Blue Feather

Blue Feather PDF Author: Gary Crew
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0733634893
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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There's a myth in Esperance that's been around for years, apparently going as far back as the arrival of the first Europeans. Locals think there's a huge bird, big enough to carry away adult humans . . . Blue Feather is a stunningly crafted mystery from one of Australia's most awarded writers, Gary Crew. Recurring rumours of attacks by a giant raptor lead Greg Muir to seek the truth behind the bird's existence. Is it big enough to bring down a light plane? Can it carry away human beings in its talons? Is it responsible for the mutilation of a hang-glider? A quest for a creature as fearful as it is elusive . . . Is the story of the huge bird only a myth, or is it reality? And if it is a reality, what part will it play in shaping the lives of those who search for it? 'beautifully crafted novel . . . Fully satisfying' - Herald Sun

Blue Feather

Blue Feather PDF Author: Gary Crew
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0733634893
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Book Description
There's a myth in Esperance that's been around for years, apparently going as far back as the arrival of the first Europeans. Locals think there's a huge bird, big enough to carry away adult humans . . . Blue Feather is a stunningly crafted mystery from one of Australia's most awarded writers, Gary Crew. Recurring rumours of attacks by a giant raptor lead Greg Muir to seek the truth behind the bird's existence. Is it big enough to bring down a light plane? Can it carry away human beings in its talons? Is it responsible for the mutilation of a hang-glider? A quest for a creature as fearful as it is elusive . . . Is the story of the huge bird only a myth, or is it reality? And if it is a reality, what part will it play in shaping the lives of those who search for it? 'beautifully crafted novel . . . Fully satisfying' - Herald Sun

The Blue Feather

The Blue Feather PDF Author: Susu's poems
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796054593
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 135

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THE BLUE FEATHER WHISPY WHITE FEATHERS APPEAR IN THE SKY, A FEATHER ON THE SIDEWALK AS YOU GO BY AND IN YOUR CAP - GOOD FORTUNE TO BRING WEAR A BLUE ONE, AS l, ON A SINGLE EARRING. SUSU, 2015 HEREIN ARE POEMS I’VE WRITTEN AND COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS. THEY MEAN A LOT TO ME. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM. THOSE WHICH YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND, I LEAVE TO YOUR INTERPRETATION AND JUDGEMENT.

The Feather Thief

The Feather Thief PDF Author: Kirk Wallace Johnson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101981628
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief. On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins—some collected 150 years earlier by a contemporary of Darwin's, Alfred Russel Wallace, who'd risked everything to gather them—and escaped into the darkness. Two years later, Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly-fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to steal dead birds? Had Edwin paid the price for his crime? What became of the missing skins? In his search for answers, Johnson was catapulted into a years-long, worldwide investigation. The gripping story of a bizarre and shocking crime, and one man's relentless pursuit of justice, The Feather Thief is also a fascinating exploration of obsession, and man's destructive instinct to harvest the beauty of nature.

Jimmy Bluefeather

Jimmy Bluefeather PDF Author: Kim Heacox
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1941821871
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Old Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count awhile ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die. He also thinks he thinks too much. Part Norwegian and part Tlingit Native (“with some Filipino and Portuguese thrown in”), he’s the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska. When his grandson, James, a promising basketball player, ruins his leg in a logging accident and tells his grandpa that he has nothing left to live for, Old Keb comes alive and finishes his last canoe, with help from his grandson. Together (with a few friends and a crazy but likeable dog named Steve) they embark on a great canoe journey. Suddenly all of Old Keb’s senses come into play, so clever and wise in how he reads the currents, tides and storms. Nobody can find him. He and the others paddle deep into wild Alaska, but mostly into the human heart, in a story of adventure, love, and reconciliation. With its rogue’s gallery of colorful, endearing, small-town characters, this book stands as a wonderful blend of Mark Twain’s THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN and John Nichols’s THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR, with dashes of John Steinbeck thrown in. It

Blue Feather's Vision

Blue Feather's Vision PDF Author: James E. Knight
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816745531
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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An aged Indian chief fears that white strangers who have visited his village will return to destroy the Indian way of life.

Bluefeather Fellini

Bluefeather Fellini PDF Author: Max Evans
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826342612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 692

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Born in New Mexico at the end of World War I, Bluefeather Fellini is half-Pueblo Indian and half-Italian. Throughout his life, Bluefeather enjoys roaming and seeking his fortunes elsewhere, but he is always drawn back to Taos, the home of his Indian mother. During times of danger, he is visited by Dancing Bear, his spirit guide, who interjects ageless humor into situations when needed. And his Aunt Tulip Everhaven usually has a brew made from sagebrush that helps Bluefeather put his troubles into perspective. "[Max Evans is] a sage voice of the West."--The New York Times The narrative tone changes dramatically to describe Bluefeather's participation in D-Day and the subsequent push into Germany in harrowing, unsentimental detail; these nearly surreal passages are war writing at its best. . . . a highly engaging epic."--Publishers Weekly "A strong sense of place permeates the text; the high-desert world of northern New Mexico provides realistic and spiritual elements that add mythic quality to a leisurely-told tale wi

The Blue Feather

The Blue Feather PDF Author: Grace Amundson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 61

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Blue Feather

Blue Feather PDF Author: Gary Crew
Publisher: Hachette Australia
ISBN: 0733634893
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Book Description
There's a myth in Esperance that's been around for years, apparently going as far back as the arrival of the first Europeans. Locals think there's a huge bird, big enough to carry away adult humans . . . Blue Feather is a stunningly crafted mystery from one of Australia's most awarded writers, Gary Crew. Recurring rumours of attacks by a giant raptor lead Greg Muir to seek the truth behind the bird's existence. Is it big enough to bring down a light plane? Can it carry away human beings in its talons? Is it responsible for the mutilation of a hang-glider? A quest for a creature as fearful as it is elusive . . . Is the story of the huge bird only a myth, or is it reality? And if it is a reality, what part will it play in shaping the lives of those who search for it? 'beautifully crafted novel . . . Fully satisfying' - Herald Sun

Lava Red Feather Blue

Lava Red Feather Blue PDF Author: Molly Ringle
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
ISBN: 1771681993
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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"With this engrossing urban fantasy, Ringle delivers a queer fairy tale as electrifying as it is tender"—Publishers Weekly “Lush and imaginative—an epic fantasy for a new generation, full of love, vengeance, redemption, and forgiveness.”—Pam Stucky, author of The Universes Inside the Lighthouse Awakening the handsome prince is supposed to end the fairy tale, not begin it. But the Highvalley witches have rarely done things the way they’re supposed to. On the north Pacific island of Eidolonia, hidden from the world by enchantments, Prince Larkin has lain in a magical sleep since 1799 as one side of a truce between humans and fae. That is, until Merrick Highvalley, a modern-day witch, discovers an old box of magic charms and cryptic notes hidden inside a garden statue. Experimenting with the charms, Merrick finds himself inside the bower where Larkin lies, and accidentally awakens him. Worse still, releasing Larkin from the spell also releases Ula Kana, a faery bent on eradicating humans from the island. With the truce collapsing and hostilities escalating throughout the country, Merrick and Larkin form an unlikely alliance and become even unlikelier heroes as they flee into the perilous fae realm on a quest to stop Ula Kana and restore harmony to their island. "Lovely and evocative, Lava Red Feather Blue is sure to delight lovers of fae, fairytales, and fantasy.”—Allie Therin, author of Spellbound Molly Ringle's growing list of other successful titles include: The Chrysomelia Stories 1. Persephone's Orchard 2. Underworld's Daughter 3. Immortal's Spring The Goblins of Bellwater All the Better Part of Me Sage and King

White Snow, Blue Feather

White Snow, Blue Feather PDF Author: Julie Downing
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781481421546
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Perfect for readers with a budding interest in the beauty of nature, Julie Downing’s vividly illustrated picture encourages young explorers to observe the outside on their own. By paying close attention to the small, often-overlooked details of nature, a young child is able to discover the beauty that lives beyond common sights in the actions and appearances of animals. With observant text and sparkling illustrations, White Snow, Blue Feather conveys the joys of nature and exploring the world on one’s own.