Aisholpan, Nurgaiv
Summary: "Eagle huntress Aisholpan Nurgaiv shares her story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 AISCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People NurgaivGallagher, Tim.
Summary: The author shares his lifelong obsession with falcons, discusses the subculture of individuals involved in falconry, and explores the role of the sport in providing him with emotional solace in response to his turbulent childhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GALLAGHER, TIM GALSummary: Helen Macdonald's bestseller H Is for Hawk told the story of a grieving daughter who found healing in training a goshawk. The goshawk is one of Mother Nature's own fighter jets, capable of finding and killing its prey with the speed of a lightning bolt. Now Macdonald digs deeper into the world of these raptors by following a family in the wild while raising and training a new goshawk of her own.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 H1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV H
Summary: Italian visual artist Yuir Ancarani's exquisite documentary enters the surreal world of wealthy Qatari sheikhs with a passion for amateur falconry. The opulence of this Middle Easterm gas state is on full display as the men race SUVs up and down sand dunes, fly their prized falcons around on private jets, and take their pet cheetahs out for desert spins in their souped-up Ferraris.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CHAMichell, E. B. (Edward Blair)
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. T. Branford Co. 1960
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.252 MICJohnson, Terry Lynn
Summary: "Thirteen-year-old Karma lives with her family at their raptor conservation center in Montana. When she has to take her beloved bird, Stark, the gyrfalcon she rescued, back to its owner, she's sorely disappointed. But things get worse when a car accident leaves her father and brother trapped. It's up to Karma--and a runaway boy named Cooper who ends up by her side--to survive the wilderness and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOHSummary: A portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy is a fifteen-year-old miner's son whose close bond with a wild kestrel provides him with a spiritual escape from his dead-end life. Special features included.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KESHines, Richard
Summary: A memoir about a working-class kid whose passion for the elite pastime of falconry sets him on an unexpected path through adulthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HINES, RICHARD HINHarper, Karen (Karen S.)
Summary: "Harper's fast-paced, suspenseful ninth historical (after 2005's The Fatal Fashione) finds Elizabeth I beset by Spanish antagonism at sea and by political rivals in England, especially the scheming Mary, Queen of Scots, and the rebellious northern lords. While on a summer outing in 1569 with her new ally, Francis Drake, an arrow barely misses Elizabeth, claiming the life of her falconer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARStanfill, Francesca
Summary: Set in France and England at the end of the twelfth century, the moving story of a spirited, questing young woman, Isabelle, who defies convention to forge a remarkable life, one profoundly influenced by the fabled queen she idolizes and comes to know--Eleanor of Aquitaine. A sweeping, suspenseful tale about marriage, freedom, identity, and motherhood, The Falcon's Eyes not only illuminates a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STARidley, Daisy
Summary: Follows Aisholpan, a thirteen-year-old girl in Mongolia training to become an eagle hunter, a tradition usually passed from father to son.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Enter 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EAGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD EAG RATED GMutual Benefit (Musical group)
Contents: Strong river -- Golden wake -- Advanced falconry -- That light that's blinding -- "Let's play" -- Statue of a man -- C.L. Rosarian -- Strong swimmer.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MUTSummary: Swooping in for a perfect landing is the Folkmanis® PEREGRINE FALCON puppet. Signature markings of the species, extraordinary design and realistic movement in the head, mouth and wings give flight to your imagination. Create your own medieval scene and practice your falconry skills anywhere with this majestic bird.-Folkmanis website
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Folkmanis 2015
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Wechsler, Doug.
Summary: Describes the physical traits and behavioral habits of this bird of prey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animals WechslerRoy, Ron
Summary: Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1998
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ROYGutman, Dan.
Summary: Famous children's author Suki Kabuki and her pet raptor, Rappy, wreak havoc during a visit to Ella Mentry School.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2007
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Gutman 2007Roy, Ron
Summary: Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1998
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ROYRiggs, Kate
Summary: "A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of falcons, Earth's fast-flying birds of prey. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why peregrine falcons are such good fliers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598 RIGGish, Melissa
Summary: "A look at falcons, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their wings, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened status in the world today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.9 GISGeorge, Jean Craighead
Summary: As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Olivia plants a garden / adapted by Emily Sollinger ; illustrated by Jared Osterhold -- Olivia becomes a vet / adapted by Alex Harvey ; illustrated by Jared Osterhold -- Olivia and her ducklings / adapted by Veera Hiranandani ; illustrated by Shane L. Johnson -- Olivia takes a trip / adapted by Ellie O'Ryan ; illustrated by Jared Osterhold -- Olivia goes camping / adapted by Alex Harvey ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN OLITesta, Maggie.
Summary: When Olivia discovers that her little brother Ian will be taller than her when they are older, Olivia tries to find a way to keep Ian from growing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The star of Ian Falconer's beautifully illustrated books, children know and love Olivia, an adventurous, 'can-do' 6-and-3/4-year-old pig. Olivia has an active imagination, a keen sense of humor, and a spunky, confident personality. In these programs Olivia's world, her family and friends are brought to vibrant life. Olivia encourages creativity, explores the endless possibilities for any great...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Chorion Silver Lining, Inc. 2009
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV OLIDingee, A. E.
Summary: Invites young readers to join Olivia in the kitchen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018