Download or read book Gifts of the Crow written by John Marzluff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers insight into crows' ability to make tools and respond to environmental challenges, explaining how they engage in human-like behaviors, from giving gifts and seeking revenge to playing and experiencing dreams.
Download or read book Nature Cat What Does a Crow Know Level Up Readers written by Spiffy Entertainment and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Nature Cat and his friends from the hit PBS show Nature Cat as they learn about crows and the Olympics in this level 3 reader. Nature Cat knows crows are smart. To find out just how smart they are, he and his friends set up challenges for the crows to complete. But when their grouchy neighbor, Ronald, says crows are just silly birds, Nature Cat and his pals invite Ronald to compete against the crows to solve puzzles. Is Ronald smarter than a crow? With a fun story, short sentences, and some new words, this level 3 book is perfect for readers who can read sentences and want to enjoy whole stories! A fun section at the back of the book expands the learning on birds and reinforces new vocabulary. Level Up! Readers provide independent reading opportunities at every stage of reading comprehension! This title is available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook. GUIDED READING LEVEL: E LEXILE LEVEL: TK Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS. Head to PBSlearningmedia.org for educational activities and materials coded to state, national, and Common Core standards for grades Pre-K through 3 to pair with this title.
Download or read book Nature Cat What Does a Crow Know Level Up Readers written by Spiffy Entertainment and published by BuzzPop. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice reading word families in this level 3 reader as the friends from the hit PBS show Nature Cat find out the birds in their backyard are smart, smart, smart! Nature Cat knows crows are smart. To find out just how smart they are, he and his friends set up challenges for the crows to complete. But when their grouchy neighbor, Ronald, says crows are just silly birds, Nature Cat and his pals invite Ronald to compete against the crows to solve puzzles. Is Ronald smarter than a crow? With a fun story, short sentences, and some new words, this level 3 book is perfect for readers who can read sentences and want to enjoy whole stories! A fun section at the back of the book expands the learning on birds and reinforces new vocabulary. Level Up! Readers provide independent reading opportunities at every stage of reading comprehension! This title is available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook. Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS and stars SNL personalities Kate McKinnon (Squeeks) and Kenan Thompson (Ronald)! Head to PBSlearningmedia.org for educational activities and materials coded to state, national, and Common Core standards for grades Pre-K through 3 to pair with this title.
Download or read book The Pinyon Jay written by John M. Marzluff and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-10-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A flock of Pinyon Jays arrive in a flash of blue, and leave again just as suddenly. This once mysterious bird is now the subject of over 20 years of intensive research involving over one thousand colour-marked jays by Russell Balda, John Marzluff and their colleagues and helpers. This plain blue bird has turned out to be anything but plain in its biology and behaviour. Uniquely dependent on the seeds of the Pinyon Pine for food, they have developed a number of behavioural and morphological adaptations to best utilise this resource, above all caching enough seeds each autumn to supply their needs throughout the winter and fuel their unusual habit of nesting in late winter. Fluctuations in pine-seed supply, both by season and between years, poses special problems for these birds and has led to their extremely flexible and complex social system in which learning and memory play an unusually large part. They store pine seeds and retrieve them with uncanny accuracy; they form lifelong pair bonds and nest colonially, occasionally involving younger birds to help established pairs rear the young; and they use their large vocabulary to coordinate activities within one of the largest known avian societies. This intriguing story will fascinate both the enthusiastic amateur birder and the professional alike. Packed with information, it presents Pinyon Jay biology in a readable form and places them into the wider context of studies on bird ecology and evolution. Fine illustrations by Tony Angell, with additional pictures by Caroline Bauder, complete this attractive addition to any birder's bookshelf.
Download or read book Nature Cat The Ocean Commotion written by Spiffy Entertainment and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature Cat and his pals discover all of Earth's oceans make one giant waterway connecting all the people of the world in this storybook based on the beloved hour-long Nature Cat special, complete with a poster! While celebrating the three-year anniversary of Hal and his favorite chew toy, Mr. Chewinsky, Nature Cat accidentally drops Mr. Chewinsky down a storm drain. The gang tracks Mr. Chewinsky through the sewer system, into a river, and out to the ocean. Oh, no! Can they rescue Mr. Chewinsky or will he become ocean litter? Thankfully, the ocean connects the pals to nature explorers from across the globe! Join Nature Cat, Hal, Squeeks, Daisy, Ronald, Houston, and their new friend, Nature Dog, as they navigate the ocean and learn how all waterways flow together. This full-color, hardback picture book comes with a pullout poster packed with ocean facts! Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS.
Download or read book In the Company of Crows and Ravens written by John M. Marzluff and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies. To a surprising extent, to know the crow is to know ourselves.”—from the Preface From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain, there is clear evidence that crows and ravens influence human culture. Yet this influence is not unidirectional, say the authors of this fascinating book: people profoundly influence crow culture, ecology, and evolution as well. John Marzluff and Tony Angell examine the often surprising ways that crows and humans interact. The authors contend that those interactions reflect a process of “cultural coevolution.” They offer a challenging new view of the human-crow dynamic—a view that may change our thinking not only about crows but also about ourselves. Featuring more than 100 original drawings, the book takes a close look at the influences people have had on the lives of crows throughout history and at the significant ways crows have altered human lives. In the Company of Crows and Ravens illuminates the entwined histories of crows and people and concludes with an intriguing discussion of the crow-human relationship and how our attitudes toward crows may affect our cultural trajectory.
Download or read book Rainbow Crow written by Nancy Van Laan and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1991-07-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.
Download or read book Crows written by Candace Savage and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure trove of stories, poems, and information on the brainy, black-feathered bird that’s rich in insight and humor. This revised and expanded edition of Candace Savage’s best-selling book about ravens and crows is enhanced by additional paintings, drawings, and photos, as well as a fascinating selection of first-person stories and poems about remarkable encounters with crows. In one story, a pack of crows brilliantly thwarts an attack by a Golden Eagle; in another, a mischievous crow rescues the author from grief. And in a third piece, after nursing a battered baby crow back to health until it flies off with other crows, Louise Erdrich hauntingly describes her altered awareness as she listens for the “dark laugh” of crows while she works. Based on two decades of audacious research by scientists around the world, the book also provides an unprecedented, evidence-based glimpse into corvids’ intellectual, social, and emotional lives. But whether viewed through the lens of science, myth, or everyday experience, the result is always the same. These birds are so smart—and so mysterious—they take your breath away. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute. Praise for Crows “A beautifully crafted celebration of these birds.” —Nature “A deft juxtaposition of interesting anecdotes and firsthand accounts of scientific discoveries.” —Canadian Literature “Surprising avian revelations are contained within the pages of Savage’s glorious festival of crow arcana.” —Alberta Views
Download or read book Crow Call written by Lois Lowry and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-time Newbery medalist has crafted “a loving representation of a relationship between parent and child” in post-WWII America (Publishers Weekly, starred review). This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly. “The memory of a treasured day spent with a special person will resonate with readers everywhere.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Beautifully written, the piece reads much like a traditional short story . . . the details of [Ibatoulline’s] renderings gracefully capture a moment in time that was lost. Relevant for families whose parents are returning from war, the text is also ripe for classroom discussion and for advanced readers.” —Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book Crow written by Barbara Wright and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The summer of 1898 is filled with ups and downs for 11-year-old Moses. He's growing apart from his best friend, his superstitious Boo-Nanny butts heads constantly with his pragmatic, educated father, and his mother is reeling from the discovery of a family secret. Yet there are good times, too. He's teaching his grandmother how to read. For the first time she's sharing stories about her life as a slave. And his father and his friends are finally getting the respect and positions of power they've earned in the Wilmington, North Carolina, community. But not everyone is happy with the political changes at play and some will do anything, including a violent plot against the government, to maintain the status quo. One generation away from slavery, a thriving African American community—enfranchised and emancipated—suddenly and violently loses its freedom in turn-of-the-century North Carolina when a group of local politicians stages the only successful coup d'etat in US history.
Download or read book Crow Planet written by Lyanda Lynn Haupt and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2009-07-27 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. Crow Planet reminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter "nature." Rather, even in the suburbs and cities where we live we are surrounded by wild life such as crows, and through observing them we can enhance our appreciation of the world's natural order. Crow Planet richly weaves Haupt's own "crow stories" as well as scientific and scholarly research and the history and mythology of crows, culminating in a book that is sure to make readers see the world around them in a very different way.
Download or read book What Does the Crow Know written by Margery Facklam and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NULL
Download or read book Mind of the Raven written by Bernd Heinrich and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines, and in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world. At the heart of this book are Heinrich's love and respect for these complex and engaging creatures, and through his keen observation and analysis, we become their intimates too. Heinrich's passion for ravens has led him around the world in his research. Mind of the Raven follows an exotic journey—from New England to Germany, and from Montana to Baffin Island in the high Arctic—offering dazzling accounts of how science works in the field, filtered through the eyes of a passionate observer of nature. Each new discovery and insight into raven behavior is thrilling to read, at once lyrical and scientific.
Download or read book Nature Cat A Nature Carol written by Spiffy Entertainment and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the winter wonderland in your own backyard this Christmas with a Nature Cat storybook, a perfect gift that comes complete with press-out ornaments and holiday cards! Join Hal, Squeeks, Daisy, Ronald, and Nature Cat in a new picture book based on their hour-long holiday special. When Nature Cat gets in the Christmas spirit, he starts making his holiday celebration as big, shiny, and loud as possible. He even decorates the forest and accidentally bothers the animals! Though after our hero falls asleep on Christmas Eve, he is visited by three friendly spirits, as played by his pals. Together, they visit the future, present, and long ago past when Nature Cat was a mere Nature Kitten. Will the adventure remind Nature Cat what really makes his heart merry? This full-color, hardback picture book comes with 6 press-out ornaments and 6 press-out cards that let little ones give others the gift of nature adventures! Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS! Once his family leaves for the day, Fred the house cat transforms into Nature Cat, backyard explorer extraordinaire! Each episode in this hilarious PBS Kids series follows Nature Cat and his pals as they embark on action-packed adventures, perilous missions, and nature investigations packed with silly humor and "a ha" discovery moments.
Download or read book Crow Smarts written by Pamela S. Turner and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the biggest differences between humans and animals is the ability to understand the idea of “If I do X, Y might happen.” New Caledonian crows seem to possess the intelligence to understand this “causal” concept. Why do crows have this ability? What does the crow know and what does it tell us about brain size, the evolution of intelligence, and just who is the smartest creature on the planet? In the latest addition to the Scientists in the Field series, the creators of The Frog Scientist take us to a beautiful Pacific island, where a lively cast of both crows and scientists is waiting to amuse and enlighten us.
Download or read book Welcome to Subirdia written by John M. Marzluff and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Subirdia presents a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support incredible biological diversity. Populations and communities of a great variety of birds, as well as other creatures, are adapting to the conditions of our increasingly developed world. In this fascinating and optimistic book, John Marzluff reveals how our own actions affect the birds and animals that live in our cities and towns, and he provides ten specific strategies everyone can use to make human environments friendlier for our natural neighbors. Over many years of research and fieldwork, Marzluff and student assistants have closely followed the lives of thousands of tagged birds seeking food, mates, and shelter in cities and surrounding areas. From tiny Pacific wrens to grand pileated woodpeckers, diverse species now compatibly share human surroundings. By practicing careful stewardship with the biological riches in our cities and towns, Marzluff explains, we can foster a new relationship between humans and other living creatures—one that honors and enhances our mutual destiny.
Download or read book The Language of Crows written by Michael Westerfield and published by . This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life history, language and culture of the American crow.
