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This title is part of the "New Spotter's Guides" series offering enthusiasts, keen to discover the many fascinating aspects of the natural world, a pocket-sized field guide. Each title contains spotters' score cards, glossaries, maps, reference materials and illustrations of 100-200 species. ... Read more

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Create realistic drawings of a condor, eagle, screech-owl, peregrine falcon, osprey and swallow-tailed kite with 6 brightly colored open stencils.
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Greece still has a large variety of diurnal and nocturnal raptors. This diversity, which is the greatest in any European country, is one of the most beautiful elements of the Greek heritage. The book contains approximately 95 references to species, their habitat, appearance and biological characteristics. Includes numerous maps on migratory habits. ... Read more

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Looks at the different types of birds such as eagles, vultures and owls and how their hunting methods differ. The book also examines how they evolved and the threat to their survival. ... Read more

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Kids will love pictures and diagrams
This book sneaks in a lot of education in the text that wraps around great pictures of birds of prey: eagles, buzzards, owls, hawks, falcons. Kids will love the fierce-looking birds; there's even a tasteful photo of vultures on an elephant carcass! Meanwhile the words are there for readers to learn more from. This book is definitely a success! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Describes the physical characteristics and habits of such birds of prey as ospreys, falcons, vultures, and eagles. ... Read more

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Now stars of their own TV show meet the beautiful Birds of Prey. They are Oracle - a computer genius who used to fight crime as Batgirl until she was paralysed by the Joker, Black Canary - a young adventuress with a voice that can shatter stone and Huntress - a formidable vigilante with something to prove to the world. Whilst Black Canary is in Hong Kong paying her last respects to her dying sensei, she is confronted with another of her his former students, Lady Shiva, who makes Black Canary an offer that could change her life. Back in Gotham, Oracle has just discovered that her 'unbreakable' computer system has been compromised! This latest edition also features gorgeous artwork by Ed Benes and a cover gallery. ... Read more

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Best Birds of Prey TPB
Title: Birds of Prey: Sensei and Student
Publisher: DC
Writer: Gail Simone
Pencilers: Ed Benes, Michael Golden, Joe Bennet, Cliff Richards
Inkers: Ed Benes, Michael Golden, Alex Lei, Ruy Jose, Scott Hanna, Mike Manley
Collects: Birds of Prey #62-68
Price: $17.95

The cover of this trade is adorned with praising remarks from Entertainment Weekly, Wizard Magazine, Mark Millar, and other.After reading the book, I can easily see why they give it such high praise.This is a really high-quality book in terms of writing, pencils, inks, colors, and everything else.The main characters, Black Canary, Huntress, and Oracle, are all intelligently written and beautifully illustrated.One of the comments on the cover of the trade advertises it as a "guilty pleasure," and that's not far from the truth.While the story may be good enough to sell the book, the women inside are drawn in such a way as to leave you feeling a little guilty for reading the book.No, there's no nudity and very little in terms of mature themes, but the artists on the title sure can make these women look good!

In this story arc, Black Canary and Lady Shiva both travel to Hong Kong to see their mutual sensei that is near the end of his old life.While in Hong Kong, their sensei is murdered and the two team up to track down and punish the killer.Meanwhile, back in the state, Oracle has a serious computer problem.Someone has hacked into her impenetrable system and is sending her misinformation and threatening her.Soon, Oracle finds herself kidnapped along with other women - each one of whom has been targeted as possibly being the real secret identity of Oracle.Barbara has to use her considerable brain power to get help from the outside before it's too late for her.

Guest stars in the book include Catwoman, Kitana, Cheshire, and other feminine heroes from the Batman corner of Dc's universe, and all of these characters are included into the storyline in a way that doesn't seem contrived.Appropriately enough, the female leads all use their wits, rather than brawn, to get out of difficult situations, of which there are plenty.

What I liked most about this book was the interaction between Lady Shiva and Black Canary.The two characters have a similar set of physical talents that originate from their shared teacher, but the two have very different views of the world and of themselves.While they clearly don't like one another and are wary of each other, they have a great respect for each other.In fact, Lady Shiva offers Black Canary the opportunity to train under her.Seeing Black Canary mentally weighing the moral implications of this offer and the future ramifications of accepting the offer was an interesting read, and Gail Simone really shows us the strength of this character.Simone also includes several instances of humorous scenes and witty dialogue in the story, which only make it that much more appealing to the reader.

I usually have a pretty good amount of disdain for TPBs containing a story arc drawn by a large number of different artists.There are several reasons for this: 1) The artists often have their own unique style of work, and this throws off the entire look of the book.It's like wearing clothes that clash.2) Often times, one or more of the "fill-in" artists does a below-average job of illustrating their part of the story.Again, this clash of good and bad can ruin potential greatness.3) The collective of artists that are drawing the comics are not working together in the same place, so you tend to get some inconsistencies in the way character's costumes and faces are drawn, and even the environments can look very different.Anything like this that forces the reader out of the story is a bad thing.I'm happy to say, though, that this book is the first one I've read (drawn by many different artists) that didn't bother me.Because all of the artwork is so good and almost seamlessly woven together, I didn't notice any of the things that usually bother me.In most instances, I had a hard time noticing where one artist stopped and another began.The only part that's really noticeable is in the flashback scenes, but that's done intentionally.I've seen this used in other titles to do the flashback scenes, and that doesn't bother me.The colors on the book, done by Hi-Fi studios, are also worth mentioning, as they were superbly done.This book almost scored a 10 from me on art, which is amazing considering it was put together by so many different artists.

I kind of wish I would have read the first trades before reading this one, however, I found this book to be pretty accessible and I enjoyed it enough to make plans to read the other trades offered.I'll most likely write up reviews on those at some point in the future.

Writing: 9/10
Artwork: 9/10
Cool Factor: 10/10
Overall: 9.3/10

Graphic SF Reader
Martial arts mayhem (and some pretty great cheesecake art, too) is what you have here.

One of Black Canary's teachers, her sensei, has been killed.The same applies to Lady Shiva.Neither are big fans of the other, and Shiva has ulterior motives where the Canary is concerned.

They have to work out a truce so they can find out what happened.Crazy chases begin, drawing in many others.Top notch work.


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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1922Original Publisher: DoubledaySubjects: Game and game-birdsJuvenile Nonfiction / Animals / BirdsNature / GeneralNature / Birds ... Read more

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Part of a series showing animals in their natural surroundings, this book on birds of prey describes them as a group and in encounters with other birds. Scientific terms and text-book language are avoided as it is intended that children read the book for themselves. ... Read more

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The following text is from the inside cover:
BIRDS OF PREY
BY GLENYS AND DEREK LLOYD

Man being a hunter himself has always appreciated animals that share his passion for the chase. Here is a book that will satisfy the reader who would like to know more about the feathered hunters of the sky-the birds of prey.

Hawklike birds and owls share a taste for meat, and with it a similarity of sharp beak and talon. However, hawks and owls belong to two distinct groups. And within each group, again, there are innumerable specializations in size, wing construction, shape of the beak and other features, related to particular ways of life.

All birds of prey use their wings to reach food, but this may vary from find ing carrion in an open expanse of country to catching another bird flying at eighty miles an hour. Some catch fish, others feed on flying ants or snails.

The authors, who between them have spent over twenty years studying birds of prey, vividly describe hunting and feeding techniques, fantastic aerial courtship displays, care and training of young and migration routes.

The ancient practice of falconry continues to this day, and the reader will be fascinated by the methods and equipment for this unusual sport, which are included in this book.

A systematic account includes each and every species of hawklike bird and owl, listed by common and scientific name, along with appearance, size, geographic range and life habits.

Two hundred and twenty full-color, accurately detailed illustrations furnish a pictorial guide along with the text.
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