CENTRAL PARK. Mayor Falco and Mockingbird


Book Description

The birds of Central Park are always busy, especially Mayor Falco. Whenever a problem arises, the mayor always knows just what to do. But Mockingbird complains about the other birds all the time. How can the mayor welcome the new duck or the owls with round eyes while Mockingbird is so afraid? Follow wise Mayor Falco in his Central Park home and get to know a part of life in New York City.




CHARLOTTE, A City Cat in the Country


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Charlotte enjoys her days in her cozy city apartment. But one morning, Mrs. Johnson puts her in the carrier and into a car. Soon they arrive at a new house where everything is strange. The sky is vast, the air moves, and everything is so very green. And worst of all, the noisy neighbors cry, squeak, oink, and bleat all day long. But Charlotte soon learns what country living is all about.




The Time of the Dinosaurs: A Dangerous Journey


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Yui, Enno, and We-Wow are three young dinosaurs living in the nesting highland. When the herd comes under attack, they are carried away by the river and must dodge spinosauri, hide from pterosaurs, and outthink velociraptors as they journey home. But prowling in the shadows is Kowa—the deadly, the dangerous, the dreaded TYRANNOSAURUS REX.




TOBY. Who Ate the Cheese?


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Toby the cat is having a picnic and is bringing his favorite food: cheese! But before eating it, he needs to take a nap. Hold on! Something is not right. The cheese! Who ate it? Was it the cow or the bees? Or was it the swan? Maybe it was the bunny rabbit. Or was it someone else? Toby must find the culprit. Perhaps you can help him. The question is: WHO DID IT?




Elephants Don’t Belong in Cages


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Ellie the elephant loves to explore the savannah. But one day, she wanders too far from home and gets captured by hunters. Locked in a cage and marked to be sent to a faraway place, Ellie has no hope of being free again. But her friends Twiga the giraffe, Chacha the monkey, and Grey the parrot are determined to save her—and even Kito the lion is ready to help. But the rescue mission turns out to be more challenging than they thought.




Current Ornithology Volume 17


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Current Ornithology publishes authoritative, up-to-date, scholarly reviews of topics selected from the full range of current research in avian biology. Topics cover the spectrum from the molecular level of organization to population biology and community ecology. The series seeks especially to review (1) fields in which an abundant recent literature will benefit from synthesis and organization, or (2) newly emerging fields that are gaining recognition as the result of recent discoveries or shifts in perspective, or (3) fields in which students of vertebrates may benefit from comparisons of birds with other classes. All chapters are invited, and authors are chosen for their leadership in the subjects under review.




A Handbook of Florida


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"The right and title to 'The Florida annual, 'of which four editions have been published, has been purchased, and the present handbook is designed to preserve its best features in a new form." Part I. The Altantic Coast.




A Winter in Florida


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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.







Bulrusher


Book Description

Set in 1955, in the redwood country north of San Francisco. Bulrusher is the name given to a baby girl found floating in a basket on the river. As the girl grows up she develops a gift for clairvoyance that makes her feel isolated until a new girl moves into town.