Eagle in the Sky

Eagle in the Sky
Author: Wilbur Smith
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1785765779

An action-packed story of love, duty and destiny, by global sensation Wilbur Smith. 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror The higher you fly, the harder you fall . . . From a young age it's clear that David Morgan is a 'bird', a natural pilot, most at home in the air. His family want him to take over the family business, but David is determined to follow his destiny, and joins the South African Air Force, where he is commended for his skills. When he meets Debra, a beautiful young Israeli writer, David once again feels the pull of destiny. He joins the Israeli Defence Force and finds himself caught up in the country's struggles. But when the war separates him from Debra, David feels his two destinies pulling him apart. Can he become the man he always dreamed of being, without losing the woman he's fighting for?

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Author: Susan Jeffers
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2002-07-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0142301329

The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth. The great American Indian Chief Seattle spoke these words over a hundred years ago. His remarkably relevant message of respect for the Earth and every creature on it has endured the test of time and is imbued with passion born of love of the land and the environment. Illustrated by award-winning artist Susan Jeffers, the stirring pen-and-color drawings bring a wide array of Native Americans to life while capturing the splendor of nature and the land. Children and parents alike will enjoy the timeless, poignant message presented in this beautifully illustrated picture book. "Together, Seattle's words and Jeffers's images create a powerful message; this thoughtful book deserves to be pondered and cherished by all." (Publishers Weekly ) Illustrated by Susan Jeffers.

Stand on the Sky

Stand on the Sky
Author: Erin Bow
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1328557464

Twelve--year-old Aisulu defies the expectations of her Kazakh family and tradition to train an eagle in order to save her brother, Serik, and prevent her family from giving up their nomadic life forever.

Eagles

Eagles
Author: Rebecca Lynn Grambo
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1997
Genre: Eagles
ISBN:

Introduces the origins, nature, physical features, and behavior of the eagles of the world and presents the different kinds, focusing on the golden and bald eagles and other eagles of North America and Europe.

Eagles: Hunters of the Sky

Eagles: Hunters of the Sky
Author: Ann Cooper
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
Total Pages: 67
Release: 1991-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1461733901

The story of a Sioux Indian boy and an injured eaglet set in contemporary times serves as a fable about eagles as part of a fragile ecosystem, and encourages the reader's participation in the rest of the book. Through various activities, children will learn the natural history of eagles from a scientific, ethnographic, and environmental perspective. They'll also learn strategies for living in or near areas that eagles inhabit. Ages 8-12

Eagle in the Sky

Eagle in the Sky
Author: Ryan Jacobson
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Bald eagle
ISBN: 9781940647081

Have you ever dreamed of flying? In this interactive adventure, you experience life from an eagle's point of view. Flap your wings. Gobble down fish. Make important life choices. This entertaining and educational story encourages movement and decision-making while taking you through an eagle's life cycle, from hatching to having a baby bald eagle of your own!

Loosed Upon the World

Loosed Upon the World
Author: John Joseph Adams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1481453076

"An anthology of twenty-six short stories exploring the future of climate change and its effects on life on Earth includes contributions from Margaret Atwood, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Kim Stanley Robinson." --

Eagles of the Southern Sky

Eagles of the Southern Sky
Author: Luca Ruffato
Publisher: Avonmore Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2012
Genre: World War, 1939-1945
ISBN: 9780473217631

The definitive history of the Imperial Japanese Tainan Naval Air Group - the most prestigious of any Japanese aerial unit in World War 2. It was assigned New Guinea in April 1942, confident of victory, having already conquered the Philippines and Dutch East Indies. However, by mid-November 1942 only eighteen pilots from the original cadre sailed home from Rabaul, marking the end of an era. This book outlines the definitive history of this flagship unit in New Guinea, sourcing material from all sides of the conflict.

Fly, Eagle, Fly!

Fly, Eagle, Fly!
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2003-03-01
Genre: Eagles
ISBN: 0711217300

When a farmer finds a baby eagle he takes it home and raises it with his chickens. But when a friend comes to visit, he tells the farmer that an eagle should be flying high in the sky, not scrabbling around on the ground for grain.

Dread Eagle

Dread Eagle
Author: Alex Woolf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2014
Genre: Young adult fiction
ISBN:

Set in an alternative 1845 with France and Britain locked in a war for global supremacy. This is a steampunk adventure which introduces an alternative 19th century of giant airships, steam-powered automata, floating cities and giant mechanical birds. Napoleon still alive and aging threatens to invade Britain, his secret weapon a titanic airship. Can 18-year-old Lady Arabella West leader of the all-female aerial spies team the "Sky Sisters" save Britain.