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On the Wing

David Elliott
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Author : David Elliott
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781536220995

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David Elliott’s witty verse takes flight with gorgeous illustrations in an enchanting look at fifteen avian species for birders of all ages. Take to the sky to explore a glorious array of all things avian, from the tiny, restless hummingbird to the inscrutable horned owl to the majestic bald eagle. David Elliott and Becca Stadtlander bestow a sense of wonder onto such common birdfeeder visitors as the sparrow, the crow, and the cardinal and capture the exotic beauty of far-flung fowl like the Andean condor, the Australian pelican, and the Caribbean flamingo. Concise, clever verse from an award-winning author pairs with striking artwork from a debut illustrator to make this a true pleasure for anyone who loves birds.

A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

Scott Weidensaul
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Author : Scott Weidensaul
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393608915

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New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we’ve learned of these key migrations—how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis—is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela—the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest—avoiding dehydration by "drinking" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth’s magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides—and their reaction time actually improves. These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads.

On the Wing

Dr. David E. Alexander
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Author : Dr. David E. Alexander
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199996773

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"On the Wing is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of flight in all four groups of powered flyers: insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats."--Book jacket.

On the Wing

Anne Waldman
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Author : Anne Waldman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : American poetry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040327228

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Bound tête-bêche (dos-à-dos binding) with: Highjacking / Lewis Warsh ; cover by Joe. Brainard. [s.l.] : Boke Press, ©1968.

The Bird Is on the Wing

James R. Hansen
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Author : James R. Hansen
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1585442437

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The airplane ranks as one of history's most ingenious and phenomenal inventions--and surely one of the most world-shaking. How ideas about its aerodynamics first came together and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine it became is the epic story James R. Hansen tells in The Bird Is on the Wing. Just as the airplane is a defining technology of the twentieth century, aerodynamics has been the defining element of the airplane. Hansen provides an engaging, easily understandable introduction to the role of aerodynamics in the design of such historic American aircraft as the DC-3, X-1, and 747. Recognizing the impact individuals have had on the development of the field, he conveys not only a history of aircraft technology, but also a collective biography of the scientists, engineers, and designers who created the airplanes. From da Vinci, whose understanding of what it took to fly was three centuries too early for practical use, to the invention of the airplane by the Wright brothers, Hansen explores the technological matrix from which aeronautical engineering emerged. He skillfully guides the reader through the development of such critical aerodynamic concepts as streamlining, flutter, laminar-flow airfoils, the mythical "sound barrier," variable-sweep wing, supersonic cruise, blended body, and much more. Hansen's explanation of how vocabulary and specifications were developed to fill the gap between the perceptions of pilots and the system of engineers will fascinate all those interested in how human beings have used aerodynamics to move among, and even beyond, birds on the wing.

On the Wing

Douglas Florian
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Author : Douglas Florian
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0152023666

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A collection of poems about such birds as the emperor penguin, rhinoceros hornbill, and whooping crane.

The Thing on the Wing Can Sing

Brian P. Cleary
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Author : Brian P. Cleary
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512479287

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.

On the Wing

Alan Tennant
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Author : Alan Tennant
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780307489043

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In this extraordinary journey, Alan Tennant recounts his attempt to track the transcontinental migration of the majestic peregrine falcon — an investigation no one before him had ever taken to such lengths. From the windswept flats of the Texas barrier islands to the Artic and then south again into the Caribbean, On the Wing provides a hilariously picaresque and bumpy flight.

Sleeping on the Wing

Kenneth Koch,Kate Farrell
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Author : Kenneth Koch,Kate Farrell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-08
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780307764911

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This book is specifically for high school students, though it is useful to college students and anyone interested in the art and craft of poetry. Koch and Farrell, experienced teachers as well as poets, write about poetry in such a way that students will find it accessible and interesting. The book includes selections of poetry by twenty-three poets, among them Dickinson, Hopkins, Pound, Williams and Eliot, as well as Ginsberg, O'Hara, Baraka and Ashbery. There is also the translated work of such modern European poets such as Lorca, Rilke, Rimbaud, Apollinaire and Mayakowsky.

Fly the Wing

Jim Webb,Billy Walker
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Author : Jim Webb,Billy Walker
Publisher : Aviation Supplies & Academics
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1619541882

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This special printing of the Third Edition comes with a download code for the software (previously in CD format), which gives the reader further tools for study and research. This material can be downloaded from the ASA website (using the code printed in the book). Updated to include coverage of modern cockpit automation, "Fly the Wing" (Third Edition) provides pilots with valuable tools and proven techniques for all flight operations. Also new to this edition is a companion CD-ROM with a complete glossary of flight terms, printable quick reference handbooks, and numerous supporting graphics. Pilots planning a career in aviation will find that this book provides important insights that other books miss. Written in an easy, conversational style, this useful reference progresses from ground school equipment and procedures, to simulators, to real flight. Along the way, the authors cover the physical, psychological and technical preparation needed by pilots to acquire an ATP certificate while maintaining the highest standards of performance. Although not intended to replace training manuals, "Fly the Wing" is by itself a course in advanced aviation. With clear explanations and in-depth coverage, it has been described as a full step beyond the normal training handbook. Pilots desiring additional knowledge in the fields of modern flight deck automation, high-speed aerodynamics, high-altitude flying, speed control, take-offs, and landings in heavy, high performance aircraft will do well to read and retain this material.

Life on the Wing

Brutus Östling,Magnus Ullman
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Author : Brutus Östling,Magnus Ullman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0007240473

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A visual guide to how birds have become the masters of the air

The Wall and the Wing

Laura Ruby
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Author : Laura Ruby
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780060752576

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In this hilarious, adventure-filled fantasy set in a city where almost everyone can fly, a girl discovers she has a newfound power: she can become invisible. She soon teams up with a belligerent boy to figure out who and what she is.

A Bird on the Wing

Osho
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Author : Osho
Publisher : Osho Media International
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0983640084

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This book is about the inner search and personal transformation, sharing insights that address our deepest question of life, introducing 11 teaching stories from different Zen masters. At the conclusion of each talk, Osho responds to questions from his international audience, providing direct guidance on matters of love, understanding, and ?the search.” The body and the soul are discussed as the two aspects of importance. Our bodies can be used to reach to the stars, but they must have strong roots here on Earth first. Osho highlights how one's life can be transformed through integrating meditation into daily life. He also bypasses the rational mind and speaks directly to the heart. The Zen stories Osho uses illustrate the mysterious yet simple world of Zen, where any situation can be used to become more aware, more conscious, more alive.

Catching History on the Wing

A. Sivanandan
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Author : A. Sivanandan
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131629433

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The definitive collection of A. Sivanandan's writing.

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird

18 Afghan Women
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Author : 18 Afghan Women
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538726839

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A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are "powerful, profound, and deeply moving" (Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick) "My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream." Eighteen Afghan women living in, speaking about, and writing from the country itself tell stories that are powerful and illuminating, unique and universal - stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity, and cultural traditions. A woman's fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet. A tormented girl tries to find love through a horrific act. A headmaster makes his way to work, treading the fine line between life and death. These and more original, vital, and unexpected stories hail from extraordinary voices rooted in Afghanistan's two main linguistic groups (Pashto and Dari), and were developed over two years through the writer development program Untold's Write Aghanistan Project. My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird comes at a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's history, when these voices must be heard. With an Introduction by Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondant, and afterword by Lucy Hannah, Founder and Director of Untold