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"When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowan's farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair. Nancy allowed her to work with Jazz, a feisty, four-year-old, female Harris's hawk with a wingspan of more than four feet. Not a pet, Jazz was a fierce predator with talons that could pierce skin and bone and yet, she was willing to work with a human to hunt. From the first moment Jazz swept down...
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 161
Language
English
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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are excited to learn more about raptors when they volunteer at a rehab center for wild birds, but not long after they arrive, a series of strange events makes it seem like someone might be trying to sabotage the center.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
In twelfth-century England, Matty grows up to be a master falconer, able to communicate with the devoted birds who later help her and Fynn, also known as Robin Hood, to foil Prince John's plot to steal the crown.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, voices, and habitats of a variety of eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls. Includes the Peterson System of identifying birds by their unique markings.
10) Birds of prey
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the appearance and behavior of owls, eagles, vultures, and other birds of prey and examines why they are frightening.
11) Birds of prey
Author
Series
Publisher
Bookwright Press
Pub. Date
c1990
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
12) Dinosaur planet
Publisher
Discovery Channel Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Provides a dinosaur's-eye view of survival in this violent primordial world. White Tip's journey: Follow the desperate trials of a velociraptor cut off from her pack in the desert. Pod's travels: A pyroraptor is swept away in a tidal wave and washes ashore on an island populated by much smaller dinosaurs.
15) Birds of prey
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses birds of prey and their endangered status, including the problem of pesticides, the struggle for space and resources, breeding in captivity and reintroduction to the wild, and worldwide recovery efforts.
16) Birds of prey
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the characteristics of a variety of birds of prey, including the owl, eagle, hawk, and vulture.
17) Birds of prey
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
32 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces birds of prey, covering topics ranging from habitats and growth cycles to behaviors and survival mechanisms.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
122 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spread your wings with Science Comics: Birds of Prey, a new and exciting volume of First Second's nonfiction graphic novel series! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic-dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these graphic novels are for you! In this volume,...
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