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Author: Gill Lewis Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1442414499 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 306
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This “vividly imagined and well-written novel” (Booklist, starred review) tells a gripping story about a boy from Scotland and a girl from West Africa who join together to save a migrating Osprey—and end up saving each other. When Callum spots crazy Iona McNair on his family’s sprawling property, she’s catching a fish with her bare hands. She won’t share the fish, but does share something else: a secret. She’s discovered a rare endangered bird, an Osprey, and it’s clear to both her and Callum that if anyone finds out about the bird, it, and its species, is likely doomed. Poachers, egg thieves, and wild weather are just some of the threats, so Iona and Callum vow to keep track of the bird and check her migratory progress using the code a preservationist tagged on her ankle, no matter what. But when one of them can no longer keep the promise, it’s up to the other to do it for them both. No matter what. Set against the dramatic landscapes of Scotland and West Africa, this is a story of unlikely friendships, the wonders of the wild—and the everyday leaps of faith that set our souls to flight.
Author: Gill Lewis Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1442414499 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
This “vividly imagined and well-written novel” (Booklist, starred review) tells a gripping story about a boy from Scotland and a girl from West Africa who join together to save a migrating Osprey—and end up saving each other. When Callum spots crazy Iona McNair on his family’s sprawling property, she’s catching a fish with her bare hands. She won’t share the fish, but does share something else: a secret. She’s discovered a rare endangered bird, an Osprey, and it’s clear to both her and Callum that if anyone finds out about the bird, it, and its species, is likely doomed. Poachers, egg thieves, and wild weather are just some of the threats, so Iona and Callum vow to keep track of the bird and check her migratory progress using the code a preservationist tagged on her ankle, no matter what. But when one of them can no longer keep the promise, it’s up to the other to do it for them both. No matter what. Set against the dramatic landscapes of Scotland and West Africa, this is a story of unlikely friendships, the wonders of the wild—and the everyday leaps of faith that set our souls to flight.
Author: Rob Bierregaard Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing ISBN: 163289615X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 115
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Take flight with Belle, an osprey born on Martha's Vineyard as she learns to fly and migrates for the first time to Brazil and back--a journey of more than 8,000 miles. Dr. B. and Dick, two osprey scientists in Massachusetts, observe ospreys and their offspring, tagging one special fledgling with a transmitter to better study migration habits. Follow Belle as she attempts her first flight, conquers her first fishing endeavour, and heads south for her first migration all while her tracking device transmits information about where's she been. Based on information garnered through twenty years of research by the author, Belle's Journey will soar into reader's hearts.
Author: Roy Dennis Publisher: ISBN: 9781904445265 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book tells the story not only of the osprey, but of the osprey watcher, following the bird's fortunes in Scotland, seeing its numbers rise from that single pair in the 1950s to close to 200 pairs today.
Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544232682 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 85
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A stunning addition to the Scientists in the Field series that explores mercury pollution found in the rivers and streams of Western Montana that might cause harm to humans--and the extinction of the entire osprey species.
Author: Richard Whittle Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416563199 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 622
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A fascinating and authoritative narrative history of the V-22 Osprey, revealing the inside story of the most controversial piece of military hardware ever developed for the United States Marine Corps. When the Marines decided to buy a helicopter-airplane hybrid “tiltrotor” called the V-22 Osprey, they saw it as their dream machine. The tiltrotor was the aviation equivalent of finding the Northwest Passage: an aircraft able to take off, land, and hover with the agility of a helicopter yet fly as fast and as far as an airplane. Many predicted it would reshape civilian aviation. The Marines saw it as key to their very survival. By 2000, the Osprey was nine years late and billions over budget, bedeviled by technological hurdles, business rivalries, and an epic political battle over whether to build it at all. Opponents called it one of the worst boondoggles in Pentagon history. The Marines were eager to put it into service anyway. Then two crashes killed twenty-three Marines. They still refused to abandon the Osprey, even after the Corps’ own proud reputation was tarnished by a national scandal over accusations that a commander had ordered subordinates to lie about the aircraft’s problems. Based on in-depth research and hundreds of interviews, The Dream Machine recounts the Marines’ quarter-century struggle to get the Osprey into combat. Whittle takes the reader from the halls of the Pentagon and Congress to the war zone of Iraq, from the engineer’s drafting table to the cockpits of the civilian and Marine pilots who risked their lives flying the Osprey—and sometimes lost them. He reveals the methods, motives, and obsessions of those who designed, sold, bought, flew, and fought for the tiltrotor. These stories, including never before published eyewitness accounts of the crashes that made the Osprey notorious, not only chronicle an extraordinary chapter in Marine Corps history, but also provide a fascinating look at a machine that could still revolutionize air travel.
Author: Donna Love Publisher: Mountain Press ISBN: Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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Known by ornithologists as "citizens of the world," ospreys are among the most widely distributed bird species on earth, living on every continent except Antarctica. Love enthusiastically shares her knowledge of ospreys and their life cycle in this volume. Full color.
Author: Janie Suss Publisher: BookPros, LLC ISBN: 098231406X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 114
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Oscar and Olive Osprey tells me heartwarming story of two ospreys that build a nest, raise three babies, and defend against predators. Filled with amazing color photographs, Oscar and Olive Osprey will delight children and parents alike, and inspire an emotional connection between their lives and the lives of these beautiful creatures. "Oscar and Olive Osprey is a charming book that children will love. It is not only a story of nature-of beautiful and graceful birds-but of family, parents' love, and of young birds growing, dreaming, overcoming their fears, and finding their way. Set atop a nest at the end of a pier, it is a story of life that parents and children can share. I highly recommend it."-Mark A. Reinecke, PhD, Chief Psychologist and professor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Experiencing these spectacular birds of prey firsthand inspires, in children and adults alike, a sense of awe and a desire for learning more about them that is duplicated by reading this beautiful story. I know this book will guide the next generation of nature lovers to seek out the experience of watching ospreys for decades to come."-Joy Braunstein, CEO/President, Carolina Raptor Center "The connection you feel between this family and your own is so real. This story will capture your heart and you will no longer look at the osprey as just another bird!"-Carla Rohde, Park Naturalist/Raptor Specialist, M-NCPPC, Watkins Nature Center Book jacket.
Author: Thisbe Nissen Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 030742717X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 299
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As summer begins on Osprey Island, preparations at the Lodge -- the island’s one and only hotel — are underway for the busy season. On maintenance and housekeeping there’s Lance and Lorna Squire, Osprey locals and raging drinkers; and their irrepressible son Squee. There are college boys to wait tables and Irish girls to clean rooms. And a few unusual returnees, too: Suzy Chizek, single mom and daughter of the Lodge’s owners, who’s looking for a parentally funded vacation; and Roddy Jacobs, another former local, who has come back after a mysterious twenty-year absence. But when tragedy strikes, dark secrets explode, dividing the island community over the fate of a young boy suddenly more vulnerable to his violent father than ever. In the uniquely ephemeral atmosphere of a summer resort, Thisbe Nissen unfolds, with charecteristic warmth and charm, an ever-deepening story of lost loves and found romance, of loyalties and betrayals; and of lingering–sometimes fleeting–joy.
Author: Gill Lewis
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