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Julie and the Eagles (American Girls Collection)

Julie and the Eagles (American Girls Collection)

by Megan McDonald

Julie and her best friend Ivy find a baby owl in Golden Gate Park--and it needs help. At a wildlife rescue center, Julie meets Shasta and Sierra, two bald eagles that will be caged for life, unless money is raised to release them back into the wild. For Earth Day, Julie thinks of a unique way to tell the public of the eagles' plight.

War Without Death: A Year of Extreme Competition in Pro Football's NFC East

War Without Death: A Year of Extreme Competition in Pro Football's NFC East

by Mark Maske

Noted Washington Post sports reporter and columnist Mark Maske has written the Moneyball of professional football, a behind-the-scenes account of a year in the life of the on- and off-field competition between four of the NFL's bitterest rivals: the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys. The NFL's NFC East is perhaps the most storied division in all of professional... (more)

Antar and the Eagles

by William Mayne

One day young Antar is carried away towards the mountains by a fierce eagle. The great bird takes the small boy not as food, but for a mission vital to the entire eagle species. Before he can begin his task, however, Antar must learn to be an eagle.

Immortal Warrior

by Lisa Hendrix

He came to England in search of treasure. Two hundred years later, he’s found her... Ivar Graycloak is a brave warrior, a man known for his strength and integrity. He is also a man with a terrible secret. Long ago he was part of a Viking crew cursed by an evil sorceress to live for eternity as were-creatures. An eagle by day and a man by night, Ivar has lived a solitary existence for over two centuries. Then... (more)

Hawks and roses

by Jim Ure

From 1973 to 1986 Ure ( Bait for Trout ), his wife and two sons cared for some 3000 hawks, eagles, owls, falcons and other birds of prey that had been shot, poisoned, hit by cars, or confiscated from people who held them illegally. Because they were novices at handling raptors, they and their home rehabilitation center in Utah were at first scorned by wildlife agencies and other professionals. With experience,... (more)

Hotel California: The True-life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends

Hotel California: The True-life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends

by Barney Hoskyns

Advance praise for Hotel California "A British rock critic obsessed with America, Barney Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene in the sixties and seventies. This is a riveting story, sensitively told." —Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone "Comprehensive and lively, Hotel California offers a... (more)

Challenger: America's Favorite Eagle

by Margot Theis Raven

Challenger an American bald eagle, is the country's most popular winged mascot. He was blown out of his nest as an eaglet and taken in by humans. After several failed attempts to release Challenger back into the wild, he was taken to the American Eagle Foundation. It was there that trainer Al Cecere recognized the rare opportunity to work with an uninjured eagle that had imprinted on humans. He knew... (more)

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