Unwin, Cynthia
Summary: "Did you know that all birds of paradise live in one small area of the world? Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment."--From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.8 UNWSummary: Join National Geographic photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes as they journey deep into the most remote jungles on earth in search of all 39 species of some of the most amazing birds in the world--birds of paradise.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment 2012
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Summary: After a five year absence, an eighteen-year-old runaway returns to her family in Miami to deal with the guilty secret that caused her to flee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABUBergman, Megan Mayhew.
Summary: Exploring the way our choices and relationships are shaped by the menace and beauty of the natural world, Megan Mayhew Bergman's powerful and heartwarming collection captures the surprising moments when the pull of our biology becomes evident, when love or fear collide with good sense, or when our attachment to an animal or wild place can't be denied.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERLawrence, John E.
Contents: Mother's love -- To be as one -- Birds of paradise -- So this is paradise -- A song for Inga.
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC 787.87 LAWContents: Birds of paradise -- Prayer for Amerikkka. Pt 1 & 2 -- Lesterlude -- Twenty-three N me, Jupiter redux -- Whales -- Simple silver surfer -- Bird dogs of paradise -- Nuevo roquero estéreo -- Love song.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ BRAGrand Island.
Contents: Red ass tears -- Homey -- Hold me -- Lord escarole -- Sam Malone -- Group finger -- Birds of paradise -- Ye olde future songe -- Learn to dance -- Straight A's.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mister Records 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK GrandPeaking Lights (Musical group)
Contents: Synthy -- All the sun that shines -- Amazing and wonderful -- Birds of paradise dub version -- Hey sparrow -- Tiger eyes (laid back) -- Marshmellow yellow -- Summertime
Format: sound recording-musical
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC PEAKing Tuff
Contents: The other -- Raindrop blue -- Thru the cracks -- Psycho star -- Infinite mile -- Birds of paradise -- Circuits in the sand -- Ultraviolet -- Neverending sunshine -- No man's land.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KINBanks, Russell
Summary: The award-winning novelist takes us on some of his most memorable journeys in this revelatory collection of travel essays. Now in his mid-seventies, Russell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. In this compelling anthology, he writes that since childhood he has "longed for escape, for rejuvenation, for wealth untold, for erotic and narcotic and sybaritic fresh starts,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 BANContents: I am sewn -- Birds of paradise -- Crooked spine -- Rattlesnake -- Leader of change and the leader of within -- Tampico -- No fate -- I follow you follow me -- Moonhouse -- Bells don't ting at night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graveface Records 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SpireDe la Bédoyère, Camilla
Summary: Take to the skies and meet the world's most amazing birds. Navigate your way across the continents using colour-coded maps and discover birds of prey, birds of paradise, aquatic birds and more. Kids can open full-page gatefolds and lift smaller flaps to reveal surprises and fascinating glimpses into the lives of our feathered friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598 DE LChromatics (Musical group)
Contents: Into the black -- Kill for love -- Back from the grave -- Page -- Lady -- These streets will never look the same -- Broken mirrors -- Candy -- Eleventh hour -- Running from the sun -- Dust to dust -- Birds of paradise -- At your door -- Electricity -- Matter of time -- At your door -- There's a light out on the horizon -- The river.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Super D 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CHRHanson, Thor.
Summary: A biologist presents the natural history of feathers, applying the findings of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and art historians to answer questions about the origin of feathers, their evolution, and their uses throughout the ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 598.147 HANDayes, Yussef
Contents: Black classical music (feat. Venna & Charlie Stacey) -- Afro Cubanism -- Raisins under the sun (feat. Shabaka Hutchings) -- Rust (feat. Tom Misch) -- Turquoise galaxy -- The light (feat. Bahia Dayes) -- Pon di plaza (feat. Chronixx) -- Magnolia symphony -- Early Dayes -- Chasing the drum -- Birds of paradise -- Gelato -- Marching band (feat. Masego) -- Crystal Palace Park (feat. Elijah Fox) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ DAYCassany, Mia
Summary: Discover all types of awesome birds hidden within the leaves, behind the foliage or in the woods. You will learn about the wonderful world of birds, including swallows, guinea fowls, seagulls, owls, birds of paradise or magpies. Find out what their key characteristics or singularities are, where they can be found, their role in the ecosystem and how they interact with each other. Each page has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orange Mosquito, an imprint of Welbeck Children's Limited 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1991
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC COVIrving Berlin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Waterson Berlin & Snyder 1915
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: This beautifully illustrated reference book shows 1000 things found in nature, from familiar bugs and flowers to exotic birds of paradise and fascinating undersea creatures. Children can pore over topics such as 'In the jungle', 'Ice and snow' and 'Fossils, rocks and gems', and discover the wildlife that lives in different habitats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 508 ONECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set 1,000 Things 508 Ferrero 2017Harris, Robert L.
Summary: In 1987, Robert Harris happened upon an unusual job posting in the local paper--a new warden service was being set up on the island of Skellig Michael, and the deadline was imminent. Just weeks later he was on his way to set up camp in one of Ireland's most remote locations, unaware that he would be making that same journey every May for the next 30 years. Here he transports us to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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Contents: Mezame (awakening) -- Sailing in concentric circles -- Precipitation of paradise -- Bath of breath crystal crescendo -- Listening to the conversation of the birds -- Shapeshift of Uranus -- Trance elation of transformance -- ...and the fire dragon dreams -- Tears of transcendence -- Yujyou (friendship) -- Sparkling arch of existence
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Publisher / Publication Date: Porter Records 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC NINArlott, Norman
Summary: "This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 ARLSummary: Documents the conservation scientist author's diving exploration of the Phoenix Islands in an effort to establish an act to preserve the region's healthy and abundant sea life that also addresses the needs of Kiribati's fishing industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.9736 UNDBarnes, Simon
Summary: "This fascinating scientific foray into the animal kingdom examines how the world's creatures-- weird, wonderful, and everything in between-- are inextricably linked."--Amazon.com. Life on Planet Earth is not weirder than we imagine. It's weirder than we are capable of imagining. And we're all in it together: humans, blue whales, rats, birds of paradise, ridiculous numbers of beetles, molluscs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marble Arch Press 2015