites--from New Jersey's Cape May to California's Golden Gate. Yet, as many discover, a standard field guide, with its emphasis on plumage, is often of little help in identifying those raptors soaring, gliding, or flapping far, far away. Hawks from Every Angle takes hawk identification...
17) Skyward
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Be moved by this emotional story from New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, author of The Beach House series.
E.R. nurse Ella Majors has seen all the misery that she can handle. Burned-out and unsure of her next step, she accepts the temporary position as caregiver to Marion Henderson, a frightened five-year-old who suffers from juvenile diabetes.
But Ella soon realizes there is more sorrow in the isolated home than the little girl's...
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Candlewick Press
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2014.
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Our heroine can't think of anything better than bringing home a baby raptor -all teensy and tiny, fluffy and funny. It would cuddle and play, stalk birds and dust bunnies, and curl up on laps. In short, it would be the perfect pet! Readers may notice striking similarities between the raptor's behavior and that of a more common house pet. But whether their first love is dinosaurs or kittens, little people with big imaginations will definitely warm...
19) The peregrine
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J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing Despite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J A Baker spent a long winter looking and writing about the visitors from the uplands - peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons and waders that share the desolate landscape with them. Including original diaries...
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