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Life itself could never have been sustainable without seabirds. As Adam Nicolson writes: "They are bringers of fertility, the deliverers of life from ocean to land." A global tragedy is unfolding. Even as we are coming to understand them, the number of seabirds on our planet is in freefall, dropping by nearly 70% in the last sixty years, a billion fewer now than there were in 1950. Of the ten birds in this audiobook, seven are in decline, at least...
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The lives and activities of seabirds as you've never seen them before Seabirds evoke the spirit of the earth's wildest places. They spend large portions of their lives at sea, often far from land, and nest on beautiful and remote islands that humans rarely visit. Thanks to the development of increasingly sophisticated and miniaturized devices that can track their every movement and behavior, it is now possible to observe the mysterious lives of these...
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African penguins, also known as black-footed penguins, are a species of seabird that many dedicated people are working to protect. Readers are introduced to one of the leading penguin-protecting organizations in South Africa: the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds. As they learn about the work this organization does to rescue and care for penguins, they learn fascinating facts about penguins through engaging text and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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1070L
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"The African Penguin population is critically low, due to various factors including climate change. Scientists and volunteers with a South African organization are helping to rescue these endangered birds by rearing abandoned chicks."--
Despite South African government efforts to protect the penguin colonies and their ocean fish supply, young penguins still struggle to survive. Fuzzy chicks waiting for food in open nests may overheat in the sun or...
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580L
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From giant octopuses and great white sharks, to deep-sea divers and treasure troves there are 100 things to spot on every double page of this book. Each beautifully illustrated puzzle picture shows a different underwater scene, including the magical world of a coral reef, the spooky ocean depths, a sunken pirate ship, and more!
8) Seabird
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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810L
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An ivory gull carved by Ezra Brown in 1832 brings luck to four generations of his family as they travel on the seas and in the air.
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Library of America volume 352
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[2021]
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The pioneering naturalist's works exploring the Earth's oceans.--
Before her landmark 1962 book Silent Spring, Carson was the author of celebrated books about the world's oceans. Now collected in the deluxe volume, the three works offer an intimate account of the intricacies of maritime ecology. Carson displays an abiding reverence for the ocean as a source of global climate and of life itself. The volume includes an introduction, a detailed chronology...
10) Seabirds
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A basic introduction to seabirds, of which there are more than 260 species distributed all over the world.
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[2006]
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"Compilation of seabird species accounts for all seabirds breeding in Alaska and five important nonbreeders. Conservation status, life history, distribution, population size and trends, conservation concerns, and recommended management actions are included in the accounts"--Leaf i.
12) Marine birds
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[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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IG 890L
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English
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Introduces the eating habits, breeding, nesting, and survival techniques of birds that live on, in, or near salt water.
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[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The story of a nesting pair of murrelets who fly inland from their home in the Pacific Ocean to the Douglas-fir tree area of California where an egg is laid. After the egg is hatched, the parents fly back and forth to the ocean bringing fish for the young bird to eat. And finally, the fledgling leaves the nest and heads to the ocean.
15) What the sea saw
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2006.
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IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A lyrical introduction to the sea, its inhabitants, and its role in the world around it. Includes facts about the ecosystems of oceans and shorelines.
16) Sea birds
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Grosset all-color guide volume 48
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[1973]
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English
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Introduces birds, such as penguins, gulls, and pelicans, who make their living from the ocean.
20) Seabirds
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[1996]
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Describes different kinds of sea birds, including gulls, terns, albatrosses, cormorants, pelicans, and penguins.
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