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"An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of bird migration-the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, to go weeks without sleep, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch-has exploded. Scientists have made astounding discoveries: certain species, such as thrushes, can avoid dehydration...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Little Bird loves everything about his home. He's surrounded by his favorite branch, his favorite food, his favorite view and his favorite music. Why on earth would he want to change anything, even when his brother tells him that they must? Discover how Little Bird ends up finding happiness in his new home from home in this beautifully illustrated picture book. Perfect for all children who love home, however many they may have.
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[2020]
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xix, 155 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
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"Stretching from the Arctic regions of northeastern Russia, Alaska, and western Canada and along the Pacific coastlines of North, Central, and South America, the Pacific Flyway traverses some of our planet's greatest climatic and topographic extremes. Defined by water, the flyway encompasses a sweeping expanse of coastal and offshore marine ecosystems and an inland archipelago of freshwater wetlands. Hemispheric in scope, this integrated network of...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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"Flight Paths is the never-before-told story of how a group of migration-obsessed scientists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries engaged nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration--from where and when they take off to their flightpaths and behaviors, their destinations and the challenges they encounter getting there"--
6) Coming home
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Pub. Date
2018.
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24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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A plucky robin sets out on an epic journey guided only by his longing to return home in time for Christmas.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
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"In this luxuriously illustrated volume, celebrated nature writer Mike Unwin and award-winning photographer David Tipling highlight sixty-seven different species of birds from around the world and explore how each has adapted to its migratory cycle. As they bring to life the drama of the Bar-headed Goose's journey over the Himalayas and the amazing sixty-thousand-mile annual round trip taken by the Arctic Tern between the United Kingdom and Antarctica,...
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2019.
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282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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"A close look at one season in one key site that reveals the amazing science and magic of spring bird migration, and the perils of human encroachment. Every spring, billions of birds sweep north, driven by ancient instincts to return to their breeding grounds. This vast parade often goes unnoticed, except in a few places where these small travelers concentrate in large numbers. One such place is along Lake Erie in northwestern Ohio. There, the peak...
9) Circle
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Pub. Date
2016.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 x 29 cm
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Each year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to Australia and New Zealand and back again. They follow invisible pathways--pathways that have been followed for thousands of years--while braving hunger and treacherous conditions to reach their destination. In Circle, Jeannie Baker follows the godwit's incredible flight, taking us over awe-inspiring scenes as the...
10) Migrations
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2020.
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"Franny Stone has always been a wanderer. By following the ocean's tides and the birds that soar above, she can forget the losses that have haunted her life. But when the wild she so loves begins to disappear, Franny can no longer wander without a destination. She arrives in remote Greenland with one purpose: to find the world's last flock of Arctic terns and follow them on their final migration. She convinces Ennis Malone, captain of the Saghani,...
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Pub. Date
2022
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
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Stork friends Malena and Klepetan look forward to the next migration from Croatia to South Africa, but when Malena is injured and can not join the flock, their time apart brings many challenges and big feelings, pushing them to stay connected and hope for a spring reunion.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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In this lyrical STEM gem, follow 12 bird species as their babies begin their first migration down the majestic flyway.
An educational picture book in which lyrical text and impressionistic-style illustrations follow the life cycles of twelve migrating birds, representing the species who use the Mississippi flyway route. Back matter includes additional facts about flyways, migration, and each of the featured birds.
13) Birds
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[2017]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"Just Like Us! Birds gives young readers an up-close and personal look at how birds do things that are remarkably similar to the way humans do"--
14) Winged migration
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c2003
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Follows bird migrations flying over the seven continents: from one pole to the other, from the seas to snowcapped mountains, from the canopy of heaven to mangroves and swamps.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
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Thousands of birds are migrating from the Arctic to the Caribbean when a hurricane rips a young whimbrel, Numenia, from her sisters, forcing her to struggle on alone. Includes note about the true story that inspired the book.
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Pub. Date
2024.
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25 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
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An evocative nonfiction narrative follows the swifts on their epic journey north, from the jungles of Africa to nesting sites in Europe. A swift may not look like anything special--it's just a plain brown bird, small enough to nestle in the palm of your hand--but these superheroes of the avian world can fly incredible distances amazingly quickly, reaching speeds of up to seventy miles per hour and spending ten months of every year in the air. Follow...
20) Fly away home
Pub. Date
c2001
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1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A 13-year old girl and her estranged father learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them how to fly.
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