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A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction
Joel Greenberg - Bloomsbury
Format: Hardcover
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In the early nineteenth century 25 to 40 percent of North America's birds were passenger pigeons, traveling in flocks so massive as to block out the sun for hours or even days. The down beats of their wings would chill the air beneath and create a thundering roar that would drown out all other... |
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A Wolf Called Romeo
Nick Jans - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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The unlikely true story of a six-year friendship between a wild, oddly gentle black wolf and the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from... |
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Poetry from Scratch: A Kitten's Book of Verse
Jennifer McCartney - Countryman Press
Format: Print book
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The newest entry in the feline literary canon is here ... so pee on this, cat poet wannabes Hipster cats, stay-at-home-mom cats, windowsill cats, and outdoor cats -- you'll find them all here, immortalized in prose about, for, and sometimes by, cats. With a Brooklyn edge, author Jennifer... |
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National Audubon Society Trees of North America
National Audubon Society - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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This handsome volume is the result of a collaboration among leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and designers. An indispensable reference, it covers more than 540 species, with nearly 2,500 full-color photographs--including images of the bark, fruit,... |
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Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
Peter Wohlleben - ?Greystone Books
Format: Paperback
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Awaken your senses and learn how to be a forest detective - with Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees."This book will fast-track you into the joys of spending time amongst the trees." - Tristan Gooley, author of The Lost Art of Reading... |
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The Secret Language of Cats
Susanne Sch tz - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered what your cat is saying Cats do not meow randomly, nor do they growl or hiss because they have nothing better to do. Cat sounds have a purpose, and they can carry important messages, whether for us or other cats.Susanne Schtz is hard at work on breaking the cat code.... |
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H Is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald - Grove Press
Format: Print book
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One of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the YearON MORE THAN 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR LISTS: including TIME (#1 Nonfiction Book) , NPR, O, The Oprah Magazine (10 Favorite Books) , Vogue (Top 10) , Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Boston... |
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American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
Nate Blakeslee - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s.... |
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricanes Eye, the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller and a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard "With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail... |
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