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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Capainolo , Carol A ButlerPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780813547909ISBN 10: 0813547903 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 02 September 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""This reader-friendly and interesting book contains a wealth of information about birds of prey.""-- ""Wildlife Activist"" (8/1/2010 12:00:00 AM) ""Almost anything a student might wish to know about raptors can be found in this well-organized, detailed, and thoroughly documented book."" -- ""NSTA Recommends"" (7/7/2011 12:00:00 AM) ""Birds of prey are endlessly fascinating. They fill us with wonder--and questions. Fortunately, this book has the answers, presented in an engaging style. A 'must-read' for anyone who admires raptors.""--Tim Gallagher ""author of Falcon Fever and The Grail Bird"" (5/13/2010 12:00:00 AM) ""This work will appeal to lay readers and raptor fanatics (there are many!). As a budding bird-watcher in high school, this reviewer would have devoured this book. Highly recommended.""-- ""Choice"" (2/1/2011 12:00:00 AM) ""Want to know everything about birds of prey--our amazing raptors? Then Capainolo and Butler's compact book, How Fast Can a Falcoln Dive?, is the place to start!""--Joel Cracraft ""Lamont Curator of Birds, American Museum of Natural History"" (4/15/2010 12:00:00 AM)" Want to know everything about birds of prey--our amazing raptors? Then Capainolo and Butler''s compact book, How Fast Can a Falcoln Dive? , is the place to start! --Joel Cracraft Lamont Curator of Birds, American Museum of Natural History (04/15/2010) Want to know everything about birds of prey--our amazing raptors? Then Capainolo and Butler's compact book, How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?, is the place to start! <br>Joel Cracraft, Lamont Curator of Birds, American Museum of Natural History<br> Author InformationPeter Capainolo is senior scientific assistant in the department of ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History, an adjunct faculty member at the City University of New York, research associate and board member at the Long Island Natural History Museum, and serves on the New York State Falconry Advisory Board. Carol A. Butler is the coauthor of Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History, and books within the Rutgers Animal Q&A series including Do Butterflies Bite?, Do Bats Drink Blood?, Do Hummingbirds Hum?, and Why Do Bees Buzz? (all Rutgers University Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |