Saving the Ghost of the Mountain

Saving the Ghost of the Mountain PDF Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618916450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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Saving the Ghost of the Mountain

Saving the Ghost of the Mountain PDF Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618916450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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Book Description
C.1 ST. AID. JR. LIBRARY GUILD. 08-25-2009. $18.00.

Ghost on Black Mountain

Ghost on Black Mountain PDF Author: Ann Hite
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451606435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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ONCE A PERSON LEAVES THE MOUNTAIN, THEY NEVER COME BACK, NOT REALLY. THEY’RE LOST FOREVER. Nellie Clay married Hobbs Pritchard without even noticing he was a spell conjured into a man, a walking, talking ghost story. But her mama knew. She saw it in her tea leaves: death. Folks told Nellie to get off the mountain while she could, to go back home before it was too late. Hobbs wasn’t nothing but trouble. He’d even killed a man. No telling what else. That mountain was haunted, and soon enough, Nellie would feel it too. One way or another, Hobbs would get what was coming to him. The ghosts would see to that. . . . Told in the stunning voices of five women whose lives are inextricably bound when a murder takes place in rural Depression-era North Carolina, Ann Hite’s unforgettable debut spans generations and conjures the best of Southern folk-lore—mystery, spirits, hoodoo, and the incomparable beauty of the Appalachian landscape.

Kakapo Rescue

Kakapo Rescue PDF Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547529252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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2011 Sibert Medal Winner On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last ninety-one kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds—the largest and most unusual parrots on earth—have suffered devastating population loss. Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand’s National Kakapo Recovery Team is working to restore the kakapo population. With the help of fourteen humans who share a single hut and a passion for saving these odd ground-dwelling birds, the kakapo are making a comeback in New Zealand. Follow intrepid animal lovers Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop on a ten-day excursion to witness the exciting events in the life of the kakapo.

Gorilla Doctors

Gorilla Doctors PDF Author: Pamela S. Turner
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547530773
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69

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The author of The Frog Scientist showcases the work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in “an outstanding science nature title” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, and protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of death by poachers. Funds raised by “gorilla tourism”—bringing people into the forest to see gorillas—have helped protect them. This tourism is vital but contact between gorillas and people brought a new threat to the gorillas: human disease. The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a group of scientists working to save the mountain gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda. The gorilla doctors study the effects of human exposure, provide emergency care, and act as foster parents to an orphaned gorilla. “Excellent photographs prominently feature the scientists at work (predominantly women and people of color in scientific roles) as well as the photogenic gorillas.”—Horn Book, starred review “The author, who has a degree in public health, is especially successful in explaining how improving community public health benefits both gorillas and humans. Spectacular and appealing photos of gorillas, scientists and the Rwanda Preserve add even more appeal.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “The readable text records their efforts to treat the great apes in the field as they encounter poachers, meet with loss of habitat, and face their newest threat: human diseases that can cross species lines . . . The whole is accompanied by striking, full-color photographs and includes a list of other resources, a postscript, and an index.”—School Library Journal

Snow School

Snow School PDF Author: Sandra Markle
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607345935
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Twin snow leopard siblings survive their first year of life in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains by learning critical skills from their mother, including how to hunt, where to find shelter, and to stay away from humans.

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo PDF Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618496419
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Emi and the Rhino Scientist

Emi and the Rhino Scientist PDF Author: Mary Kay Carson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618646395
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Terri Roth trudges through the thick, dark Sumatran jungle. She’s looking for a rhinoceros that’s been seen in the area. It’s a rare Sumatran rhino, the world’s smallest rhino and one of the most endangered mammals on the planet.Suddenly she spots a young female rhino through the tangle of ferns and trees. The stocky animal is covered in reddish hair, and her snout sports two stubby horns. The rhino walks right up to Terri. The scientist slowly reaches out her hand and touches the rhino’s big nose. The wild rhino’s curiosity and friendliness remind Terri of Emi, the female Sumatran rhino that lives at the Cincinnati Zoo where Terri works. Terri is working with Emi to help save Sumatran rhinos from extinction--one calf at a time.

Saving Proxima

Saving Proxima PDF Author: Travis S. Taylor
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1625798164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387

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The year is 2072. At the lunar farside radio observatory, an old school radio broadcast is detected, similar to those broadcast on Earth in the 1940s and early 1950s, but in an unknown language, coming from an impossible source, and originating at an equally impossible location—Proxima Centauri. While the nations of Earth debate making First Contact, they learn that the Proximans are facing an extinction-level disaster, forcing a decision: Will Earth send a ship on a multiyear trip to provide aid? Interstellar travel is not easy, and by traveling at the speeds required to arrive before disaster strikes at Proxima, humans will learn firsthand the effects of Einstein’s Special Relativity and be forced to ponder the ultimate of questions of "Are we alone in the universe?" and "What does it mean to be human?" At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Travis S. Taylor: “[E]xplodes with inventive action.”—Publishers Weekly on Travis S. Taylor’s The Quantum Connection “[Warp Speed] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum . . . You won’t want to put it down.”—John Ringo

The Snow Leopard

The Snow Leopard PDF Author: Jackie Morris
Publisher: Graffeg
ISBN: 9781912050475
Category : Himalaya Mountains
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A guardian spirit in the form of a snow leopard looks over a small village in the Himalayas, and chooses a human successor, whom she trains to sing songs that will protect the villagers from soldiers who search for gold and slaves.

The Ghost in the Curve

The Ghost in the Curve PDF Author: Violet Howe
Publisher: Charbar Productions LLC
ISBN: 0996496866
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 470

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Sloane Reid has never believed in ghosts, even though she made a career out of playing a ghost slayer on film. When the studio tells her at twenty-nine she’s too old to be a scream queen, Sloane retreats to her aunt’s remote Florida cabin to figure out what comes next. Her trip is anything but relaxing when she encounters Chelsea, a young girl who died near the cabin thirteen years ago. Chelsea is desperate for Sloane’s help to reveal the truth that haunts her, but Sloane can’t solve the mystery alone. She needs to ask for help from local deputy Tristan Rogers, which means she’ll have to convince him she’s not crazy. Or a criminal. As Sloane and Tristan unlock the secrets of the past, the stakes grow higher for them both, and soon Sloane finds it may be her own life that needs saving.