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Blu is happy living in Minnesota with his best friend, Linda. But when he finds himself lost in the Brazilian jungle, will he have what it takes to survive?
Author : Susan Korman
Publisher : HarperFestival
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,84 MB
Release : 2011-02-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062022677
Blu is happy living in Minnesota with his best friend, Linda. But when he finds himself lost in the Brazilian jungle, will he have what it takes to survive?
Author : Lexa Hillyer
Publisher : HarperFestival
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 2011-02-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062022691
From the makers of the Ice Age films comes a high-flying tale of a bird who never learned to do what birds do best—fly! Blu, a rare blue Spix's Macaw, has everything he needs—heart, attitude . . . feathers—but he's afraid he may never soar. That's all about to change in the magical city of Rio, where Blu has incredible adventures and makes new friends who show Blu he's always had what it takes to make his dreams come true.
Author : Kirk Wallace Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 28,25 MB
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1101981628
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.
Author : Tara Bennett
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 1781169780
DISCOVER THE STUNNING ANIMATION BEHIND THE STAR-STUDDED HIT MOVIE RIO AND FORTHCOMING RIO 2! PRODUCED BY BLUE SKY, THE STUDIO BEHIND ICE AGE SERIES AND HORTON HEARS A WHO! A feast for the eyes, perfect for people interested in animation and art, with the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro! "Rio © 2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Rio 2 © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved."
Author : Robert S. Ridgely
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,23 MB
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1501704303
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is one of the planet's richest places for bird diversity, especially when it comes to the number of endemic species. Brazil's Atlantic Forest region is one of the most dazzling of all. Immediately surrounding São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, this area of Brazil is also a relatively accessible area to birders from around the world. In the Birds of Brazil Field Guides, the Wildlife Conservation Society brings together a top international team to do justice to the incredible diversity of Brazilian birds. This second guide presents 927 bird species, 863 illustrated, that occur in just the southeastern Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlântica in Portuguese). Of these species, 140 are endemic and 105 near endemic to just this region; 83 of these are threatened. Modern and compact, this field guide provides illustrations of unparalleled quality, key field marks, and regional range maps to facilitate easy recognition of all species normally occurring in this vibrant and critically important area of Brazil.
Author : Jean-Luc E. Cartron
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 30,45 MB
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0826342701
Extending from the spillway below Cochiti Dam, about fifty miles north of Albuquerque, to the headwaters of Elephant Butte Reservoir, near Truth or Consequences in the southern portion of New Mexico, the Middle Rio Grande Bosque is more than a cottonwood woodland or forest. It is a complete riverside ecosystem, among the more important in the world's arid regions. Every day hundreds of visitors to the bosque encounter flora and fauna they can't identify. Researchers and municipal, county, state, and federal resource agency personnel concerned with the bosque's management need to know how plants and animals are linked to their habitats. With descriptions of more than seven hundred plants and animals illustrated with color photographs, this authoritative guide is the first of its kind for the Middle Rio Grande Bosque and is an invaluable resource for land managers, teachers, students, eco-buffs, and nature enthusiasts. It also reveals the important role the bosque plays in New Mexico's natural heritage.
Author : John Faaborg
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2020-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1623497779
In Book of Birds: Introduction to Ornithology, John Faaborg, renowned expert on avian ecology and conservation, brings a fresh and accessible sensibility to the study of ornithology. In this beautifully illustrated volume, Faaborg’s approachable writing style will engage students and birders alike while introducing them to the study of the evolution, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, diversity, and behavior of birds. With its unique focus on ecology, the text emphasizes birds’ relationships with the environment and other species while showing the amazing diversity of avian life. Faaborg pays special attention to the roles that competition, community structure, and reproductive behavior play in the astonishingly varied and interesting lives of birds seen around the world. He discusses variations in anatomy, morphology, and behavior; explains why such vast diversity exists; and explores the ways in which different birds can share the same spaces. Artist Claire Faaborg brings the science behind this diversity to life through her unique, hand-drawn artwork throughout the book. Combining vibrant visuals and knowledgeable insights, Book of Birds offers readers a firm foundation in the field of ornithology and an invaluable resource for understanding birds from an ecological and evolutionary perspective.
Author : Heidi King
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300169795
This title provides an in-depth and authoritative review of feeatherworking traditions in ancient Peru. The book includes a discussion of important recent discoveries, considerations of iconography, and basic technical characteristics of feather works.
Author : Christa Roberts
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 43,66 MB
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062285033
From the creators of Ice Age and Epic, Rio 2 flies into theaters in April 2014. Join Blu, Jewel, and all your favorite Rio characters for a wild adventure perfect for young fans! When Linda and Tulio spot a blue Spix's Macaw deep in the Amazon jungle, Blu and Jewel pack up their family and fly off to help locate more of their species. Jewel is eager for the kids to know more about life in the wild, but Blu is a little overwhelmed. The jungle is full of surprises. There are new friends to meet, new places to explore, and some cool, new jungle grooves! Rio 2: The Junior Novel retells the whole exciting story and features eight pages of full-color images from the film!
Author : Moses Purnell Handy
Publisher :
Page : 2108 pages
File Size : 10,86 MB
Release : 1893
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