Author: Priscilla Belz Jenkins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060211042
Category : Peregrine falcon
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book includes a story of a peregrine falcon named Scarlett, who had a special nest on a Baltimore skyscraper.
Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers
Author: Priscilla Belz Jenkins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060211042
Category : Peregrine falcon
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book includes a story of a peregrine falcon named Scarlett, who had a special nest on a Baltimore skyscraper.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060211042
Category : Peregrine falcon
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book includes a story of a peregrine falcon named Scarlett, who had a special nest on a Baltimore skyscraper.
The Peregrine Returns
Author: Mary Hennen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022646542X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
"Published in Association with the Field Museum."
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022646542X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
"Published in Association with the Field Museum."
A Nest Full of Eggs
Author: Priscilla Belz Jenkins
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064451275
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
This first look at robins follows a full year of growth and change: how the birds develop inside their egg during the spring, how they mature from chicks into fledglings in the summer, how they learn to fly in the fall, and how they leave for warmer climes in winter—only to return when spring comes around again. 1995 Best Children’s Science Books (BL)
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064451275
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
This first look at robins follows a full year of growth and change: how the birds develop inside their egg during the spring, how they mature from chicks into fledglings in the summer, how they learn to fly in the fall, and how they leave for warmer climes in winter—only to return when spring comes around again. 1995 Best Children’s Science Books (BL)
Urban Raptors
Author: Clint W. Boal
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781610918404
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and environmental education. A cutting-edge synthesis of over two decades of scientific research, Urban Raptors is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines urban environments, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It also delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding with real-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts. Boal and Dykstra have compiled the go-to single source of information on urban birds of prey. Among researchers, urban green space planners, wildlife management agencies, birders, and informed citizens alike, Urban Raptors will foster a greater understanding of birds of prey and an increased willingness to accommodate them as important members, not intruders, of our cities.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781610918404
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and environmental education. A cutting-edge synthesis of over two decades of scientific research, Urban Raptors is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines urban environments, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It also delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding with real-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts. Boal and Dykstra have compiled the go-to single source of information on urban birds of prey. Among researchers, urban green space planners, wildlife management agencies, birders, and informed citizens alike, Urban Raptors will foster a greater understanding of birds of prey and an increased willingness to accommodate them as important members, not intruders, of our cities.
Peregrine Falcon
Author: Natalie Lunis
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1936087936
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Describes the anatomical features that make the peregrine falcon the fastest animal in the world, includes fascinating facts about its habits and behavior, and compares its speed to that of other animals.
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1936087936
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Describes the anatomical features that make the peregrine falcon the fastest animal in the world, includes fascinating facts about its habits and behavior, and compares its speed to that of other animals.
Birds
Author: Miranda Krestovnikoff
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1547607467
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A heavily designed and stunning look at the many birds of the sky--perfect for fans of Botanicum. From the bitter cold polar regions to the lush tropics, birds have found incredible ways to adapt and survive anywhere. White-winged diuca finches nest high upon freezing glaciers and mightly peregrine falcons circle skyscrapers in busy cities. Look up! What birds can do is extraordinary. The statuesque golden eagle spots prey from miles away. You can tell what time of day an owl hunts by looking at the color of its eyes. With its long, muscular legs, the secretary bird has a powerful kick that is enough to kill large prey like snakes and hares. Discover which bird is the fastest, the smallest, the smartest, the most colorful and more in this nonfiction compendium, complete with descriptions from wildlife expert Miranda Krestovnikoff and stunning linocuts from artist Angela Harding.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1547607467
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A heavily designed and stunning look at the many birds of the sky--perfect for fans of Botanicum. From the bitter cold polar regions to the lush tropics, birds have found incredible ways to adapt and survive anywhere. White-winged diuca finches nest high upon freezing glaciers and mightly peregrine falcons circle skyscrapers in busy cities. Look up! What birds can do is extraordinary. The statuesque golden eagle spots prey from miles away. You can tell what time of day an owl hunts by looking at the color of its eyes. With its long, muscular legs, the secretary bird has a powerful kick that is enough to kill large prey like snakes and hares. Discover which bird is the fastest, the smallest, the smartest, the most colorful and more in this nonfiction compendium, complete with descriptions from wildlife expert Miranda Krestovnikoff and stunning linocuts from artist Angela Harding.
Bird-Friendly Building Design
Author: Christine Sheppard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495180392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495180392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Digging Up Dinosaurs
Author: Aliki
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064450783
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
How did those enormous dinosaur skeletons get inside the museum? Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then, suddenly, they died out. For thousands of years, no one knew these giant creatures had ever existed. Then people began finding fossils -- bones and teeth and footprints that had turned to stone. Today, teams of experts work together to dig dinosaur fossils out of the ground, bone by fragile bone. Then they put the skeletons together again inside museums, to look just like the dinosaurs of millions of years ago.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064450783
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
How did those enormous dinosaur skeletons get inside the museum? Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then, suddenly, they died out. For thousands of years, no one knew these giant creatures had ever existed. Then people began finding fossils -- bones and teeth and footprints that had turned to stone. Today, teams of experts work together to dig dinosaur fossils out of the ground, bone by fragile bone. Then they put the skeletons together again inside museums, to look just like the dinosaurs of millions of years ago.
Environment and Society
Author: Christopher Schlottmann
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479805327
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Environment and Society connects the core themes of environmental studies to the urgent issues and debates of the twenty-first century. In an era marked by climate change, rapid urbanization, and resource scarcity, environmental studies has emerged as a crucial arena of study. Assembling canonical and contemporary texts, this volume presents a systematic survey of concepts and issues central to the environment in society, such as: social mobilization on behalf of environmental objectives; the relationships between human population, economic growth and stresses on the planet’s natural resources; debates about the relative effects of collective and individual action; and unequal distribution of the social costs of environmental degradation. Organized around key themes, with each section featuring questions for debate and suggestions for further reading, the book introduces students to the history of environmental studies, and demonstrates how the field’s interdisciplinary approach uniquely engages the essential issues of the present.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479805327
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Environment and Society connects the core themes of environmental studies to the urgent issues and debates of the twenty-first century. In an era marked by climate change, rapid urbanization, and resource scarcity, environmental studies has emerged as a crucial arena of study. Assembling canonical and contemporary texts, this volume presents a systematic survey of concepts and issues central to the environment in society, such as: social mobilization on behalf of environmental objectives; the relationships between human population, economic growth and stresses on the planet’s natural resources; debates about the relative effects of collective and individual action; and unequal distribution of the social costs of environmental degradation. Organized around key themes, with each section featuring questions for debate and suggestions for further reading, the book introduces students to the history of environmental studies, and demonstrates how the field’s interdisciplinary approach uniquely engages the essential issues of the present.
From Tadpole to Frog
Author: Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064451232
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Wendy Pfeffer describes the amazing metamorphosis from tiny, jellylike egg, to little fishy tadpole, to great big bullfrog. Holly Keller has created the archetypal frog pond and we see it through the seasons as the tadpoles grow legs and lungs and eventually hop onto land: bullfrogs at last. "Well-designed ink drawings washed with soft-toned watercolors stretch across the double-page spreads, showing the action above and below water level. . . .an attractive, general introduction."—BL. 1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) Best Children's Science Books, 1994 (Science Books and Films)
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064451232
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Wendy Pfeffer describes the amazing metamorphosis from tiny, jellylike egg, to little fishy tadpole, to great big bullfrog. Holly Keller has created the archetypal frog pond and we see it through the seasons as the tadpoles grow legs and lungs and eventually hop onto land: bullfrogs at last. "Well-designed ink drawings washed with soft-toned watercolors stretch across the double-page spreads, showing the action above and below water level. . . .an attractive, general introduction."—BL. 1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) Best Children's Science Books, 1994 (Science Books and Films)