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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 161
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
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
Publisher
Amherst Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover the habitats and characteristics of America's national bird. Wildlife biologist and pro photographer Jeffrey Rich has made it his life's work to chronicle the bald eagle and this remarkable raptor's story. In this book, readers will enjoy breathtaking images and scientific facts that will better their understanding of the once-endangered species" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 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.
Publisher
Discovery Channel Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (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.
11) Red-tailed hawks
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces red-tailed hawks and describes their physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle.
12) Raptor force
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Armed with powerful beaks and talons, raptors are nature's killing force'winged predators whose beauty belies their speed. Dramatic footage from cameras mounted on their backs show why falcons, owls, eagles, and hawks are masters of the sky, and why engineers use their abilities and body designs as the basis of aircraft technology.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
122 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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) Raptor centers
Author
Series
Publisher
Arbordale Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Even powerful birds of prey can get sick or hurt. When that happens, animal helpers at raptor centers come to the rescue! Dedicated staff treats injured, sick, and orphaned animals. They return the birds to their native environment or find forever homes at education and raptor centers for those that can't survive in the wild. Follow along in this photographic journal as staff and volunteers come together to care for these remarkable birds."--
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
A visual tour-de-force graphic novel from artist and writer Dave McKean (Black Dog, The Sandman). The Raptor, Sokol, flickers between two worlds: a feudal fantastical landscape where he must hunt prey to survive, and Wales in the late 1800s where a writer of supernatural tales mourns the passing of his young wife. He exists between two states, the human and the hawk. He lives in the twilight between truth and lies, life and death, reality and the...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Bird Brother, Rodney [Stotts] shares his remarkable journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. For Rodney, a job pulling trash from the Anacostia River with the Earth Conservation Corps began as a side gig to dealing drugs--a way to get a paystub necessary to rent his own apartment. But then something incredible happened: the river's health began improving, and he was part of a small group who helped...
18) Ospreys
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the appearance, food, nests, migration, and other behavioral characteristics of the osprey, also know as the fishhawk.
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