falcons

Fifteen-year-old Addy, a lowly servant in 1913 London, gets inside an elevator car in her employer's study and is suddenly transported to a castle in 1240 where she finds she has been mistaken for the lord's intended bride.

Two years after Sam Gribley first ran away to live off the land, he is still on his own with his falcon, Frightful. His independent younger sister, Alice, lives in a treehouse of her own nearby. But suddenly, Sam's peaceful life is shattered. Frightful is confiscated by a conservation officer, and Alice disappears. To find them, Sam must leave his mountain refuge and track Alice across the Catskills as only he can do. The trail to the far side of the mountain may lead Sam to the two beings that matter most to him - or it may lead him into grave danger.

Nineteen-year-old Nicias, heir to the ancient and powerful falcon realm, learns some lessons about the past that will shape the future of their shared world.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of hawks and falcons.

Presents a study of falcons around the world, and examines their habitat, how they catch their prey and care for their young, and ways to protect them.

Provides detailed information on the physical characteristics, evolution, various species, behavior, habitat, life cycle, and interaction with humans of falcons, some of the world's fastest birds.

When the wealthy and now-widowed woman whom the impoverished Federigo has always loved invites herself to his home for dinner to make a life-or-death request of him, she learns, ironically, he has already sacrificed all he had in his love for her.

Discusses the mating and nesting habits of the peregrine falcon and the attempts to save these birds from extinction by breeding them in captivity.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, habitats, and reproduction of falcons, focusing on species found in the United States and Canada.

A baby falcon is stolen from its nest in the schoolyard wall by a lonely boy, who returns it when it will not eat and watches it take its first flight.