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In the Orchard, the Swallows

Author : Peter Hobbs
Publisher : Europa Editions
Release Date : 2014-02-04
ISBN 10 : 9781609451936
Pages : 87 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (69 users)

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Creakwing's Crossing

Author : Peter Harrison
Publisher : Authors On Line Ltd
Release Date : 2002-10
ISBN 10 : 0755200632
Pages : 192 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (2 users)

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Download Creakwing's Crossing PDF by Peter Harrison Full Free and published by Authors On Line Ltd. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The swallows have always feared Winter. For them it is a time of dying and decay. A time they have always fled from, seeking the warmth and safety of the southlands. But this year is to be different. The swallows' wise and venerable leader, Creakwing, announces that he is now too old and infirm to undertake the epic journey across thousands of miles of land and sea. He intends to remain in the northlands during the cold dark months of Winter and try to survive alone. Knowing that for him this will mean almost certain death, a group of young swallows devise a daring plan to rescue their leader. Many other birds are enlisted to help in the plan. Among them, the thieving jackdaws, a captive yellow bird, a brilliantly ingenious blue tit, a wise old owl who is not as wise as he thinks he is.... and finally, out in the icy wastes of ocean the mysterious storm petrels. There will be triumph and tragedy during the long and dangerous journey, an epic Crossing about which the bardic swallows will tell tales and sing songs for generations to come. 'Creakwing's Crossing' is a stirring tale in a literary tradition stretching from Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in The Willows' to 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams in the present day. It is also a tale to remind us that though the boundaries created by Man continue to create tensions and conflict, the natural world observes no frontiers, and the swallows continue to move through the sky as freely as they have always done, in the ancient mystery of migration.

Reach Out and Read the World

Author : Europa Editions
Publisher : Penguin
Release Date : 2017-05-02
ISBN 10 : 9781609454579
Pages : 465 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (69 users)

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Download Reach Out and Read the World PDF by Europa Editions Full Free and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning six continents, the Reach Out and Read the World sampler contains excerpts from a large selection of international fiction published over Europa’s twelve-year history as an independent publisher that encourages global and social empathy. The compilation is completed with an introduction by Europa’s Editor-in-Chief Michael Reynolds, country profiles, discussion questions and a “71 Reasons to Read International Literature” comment piece by booksellers from across the United States on the importance of reading internationally. Altogether, Reach Out and Read the World is a transformative read, one that helps humanize our world through the power of story.

As Kingfishers Catch Fire

Author : Alex Preston
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-07-13
ISBN 10 : 9781472152251
Pages : 208 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (472 users)

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Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Author : Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher :
Release Date : 1942
ISBN 10 : CHI:72661426
Pages : 994 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (726 users)

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Life Histories of North American [birds].: Flycatchers, larks, swallows and their allies

Author : Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher :
Release Date : 1942
ISBN 10 : MINN:31951000115766H
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.:/5 (31 users)

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Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School

Author : Mabel Osgood Wright
Publisher : DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-13
ISBN 10 : EAN:8596547059165
Pages : 315 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (859 users)

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The Oölogist

Author :
Publisher :
Release Date : 1896
ISBN 10 : UIUC:30112111968498
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.:/5 (3 users)

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A Single Swallow

Author : Horatio Clare
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2009-04-02
ISBN 10 : 9781409076247
Pages : 336 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (49 users)

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A Watcher in the Woods

Author : Dallas Lore Sharp
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2020-08-13
ISBN 10 : 9783752428032
Pages : 101 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (752 users)

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Proceedings and Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glascow

Author : Natural History Society of Glasgow
Publisher :
Release Date : 1887
ISBN 10 : UCAL:B4151167
Pages : 596 pages
Rating : 4.:/5 (4 users)

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Proceedings and Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow

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Publisher :
Release Date : 1887
ISBN 10 : OSU:32435070486931
Pages : 554 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (324 users)

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THE LONE SWALLOWS

Author : HENRY WILLIAMSON
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2022-05-08
ISBN 10 :
Pages : pages
Rating : 4./5 ( users)

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Transactions of the Kansas State Horticultural Society

Author : Kansas State Horticultural Society
Publisher :
Release Date : 1877
ISBN 10 : WISC:89037157484
Pages : 262 pages
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The Biennial Report of the Kansas State Horticultural Society

Author : Kansas State Horticultural Society
Publisher :
Release Date : 1869
ISBN 10 : UCAL:$B232263
Pages : pages
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The Return of the Swallow

Author : Goodwyn Barmby
Publisher :
Release Date : 1864
ISBN 10 : UCAL:$B158882
Pages : 260 pages
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The Folk-lore of Chios

Author : Philip P. Argenti
Publisher : CUP Archive
Release Date :
ISBN 10 :
Pages : 620 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( users)

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