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OverviewTaking the reader from the mountains of Appalachia to a coffee plantation near Bogota, Colombia, this investigation into the plight of the cerulean warblera tiny migratory songbirddescribes its struggle to survive in ever-shrinking bands of suitable habitat. This elusive creaturea favorite among bird watchers and the fastest-declining warbler species in the United Stateshas lost three percent of its total population each year since 1966. This precipitous decline means that today there are 80 percent fewer ceruleans than 40 years ago, and their numbers continue to drop because of threats including deforestation, global warming, and mountaintop-removal coal mining. With scientific rigor and a sense of wonder, Fallon charts their path across more than 2000 miles and shows how the fate of a creature weighing less than an ounce is vitally linked to that of our own. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Katie FallonPublisher: Ruka Press Imprint: Ruka Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780983011118ISBN 10: 0983011117 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 01 November 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is a pleasure to read, and will open the eyes of many to the life of a small creature fighting an enormous fight. --David Gessner, author, Return of the Osprey and Soaring with Fidel Katie Fallon is a wonderful storyteller, nailing all the details in every memory that add to the flavor but also the relevance of each account. Images are skillfully placed where they make the biggest impact. --The Tusculum Review Katie Fallon is a wonderful storyteller, nailing all the details in every memory that add to the flavor but also the relevance of each account. Images are skillfully placed where they make the biggest impact. The Tusculum Review Author InformationKatie Fallon has had nonfiction pieces in a variety of magazines and journals, including Appalachian Heritage, Isotope: A Journal of Literary Nature and Science Writing, and River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative. Her essay Lost, published in The Fourth River, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2008. She teaches creative writing at West Virginia University. She lives in Morgantown, West Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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