Download or read book Do Hummingbirds Hum written by George C West and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hummingbirds may be the smallest birds in the world, but they have the biggest appetites. Their wings flutter on average fifty to eighty times each second as they visit hundreds of flowers over the course of a day to sip the sweet nectar that sustains them. Their hearts beat nearly twelve hundred times a minute and their rapid breathing allows these amazing birds to sustain their unique manner of flight. They can hover in the air for prolonged periods, fly backwards using forceful wings that swivel at the shoulder, and dive at nearly two hundred miles per hour. Native only to the Americas, some hummingbirds have been known to migrate from Mexico to Alaska in the course of a season. Watching a hummingbird at a backyard feeder, we only see its glittering iridescent plumage and its long, narrow beak; its rapidly moving wings are a blur to our eyes. These tiny, colorful birds have long fascinated birders, amateur naturalists, and gardeners. But, do they really hum? In Do Hummingbirds Hum? George C. West, who has studied and banded over 13,500 hummingbirds in Arizona, and Carol A. Butler provide an overview of hummingbird biology for the general reader, and more detailed discussions of their morphology and behavior for those who want to fly beyond the basics. Enriched with beautiful and rare photography, including a section in vivid color, this engaging question and answer guide offers readers a wide range of information about these glorious pollinators as well as tips for attracting, photographing, and observing hummingbirds in the wild or in captivity.
Download or read book Do Hummingbirds Hum written by George C. West and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Do Hummingbirds Hum? George C. West, who has studied and banded over 13,500 hummingbirds in Arizona, and Carol A. Butler provide an overview of hummingbird biology for the general reader, and more detailed discussions of their morphology and behavior for those who want to fly beyond the basics.
Download or read book The Reunion written by Arleen Brenner and published by Benchmark Press. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Little Odds written by Julie Williams-Nash and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-08-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hold on to your hats... here comes a roller-coaster, magical, mystical, and hilarious adventure for children of all ages. Little Odd lives happily on Cloud Ninety-Nine-a-Hundred, until one day, an accidental roll sends Little Odd tumbling to Earth. Completely clueless and lost, Little Odd soon gathers a motley crew of misfits and outcasts. Together, they embark on a madcap journey through The Dump, The Land of Wonder, the Pits of Despair, the Underworld, and finally, a grand finale of fun and festivities. The Little Odds Trilogy celebrates the joy of letting your imagination run wild while delivering serious messages about climate change, protecting our beautiful planet, and treating everyone with kindness and compassion. It is a whimsical tale about humanity that is truly like nothing on earth. Honestly.
Download or read book The Hum of Angels written by Scot McKnight and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would You Recognize an Angel if You Saw One? The majority of earth’s inhabitants believe in Angels. Yet so few of us can claim to have seen one. Why? Perhaps it’s because in order to encounter one, we first have to learn what to look for and how to look! We live in a world where the natural and supernatural overlap. Angels are constantly on mission from God and constantly at work in this world. From the Garden of Eden to the Book of Revelation, Scripture is filled with hundreds of references to these wondrous creatures. In this creative work, Scot McKnight explores what the Bible says – and doesn’t say – about these majestic beings. And that’s deeply important because angels are still on mission today. They express God’s love, confirm His presence, and even lead humans in redemptive worship. Don’t just believe in angels. Learn how to recognize these messengers of God that are all around us and know how God might be using them to affect our lives. Now available in a convenient paperback edition, The Hum of Angels illuminates what the Bible says about these heavenly beings; and it helps you to understand the deepest truths about one of God’s most magnificent and yet misunderstood creations. Most People Believe in Angels. It’s What we Believe About them that Matters. Believing in angels is one thing. But how can we know what angels are really like – especially when our preconceived notions have been mostly shape by sensationalized misinterpretations of these wondrous beings? To help sort things out, Scot McKnight untangles fact from fiction on topics such as: * Do loved ones become angels when they die? * Can we hear from angels? * Is there a hierarchy of angels? * Do we have a specific guardian angel? * Should we be scared of angels? * Are cherubs and seraphs different creatures than angels? * Do angels have wings? * Are angels worship leaders?
Download or read book Latina in Wonderland written by Jennifer Prado and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's Proceeds Donated to UNICEF. Victoria and Alfredo move from the city to a Latin version of Wonderland and produce a juice called Liquid Passion that provokes unusual reactions in its consumers. Their twelve-year-old daughter, Honey, has a hummingbird living in her ear and possesses magical powers. Hungry for a story, an investigative reporter named Rigby Sloane, shows up and launches an international media frenzy. Honey and her pre-teen nemesis, John Firestarter, escape the chaos on her parents' farm and begin an underground journey; through an armadillo hole, on a quest to restore balance in the lives of their immediate families.
Download or read book My Rhino Plays the Xylophone written by Graham Denton and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of noted comic poet Graham Denton's hilarious poems for children. With poems on topics from sport to family to TV to aliens, and a lot of silliness thrown in, this is guaranteed to keep kids chuckling. A brilliant book to get young readers enjoying poetry, and a great resource for teachers looking for poems that kids will love to learn by heart.
Download or read book Jamaika One Love English written by Ulrike Dietmann and published by spiritbooks. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viola has nothing left to lose. Her husband and children died in a car accident. Since then, the writer has not written a line. Trying to find serenity, she books a lonely cottage at the Jamaican ocean front. Destiny wants her to meet Patrick, a charismatic businessman and Daniel, a truly Jamaican horse trainer. The unique beauty of the Caribbean island, the blessed people, their hard struggle and the encounters with the two so different men give her life a completely new turn. Little by little she finds love again - in a place where Viola would never have expected it.
Download or read book Why Do Bluebirds Hate Me written by Mike O'Connor and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of humorous Q&As about everything you've always wanted to ask about birds and birding Mike O’Connor knows bird watchers as well as he knows birds. He knows that if you’re even slightly interested in identifying birds or attracting them to your backyard with a feeder, then you’ve also had your share of strange and silly questions about birds and their sometimes inexplicable behavior. In Why Do Bluebirds Hate Me?, O’Connor applies his deep knowledge of all things avian to answer the questions that keep birders up at night. Questions like · Should you clean your birdhouses? · Do swallows have a feather fetish? · How much does it cost to run a heated birdbath? · Is drinking coffee bad for birds? Other questions O’Connor covers range from the practical (Should I rotate the seed in my feeder?) to the quirky (Why are vultures eating my vinyl screen door?) to the just plain adorable (Are those birds kissing or feeding each other?). And he also explains why bluebirds just don’t seem to like some people.
Download or read book I m Up I m Down I m Bipolar Suicide Survivor with a Game written by Peggy Jo Henry and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is my book fiction or nonfiction? You'll be the judge of that. Here's the hitch to get you to buy my semi-autobiographical book. My book is in two parts. "Episode I," the fun game, contains short entertaining and serious stories and poems. Because of the controversial subject matter, the shortness of my book, and the little-known fact that I'm not famous you go through unique "Episode I" hunting for hidden movie and song titles. There are approximately 775 movie, television, and documentary programs. Then there are the 341 songs, and an added "downright fun," to the game, by using 31 clues you go through finding an Oscar nominated actor for the Sherlock in all of us. Play on your smartphone, computer, or tablet at airports, coffee houses, appointments, and basically anywhere you have to wait. Play with family and friends to see who can find the most titles. Who is the actor? You'd be surprised. A lot of fun for the trivia and entertainment sleuth. Are you entertainment savvy enough to play the game? Just to let you know titles, names, short phrases, expressions, and ideas are not protected by copyright laws. "Episode II," the second part, is the more serious part. "Communication in a non-confrontational manner promotes learning." This sentence is in my book. Communication, what is it? How can I get information to you in a non-confrontational manner that concern you and me? "Episode II," is a memoir containing journal entries, emails, and letters coping with a possible situation that could have ended in a mass shooting, the ups and downs of mental illness, postpartum depression, suicide, and my air traffic control experiences. All topics of conversation in today's society. My book is a collectible and the only one of its kind in the world. A little something extra-I have included some of my favorite easy recipes. Enjoy.
Download or read book Hummingbird written by Kimberly Greene Angle and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old March Anne Tanner's life is tied to the simple rhythms and cycles of the watermelon farm in Jubilee, Georgia, that she has grown up on. Thanks to Grenna, her grandmother and surrogate mother, March Anne has learned everything she needs to know about seeds, vine pruning, and harvesting melons and pumpkins. And although Grenna has tried to teach March Anne about her ancestors, March Anne has always been uncomfortable with the family name she's been given and doesn't like. And so, in secret meetings deep in the woods, March Anne and her two best friends form the Pseudonymphs, whose names change with the seasons. When Grenna suffers a heart attack, March Anne must face an uncertain future and confront her past. In the middle of it all, a ruby-throated hummingbird decides to winter at the Tanners' and becomes a source of delight and inspiration as March Anne prepares for Grenna's passing and journeys toward self-acceptance. This sweet and tangy debut introduces a memorable cast of characters who come to learn that grace can abide within and beyond the realities of pain and loss.
Download or read book The Hummingbirds written by Ross McMeekin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ezra works as a live-in groundskeeper on a celebrity couple’s enormous rental property in Los Angeles. When the magnetic Sybil sets her sights on Ezra and gradually lures him in, he is as conflicted as he is tempted. Then Grant, her husband, approaches Ezra with a different proposal—to monitor Sybil to see if she is having an affair—and he is faced with the formidable challenge in refusing one or the other. And so begins this sexy, mesmerizing novel about Sybil, an actress desperately hoping for the important role that will resurrect her faltering career; Grant, a cunning, self-made movie producer infamous for subterfuge and secrets; and Ezra, the beautiful, troubled young man they employ—a man haunted by the memory and teachings of his mother, the leader of a new-age cult that deifies birds. Over one life-altering week, Sybil casts Ezra as the center of her universe. Together, they fantasize about the new life for both of them, where Sybil directs and stars in an controversial film about the Middle East, and Ezra can finally realize his dream of traveling to photograph exotic birds, a craft he has cultivated in the hummingbird-filled gardens of the property. But when Sybil’s husband Grant discovers their passionate affair, the three are set on a collision course that can only end in violence.In The Hummingbirds, Ross McMeekin captures people yearning for deep connections in a shallow world defined by the twin obsessions of power and beauty. It is a story of love and redemption, of murder and betrayal, and of the darkness that lurks in the heart of Hollywood.
Download or read book Hummingbird Season written by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant and necessary story about finding hope during difficult times, set in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Archie's life--and the whole world--is turned upside down by Covid-19. Suddenly there are no more Friday night dinners out, no more going to school, no more hanging out with friends . . . no leaving the house at all. Even though he's inside with his family all day every day, Archie can't help but feel more alone than ever before. While everyone else seems to be adapting to their new normal just fine, it's like Archie is permanently on mute, unable to find the words to describe how he feels--and sometimes, unable to find someone who will listen. The bright spot of Archie's days at home is watching and learning about the hummingbirds that feed outside his windows. But just when it seems like this could be what brings his family together again, California experiences its worst wildfire in history, and Archie's favorite hummingbird disappears. In a time when hope is hard to hold on to, Archie must find his voice and find hope once again. Hummingbird Season is an honest and healing novel in verse documenting the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic and the things that bring us together when circumstances keep us apart.
Download or read book Mar a Sabina written by María Sabina and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "María Sabina's Selected Works introduces and enhances the understanding of one of the world's most remarkable poets. Mr. Rothenberg frames her work within the larger context of 'ethnopoetics' with no academic reductionism whatsoever, a rare and indispensable service to a 'world poet' such as Maria Sabina. The translation of Maria Sabina, her 'autobiography' and her oral poetry, is exquisite, powerful, rendered with linguistic dignity."—Howard Norman "This book transmits not only a full and rich experience with one of the most extraordinary personalities and poetic voices of our time, but also a great lesson in our understanding of the relations between religious inspiration and its artistic expression. It enriches our perceptions of the nature and possibilities of oral composition, complementing what we already know of it from the study of the Homeric and other poems in its great tradition."—George Economou "María Sabina is one of the great figures of American shamanism. Her Chants is a masterpiece of indigenous visionary poetry. Her Life is the account of a woman who transcended her own culture and its material poverty to become one of the great women of the twentieth century. The veneration of her work continues beyond her death. To read her is to embark on a journey to the world of the extrasensorial."—Homero Aridjis "In the chants of María Sabina, we can appreciate the interplay of individual invention and traditional liturgy within the oral creativity of a non-literate society. The recordings of her words that have saved them from oblivion give us the opportunity to glimpse the emergence of a genius from the soil of the communal, religious folk poetry of a native Mexican campesino people."—Henry Munn
Download or read book Hummingbird Gardens written by Nancy L. Newfield and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: f the hummingbird. Little wonder that millions of North Americans attempt to attract these spunky birds to their yards with commerical feeders. Hummingbird Gardens provides how-to information on feeders, plant combinations and garden desig n, showcasing the continent's 20-plus hummingbird species. Full color throughout.
Download or read book The School Garden Curriculum written by Kaci Rae Christopher and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sow the seeds of science and wonder and inspire the next generation of Earth stewards The School Garden Curriculum offers a unique and comprehensive framework, enabling students to grow their knowledge throughout the school year and build on it from kindergarten to eighth grade. From seasonal garden activities to inquiry projects and science-skill building, children will develop organic gardening solutions, a positive land ethic, systems thinking, and instincts for ecological stewardship. The world needs young people to grow into strong, scientifically literate environmental stewards. Learning gardens are great places to build this knowledge, yet until now there has been a lack of a multi-grade curriculum for school-wide teaching aimed at fostering a connection with the Earth. The book offers: A complete K-8 school-wide framework Over 200 engaging, weekly lesson plans – ready to share Place-based activities, immersive learning, and hands-on activities Integration of science, critical thinking, permaculture, and life skills Links to Next Generation Science Standards Further resources and information sources. A model and guide for all educators, The School Garden Curriculum is the complete package for any school wishing to use ecosystem perspectives, science, and permaculture to connect children to positive land ethics, personal responsibility, and wonder, while building vital lifelong skills. AWARDS FINALIST | 2019 Foreword INDIES: Education
Download or read book Whispers from Eternity written by Yogananda (Paramahansa) and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For other editions, see Author Catalog.
