Author: Mya Thompson
Publisher: Cornell Lab Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781943645626
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Sometimes, an ordinary walk can become something ... magical! Tag along with Ruby as she discovers that even big cities have a wild side"--Page 4 of cover
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
ISBN: 146779631X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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"Readers will compare key traits of ruby-throated hummingbirds?their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle?to traits of other birds."--Amazon.com.
Author: Philip C. Stead
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596438096
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Ruby, a very small bird in a very big world, is looking for a friend, so she introduces herself in this stunning new picture book by Caldecott Medalist Stead ("A Sick Day for Amos McGee"). Full color.
Author: Chris Bowman
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1681031620
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The wings of ruby-throated hummingbirds are incredible machines, beating nearly 53 times per second and strong enough to fly across the Gulf of Mexico in a single trip! Common in North America, these birds are a delight to observe as they zoom and hover in backyards and gardens. Learn more about ruby-throated hummingbirds in this brightly colored read!
Author: Lisa Bird-Wilson
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0593448685
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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An Indigenous woman adopted by white parents goes in search of her identity in this unforgettable debut novel about family, race, and history. Finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award • “Engaging . . . Ruby never disappoints with her big heart and outrageous sense of humor—and her resilient search for her own history.”—The New York Times Book Review “A passionate exploration of identity and belonging and a celebration of our universal desire to love and be loved.”—Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers This is the story of a woman in search of herself, in every sense. When we first meet Ruby, a Métis woman in her thirties, her life is spinning out of control. She’s angling to sleep with her counselor while also rekindling an old relationship she knows will only bring more heartache. But as we soon learn, Ruby’s story is far more complex than even she can imagine. Given up for adoption as an infant, Ruby is raised by a white couple who understand little of her Indigenous heritage. This is the great mystery that hovers over Ruby’s life—who her people are and how to reconcile what is missing. As the novel spans time and multiple points of view, we meet the people connected to Ruby: her birth parents and grandparents; her adoptive parents; the men and women Ruby has been romantically involved with; a beloved uncle; and Ruby’s children. Taken together, these characters form a kaleidoscope of stories, giving Ruby’s life dignity and meaning. Probably Ruby is a dazzling novel about a bold, unapologetic woman taking control of her life and story, and marks the debut of a major new voice in Indigenous fiction.
Author: Robert Sargent
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811726887
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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"Irresistible to bird-watchers and nature lovers." -- Booklist, 4/1/98 "It is hard to categorize these books. They are detailed life histories, not quite monographs but far more than typical one-species books for general audiences. If they were larger, and hardback, they would be coffee-table books, too well-written and too informative to be merely pretty picture books. Whatever they should be called, they are successful and should be read. I look forward to others in the series." -- Eirik A. T. Blom Bird Watchers Digest, March/April 98
Author: June Osborne
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292787987
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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In this invitingly-written book, June Osborne paints a fully detailed portrait of perhaps the best-known hummingbird in the United States, the ruby-throat. There is no mistaking a hummingbird. Even people who hardly know a robin from a sparrow recognize that flash of iridescent feathers and the distinctive hovering flight. So popular have “hummers” become that even casual birdwatchers now travel great distances to hummingbird hot spots to see masses of birds in their annual migrations. Drawing from her own birdwatching experiences, June Osborne offers an “up close and personal” look at a female ruby-throat building her nest and rearing young, as well as an account of a day in the life of a male ruby-throat and stories of the hummers’ migrations between their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada and their winter homes in Mexico and Central America. In addition to this life history, Osborne recounts early hummingbird sightings and tells how the bird received its common and scientific names. After an overview of hummingbirds’ distinctive ways of feeding, flying, and conserving energy, she offers a detailed description of the ruby-throat that will help you tell females from males, immature birds from adults, and ruby-throats from similar species. Osborne also takes you on a visit to the “Hummer/Bird Celebration!” at Rockport, reviews hummingbird banding programs, and explains how to attract hummingbirds to your yard or apartment balcony.
Author: Lang Elliott
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395912386
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Presents the songs and calls of fifty North American birds that are common to residential settings, city parks, and urban areas.
Author: Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374309078
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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A Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club Read Twelve-year-old Ruby Moon Hayes does not want her new classmates to ask about her father. She does not want them to know her mother has been arrested. And she definitely does not want to make any friends. Ruby just wants to stay as silent and invisible as a new moon in the frozen sky. She and her mother won’t be staying long in Vermont anyway, and then things can go back to the way they were before everything went wrong. But keeping to herself isn’t easy when Ahmad Saleem, a Syrian refugee, decides he’s her new best friend. Or when she meets “the Bird Lady,” a recluse named Abigail who lives in a ramshackle shed near Ruby’s house. Before long Ahmad and Abigail have become Ruby’s friends—and she realizes there is more to their stories than everyone knows. As ugly rumors begin to swirl around the people Ruby loves, she must make a choice: break her silence, or risk losing everything that’s come to mean so much to her. Ruby in the Sky is a story of the walls we hide behind, and the magic that can happen when we’re brave enough to break free.
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Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761165991
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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Discover over 30 fascinating backyard birds in this full-color illustrated field guide.
