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Frightful's mountain / written and illustrated by Jean Craighead George ; with a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
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- ISBN: 0525461663
- Physical Description: xii, 258 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1999.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | JUV GEOR | 277866 | Juv | In process | - |
| Foreword. | ix | |
| Frightful Takes Off. | 5 | |
| Frightful Goes to Falcon School. | 20 | |
| The Eyases Get on Wing. | 32 | |
| The Wilderness Tests the Eyases. | 42 | |
| Frightful Peregrinates. | 50 | |
| Disaster Leads to Survival. | 69 | |
| Hunger Is Frightful's Teacher. | 82 | |
| Frightful Finds Sam. | 92 | |
| There Are Eggs and Trouble. | 112 | |
| The Kids Are Heard. | 123 | |
| There Are Three. | 136 | |
| Sam Takes Charge. | 151 | |
| Sam Battles Bird Instincts. | 160 | |
| A Pal Finds A Pal. | 172 | |
| Frightful and Oksi Run the Show. | 195 | |
| Frightful Feels the Call to the Sky. | 211 | |
| The Earth Calls Frightful. | 226 | |
| Destiny Is on Wing. | 245 | |
| Afterword. | 257 |