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Language
English
Description
An award-winning best-seller from the UK recounts how the author, an experienced falconer grieving the sudden death of her father, endeavored to train for the first time a dangerous goshawk predator as part of her personal recovery.
"As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle...
6) Hawk rising
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
480L
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Early morning and a ruffle of feathers, a shadow gliding through the backyard. High above your house Father Hawk circles, sharp eyes searching for prey. Swoosh! He dives after chipmunks, crows, sparrows, squirrels. Screech! The sun hangs low in the sky as three hungry chicks wait. Will they eat today?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"John Tylor figures everything is finally coming his way. He's got what he wants: a free shot into the wilderness where no one will ever know his name or his shame. As he and Will Cunningham head west into the northern Plains, Tylor rescues a wounded hawk, which he had dreams foretelling the event. Tylor and Cunningham run smack into a party of Arapaho who are eager to relieve these solitary white guys of everything they've got, including the hawk....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
158 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena vs. Honey Badger, Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra, Tarantula...
10) 999 tadpoles
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Lexile measure
AD 480L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Description
After the 999 tadpoles who live in a small pond outgrow their home, their mother tells them to follow their father in seach of a new pond, as they tag along even when their father is swooped up by a hungry hawk.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's one thing to say you can find what people need--it's another to actually do it. It's 1932 and Sullivan Harris is on the run. An occasionally successful dowser, he promised the people of Kline, West Virginia, that he would find them water. But when wells turned up dry, he disappeared with their cash just a step or two ahead of Jeremiah Weber, who was elected to run him down.Postmistress Gainey Floyd is suspicious of Sulley's abilities when he...
12) Hawks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
13) Arrowhawk
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 750L
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of a bird of prey's survival after being struck by a poacher's arrow.
15) Hawks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
17) Hawks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Equipped with strong senses and powerful features, hawks rule the skies. They also capture the imagination of readers everywhere. With an engaging design focused around expertly leveled text and colorful infographics that support visual literacy, introduce reluctant and beginning readers to the life cycle, features, and diets of these powerful birds of prey"--
18) Hawks
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of hawks, the birds of prey found worldwide. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how the sun is carried by hawks"--
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A mean magician turns all the African elephants into rocks. Diego, Alicia, and Baby Jaguar join Animal Rescuer Juma to find Erin the Elephant and a hidden magic drum that can break the spell and help all the animals in Africa. Help Diego and Alicia at Rescue Ranch when they meet Panchita, a prairie dog who needs to find a nice grassy prairie for her family. Jorge, the hawk needs to migrate, but when he loses the big hawks, he needs help from Diego....
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