The Canary and the Crow
Title | The Canary and the Crow PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Ward |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2019-07-16 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1786827964 |
Winner of the 2020 George Devine Award Middle Child present The Canary and the Crow, brand new gig theatre about the journey of a working class black kid who is accepted to a prestigious school. A lyrical, semi-autobiographical piece from writer and performer Daniel Ward - using grime, hip hop and theatre, he tells the story of his struggle between a new environment that doesn't accept him and an old one that has no opportunity.
The Canary and the Crow
Title | The Canary and the Crow PDF eBook |
Author | Molly Simmons |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 2015-05-29 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781508633570 |
Upon meeting a crow determined to teach him how to fly despite his medical condition and overprotective feline friend, Sunshine is thrust into an adventure he didn't think himself capable of. Wilma Wilson, Sunshine's loving owner, finds herself in a similar predicament when her sheltered world collides with the fiery attitude of Jacie Greene. Join these two through their struggles and triumphs in this heartwarming collection of modern fables.
The Canary Bird
Title | The Canary Bird PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Augustus Kendall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 1799 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN |
Crows and Jays
Title | Crows and Jays PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Madge |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2010-08-30 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1408135272 |
Crows and Jays is a combination of scientifically accurate information and an identification guide, planned to give anyone, whether a birdwatcher or biologist, a greater understanding of the lives of these beautiful, yet very complex, group of birds. 120 species of crows, jays and their allies exist in the world today. Many are exceedingly beautiful in colour, grace and form, whereas others are black and somewhat sinister in appearance. In no other group of perching birds has evolution produced such a degree of variation, from the tiny Hume's Ground-Jay of the steppe-highlands of Tibet to the huge Thick-billed Raven of the mountains of Ethiopia. Some have had a long association with people and appear in tales of mythology and superstition, while others have been regarded as agricultural pests. The great majority, however, remain largely unknown, their only contact with humanity being the destruction of their specialised habitats. As a consequence, more than 20 species are now regarded as internationally endangered, some of which are very poorly known. The 30 superb colour plates by Hilary Burn in this book depict them all; each plate is accompanied by an informative caption page summarising the criteria required to identify the species, alongside colour world distribution maps. Some of these birds, bearing such evocative names as the Banggai Crow, Mesopotamian Crow and Flores Crow, have never been illustrated before. The authoritative text by Steve Madge treats each species in depth, summarising identification techniques and concisely reviewing all aspects of corvid behaviour, distribution, population and taxonomy. The author has had first-hand experience of most of the species during his travels throughout the world, travels in which he gradually became fascinated by this very special, but somewhat ignored, group of birds. This will surely be a standard work of reference for many years to come.
Bird Lore
Title | Bird Lore PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 970 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN |
The Crow Girl
Title | The Crow Girl PDF eBook |
Author | Erik Axl Sund |
Publisher | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
Pages | 967 |
Release | 2016-06-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0385349882 |
The International Sensation It begins in a Stockholm city park where the abused body of a young boy is discovered. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, battling an apathetic prosecutor and a bureaucratic police force unwilling to devote resources to solving the murder of an immigrant child. But with the discovery of the mutilated corpses of two more children, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large. Superintendent Kihlberg turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for her expertise in the psychopathology of those who kill, and the lives of the two women become quickly intertwined—professionally and personally. As they draw closer to each other and to the truth about the killings, what surfaces is the undeniable fact that these murders are only the most obvious evidence of an insidious evil woven deep into Swedish society.
Bird Sense
Title | Bird Sense PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Birkhead |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2013-01-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 140883054X |
What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise?Bird Sense addresses questions like these and many more, by describing the senses of birds that enable them to interpret their environment and to interact with each other. Our affinity for birds is often said to be the result of shared senses - vision and hearing - but how exactly do their senses compare with our own? And what about a birds' sense of taste, or smell, or touch or the ability to detect the earth's magnetic field? Or the extraordinary ability of desert birds to detect rain hundreds of kilometres away - how do they do it?Bird Sense is based on a conviction that we have consistently underestimated what goes on in a bird's head. Our understanding of bird behaviour is simultaneously informed and constrained by the way we watch and study them. By drawing attention to the way these frameworks both facilitate and inhibit discovery, it identifies ways we can escape from them to seek new horizons in bird behaviour.There has never been a popular book about the senses of birds. No one has previously looked at how birds interpret the world or the way the behaviour of birds is shaped by their senses. A lifetime spent studying birds has provided Tim Birkhead with a wealth of observation and an understanding of birds and their behaviour that is firmly grounded in science.