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Loon

Jack McLean
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Author : Jack McLean
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345510167

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“Kids like me didn’t go to Vietnam,” writes Jack McLean in his compulsively readable memoir. Raised in suburban New Jersey, he attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, but decided to put college on hold. After graduation in the spring of 1966, faced with the mandatory military draft, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for a two-year stint. “Vietnam at the time was a country, and not yet a war,” he writes. It didn’t remain that way for long. A year later, after boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and stateside duty in Barstow, California, the Vietnam War was reaching its peak. McLean, like most available Marines, was retrained at Camp Pendleton, California, and sent to Vietnam as a grunt to serve in an infantry company in the northernmost reaches of South Vietnam. McLean’s story climaxes with the horrific three-day Battle for Landing Zone Loon in June, 1968. Fought on a remote hill in the northwestern corner of South Vietnam, McLean bore witness to the horror of war and was forever changed. He returned home six weeks later to a country largely ambivalent to his service. Written with honesty and insight, Loon is a powerful coming-of-age portrait of a boy who bears witness to some of the most tumultuous events in our history, both in Vietnam and back home.

Loon

Susan Vande Griek
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Author : Susan Vande Griek
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554982318

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A gorgeously illustrated, lyrical non-fiction picture book about loons. It’s summertime, and as darkness falls there is a haunting sound from the lake — Ooh-hoo-oo, ooh-hoo-oo. It is a loon calling to its family across the water. This lyrical story follows the life cycle of two loon chicks. We see them breaking out of their eggshells, then learning to swim, find food and avoid predators such as snapping turtles and big bass fish. After they learn to fly, they migrate to the ocean. And when their striking black-and-white feathers finally emerge, they fly inland, each to find a new lake territory and mate. Accompanying Susan Vande Griek’s poetic text are Karen Reczuch’s gorgeous illustrations, which show the loons as they grow from tiny downy chicks to majestic adult birds. An afterword provides more information on loons, including their amazing diving ability, the meanings of their calls, and the environmental threats that they face. Also illustrated are five different types of loons and other animals that can be found in their lake habitat. The illustrations were researched in the Ornithology Collections at the Royal Ontario Museum, and Ron Ridout of Bird Studies Canada consulted on the text. Key Text Features illustrations author’s note further reading labels Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

Loon Lessons

James D. Paruk
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Author : James D. Paruk
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781452963655

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The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world’s foremost observers of the revered waterbird Even those who know the loon’s call might not recognize it as a tremolo, yodel, or wail, and may not understand what each call means, how it’s made, and why. And those who marvel at the loon’s diving prowess might wonder why this bird has such skill, or where loons go when they must leave northern lakes in winter. For these and so many other mysteries, Loon Lessons provides evolutionary and ecological explanations that are curious and compelling. Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, the book is a compendium of knowledge about the common loon and an engaging record of scientific sleuthing, documenting more than twenty-five years of research into the great northern diver. James D. Paruk has observed and compared loons from Washington and Saskatchewan to the coasts of California and Louisiana, from high elevation deserts in Nevada to mountain lakes in Maine. Drawing on his extensive experience, a wealth of data, and well-established scientific principles, he considers every aspect of the loon, from its plumage and anatomy to its breeding, migration, and wintering strategies. Here, in the first detailed scientific account of the common loon in more than thirty years, Paruk describes its biology in an accessible and entertaining style that affords a deeper understanding of this beautiful and mysterious bird’s natural history and annual life cycle.

The Way of the Loon

Sally E. Burns
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Author : Sally E. Burns
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781525582462

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The Way of the Loon by Sally E. Burns Pdf

The Way of the Loon tells of a spring and summer in a loon family’s life on a lake in the boreal forest. When LaLa and Dapper return to the northern lake to raise a family, challenges lie ahead: hungry eagles, rowdy humans, and a large fish threaten their peace and security. But the loving couple are soon the proud parents of little Chortle, and spend the warm seasons helping him grow and teaching him about the ways of the loon. As he strengthens and matures, Chortle learns that his parents will soon leave him for the south. He will need to learn to listen to the breezes—the breezes will tell him when it’s time to journey on by himself. From their home, two young boys hearing the call of the loons, watch and learn about the birds. Through this watchful, gentle childhood presence, young readers are beckoned into the beautiful, poignant “way of the loon” and the inevitability of growing up.

The Raven and the Loon

Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley,Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley
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Author : Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley,Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1772272701

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The Raven and the Loon by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley,Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley Pdf

In the time before animals were as they are today, Raven and Loon were both white. Their feathers had no colour at all. Raven spent his days swooping through the sky trying to fight off his incessant boredom, while loon spent her days in her iglu working away on her sewing. One day, too bored to even fly, Raven visited Loon and suggested a sewing game that would give their feathers some much-needed colour. The results - not at all what the two birds expected - led to Raven and Loon acquiring their now-familiar coats. This whimsical retelling of a pan-Arctic traditional story features lively, colourful illustrations from Kim Smith.

Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon

Dale Auger
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Author : Dale Auger
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781926613178

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Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon by Dale Auger Pdf

Winner of the Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year Award, 2006 Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival and Book Awards Kayâs is a young Cree man who is blessed with a Gift that makes him a talented hunter. He knows the ways of the Beings he hunts and can even talk with them in their own languages. But when he becomes proud and takes his abilities for granted, he loses his gift, and the People grow hungry. With the help of the Elders and the Beings that inhabit the water, Kayâs learns that in order to live a life of success, fulfillment and peace, he must cherish and respect the talents and skills he has been given. Illustrated with Dale Auger's powerful, insightful paintings, Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon introduces readers to the basics of life in a Cree village. A glossary with pronunciation guide to the many Cree words and phrases used in the story is included.

Song of the Loon

Richard Amory
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Author : Richard Amory
Publisher : arsenal pulp press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551523170

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“More completely than any author before him, Richard Amory explores the tormented world of love for man by man . . . a happy amalgam of James Fenimore Cooper, Jean Genet and Hudson’s Green Mansions.”—from the cover copy of the 1969 edition Published well ahead of its time, in 1966 by Greenleaf Classics, Song of the Loon is a romantic novel that tells the story of Ephraim MacIver and his travels through the wilderness. Along his journey, he meets a number of characters who share with him stories, wisdom and homosexual encounters. The most popular erotic gay book of the 1960s and 1970s, Song of the Loon was the inspiration for two sequels, a 1970 film of the same name, at least one porn movie and a parody novel called Fruit of the Loon. Unique among pulp novels of the time, the gay characters in Song of the Loon are strong and romantically drawn, which has earned the book a place in the canon of gay American literature. With an introduction by Michael Bronski, editor of Pulp Friction and author of The Pleasure Principle. Little Sister’s Classics is a new series of books from Arsenal Pulp Press, reviving lost and out-of-print gay and lesbian classic books, both fiction and nonfiction. The books in the series are produced in conjunction with Little Sister’s Book and Art Emporium, the heroic Vancouver bookstore well-known for its anti-censorship efforts.

Secrets of the Loon

Laura Purdie Salas,Charles K. Dayton
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Author : Laura Purdie Salas,Charles K. Dayton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1681341581

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Secrets of the Loon by Laura Purdie Salas,Charles K. Dayton Pdf

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a loon chick as she learns how to survive--and thrive--in her first year. Includes facts about loons.

The Legend of the Loon

Kathy-jo Wargin
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Author : Kathy-jo Wargin
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781627531818

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The Legend of the Loon by Kathy-jo Wargin Pdf

The fantastic Legend team of Kathy-jo Wargin and Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen have another beautiful book to add to the Sleeping Bear and Mackinac Island stories. A Grandmother's love for her grandchildren is magically portrayed in "The Legend of the Loon". A perfect addition to your collection, this book remains true to the heartwarming qualities you've come to expect from these legendary storytellers.

The Loon

Michaelbrent Collings
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Author : Michaelbrent Collings
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1460990757

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The isolated, maximum security prison for the criminally insane houses some of the nation's deadliest, most frightening psychopaths. But when a freak storm cuts off all communications and causes a massive power outage, the prisoners get loose ... and find there is nowhere to go. The blizzard rages outside. The inmates are now in charge and the staff must band together to survive. And then they all discover that the inmates aren't the most dangerous thing about The Loon. Because below the prison is a secret place. A dark place. A place where a creature of monstrous appetites has been born. And it's very, very hungry ...

The Blind Boy and the Loon

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
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Author : Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1927095573

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The Blind Boy and the Loon by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril Pdf

Presents a traditional Inuit origin story of how the narwhal came to exist.

The Last Loon

Rebecca Upjohn
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Author : Rebecca Upjohn
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554692927

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The Last Loon by Rebecca Upjohn Pdf

When Evan spends the winter in the wilderness with his aunt Mag, he finds out about a loon hanging around at a local lake that is in need of help if it is going to make it through the winter, but his efforts at rescuing the bird prove to be more difficult than he expected.

Gift of the Loon

Gillian Andrews
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Author : Gillian Andrews
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781039109476

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Gift of the Loon by Gillian Andrews Pdf

Gift of the Loon is the story of a woman ahead of her time. Set in the early twentieth century, Margaret Harrison wants to be an artist—a difficult proposition for a woman at a time when a woman’s place was in the home. Eschewing the burdens of marriage and children to become an accomplished painter, Margaret must not only go against society’s norms and the wishes of her family, she must also overcome imposter syndrome. Amid the pain and loss of World War One, Maggie revels in the avant-garde forms of expression emerging in the art world, including Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, and Fauvism. When she meets artist, Tom Thomson while painting on the French River, her life is forever changed. And when he betrays her in a way she could never have anticipated, she has to find a way to once again see the joy in life. On her journey, Maggie discovers a truth about her choices that changes the way she sees herself and her relationship with the world. Through Maggie, the reader is immersed in art, travel, nature, romance, painting, and adventure. Gift of the Loon is multilayered, exploring themes of self-discovery, the roles of women, challenging society’s norms, our relationships with art and nature, and the development of Canada’s independent artistic vision. Ultimately, the story asks the question: How do you define success? Is success defined by someone else's standard of what we should achieve? Or, do we give ourselves permission to determine what success is for us?

Call of the Loon

David Evers,Kate M. Taylor
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Author : David Evers,Kate M. Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924102926734

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Call of the Loon by David Evers,Kate M. Taylor Pdf

The common loon is a graceful and reclusive bird whose eerie, tremolo call is said to capture the spirit of the wild. Call of the Loon offers a stunning, full-color life history of this gorgeous animal while unveiling its mysteries via a unique question-and-answer format authored by two leading experts on loon biology. Both casual and professional natural historians will benefit from this highly informative yet browsy and accessible volume. Packaged with the book is a unique DVD that features the video footage gathered by the BioDiversity Research Institute. Their ""loon cam" has captured exceptional footage of loon nest building, mating, egg hatching, and chick rearing. Along with the breathtaking images, viewers will hear the haunting calls of these beautiful birds.

Winter Loon

Susan Bernhard
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Author : Susan Bernhard
Publisher : Little A
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Families
ISBN : 1503902986

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Winter Loon by Susan Bernhard Pdf

"When the spring thaw of a frozen Minnesota lake brings about shocking revelations that lead to violence, 15-year-old Wes Ballot embarks on a search for his missing father, the truth about his mother's death and a future he must claim for himself."--