Download or read book The Godwits Fly written by Robin Hyde and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entirely new edition of Robin Hyde's wistful and engaging classic novel, first published in 1938 and in print ever since. The Godwits Fly vividly conveys the intensely felt worlds of the adolescent—love, poetry and England—and the enthralling but sometimes painful experience of growing up female.
Download or read book The Long Long Journey written by Sandra Markle and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crackle! Crackle! Crunch! What's hatching from that egg? It's a young bar-tailed godwit. She will spend the summer in Alaska learning to fly, find her own food, and escape from scary predators. Her long, long journey begins in October when she flies to New Zealand. This 7,000-mile flight is the longest nonstop bird migration ever recorded. Follow along on her amazing voyage!
Download or read book The Godwits written by Bruce Pickworth and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Brave Bird. On the shores of the Shoalhaven River on the South Coast of NSW the godwits are preparing for their annual migration to Alaska but their leader Danta is growing old. He knows it's time to choose a new bird to guide the flock on this great journey. Whom will he choose. One heroic boy. Far to the north on the shores of the Yellow River a boy is waiting. The godwits will soon be landing. Gao Wei knows the beach stop-over is vital for these birds. But things are changing; plans are in place for a building complex on the very stretch of land the godwits rely upon. How can one boy oppose the developers? How can he make them understand?
Download or read book Baba Didi and the Godwits Fly written by Nicola Muir and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charmingly told story of the godwit bird’s epic migration, touching on waves of human migration on the way.
Download or read book Godwits written by Keith Woodley and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly illustrated book tells the story of the godwits and their migrations - why and how they do it. It follows the birds on their intrepid journeys, examining the places they visit, be it an estuary in northern New Zealand, a mudflat on the Chinese-North Korean border, or a tundra nesting site in Alaska. Keith Woodley, godwit expert and manager of the Miranda Shorebird Centre in New Zealand, details the amazing changes these bird undergo before and during their voyages - from moulting into new plumage, to doubling their weight and shrinking non-essential body organs - as well as their array of innate skills in weather prediction and global navigation, weaving the latest scientific findings into history, literature and folklore. In Godwits the author's eye-witness accounts and meticulous research culminate in a tale of navigation and stunning fortitude that will delight both professional bird watchers and general readers curious to discover more about one of nature's quiet achievers.
Download or read book Circle written by Jeannie Baker and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It’s hard to imagine a more powerful treatment of migration: Baker conveys the strength of the birds and the fragility of their habitat with equal care.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Each year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to Australia and New Zealand and back again. They follow invisible pathways — pathways that have been followed for thousands of years — while braving hunger and treacherous conditions to reach their destination. In Circle, Jeannie Baker follows the godwits' incredible flight, taking readers over awe-inspiring scenes as the birds spread their wings above such beautiful landmarks as the Great Barrier Reef and China’s breathtaking cityscapes for an unforgettable journey.
Download or read book Notes on the Godwits Limosa written by Edmund A. S. Elliot and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Black tailed Godwit written by and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A World on the Wing The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds written by Scott Weidensaul and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Saturday Review of Politics Literature Science and Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chambers s Journal of Popular Literature Science and Arts written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chambers s Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Never a Soul at Home written by Stuart Murray and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The generation of writers that came to prominence in the 1930s laid down the framework for modern New Zealand literature. This book looks at the beginnings of those writers' careers, at the influences of events like the Depression and the onset of war, and at the role of cultural institutions. Ultimately, it is about the myths that surround the 1930s writers, and the myths they made.
Download or read book Black Tailed Godwit written by Haverschmidt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1963-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Black tailed Godwit written by and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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