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Neighborhood Sharks

Author : Katherine Roy
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 146688083X
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Neighborhood Sharks written by Katherine Roy and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up close with the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them—just twenty-six miles from the Golden Gate Bridge! A few miles from San Francisco lives a population of the ocean's largest and most famous predators. Each fall, while the city's inhabitants dine on steaks, salads, and sandwiches, the great white sharks return to California's Farallon Islands to dine on their favorite meal: the seals that live on the island's rocky coasts. Massive, fast, and perfectly adapted to hunting after 11 million years of evolution, the great whites are among the planet's most fearsome, fascinating, and least understood animals. In the fall of 2012, Katherine Roy visited the Farallons with the scientists who study the islands' shark population. She witnessed seal attacks, observed sharks being tagged in the wild, and got an up close look at the dramatic Farallons—a wildlife refuge that is strictly off-limits to all but the scientists who work there. Neighborhood Sharks is an intimate portrait of the life cycle, biology, and habitat of the great white shark, based on the latest research and an up-close visit with these amazing animals.

Monster of Farallon Islands

Author : Lane Walker
Publisher : Chapter Books
ISBN 13 : 9781098253684
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Monster of Farallon Islands written by Lane Walker and published by Chapter Books. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shipwreck, a greedy billionaire, and a record-sized great white shark are about to invade Casey's life as he tries to uncover a deep secret in the Pacific Ocean. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Chapter Books is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.

The Devil's Teeth

Author : Susan Casey
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1466800518
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Teeth written by Susan Casey and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journalist's obsession brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the world's most mysterious and fearsome predators--and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them Susan Casey was in her living room when she first saw the great white sharks of the Farallon Islands, their dark fins swirling around a small motorboat in a documentary. These sharks were the alphas among alphas, some longer than twenty feet, and there were too many to count; even more incredible, this congregation was taking place just twenty-seven miles off the coast of San Francisco. In a matter of months, Casey was being hoisted out of the early-winter swells on a crane, up a cliff face to the barren surface of Southeast Farallon Island-dubbed by sailors in the 1850s the "devil's teeth." There she joined Scot Anderson and Peter Pyle, the two biologists who bunk down during shark season each fall in the island's one habitable building, a haunted, 135-year-old house spackled with lichen and gull guano. Two days later, she got her first glimpse of the famous, terrifying jaws up close and she was instantly hooked; her fascination soon yielded to obsession-and an invitation to return for a full season. But as Casey readied herself for the eight-week stint, she had no way of preparing for what she would find among the dangerous, forgotten islands that have banished every campaign for civilization in the past two hundred years. The Devil's Teeth is a vivid dispatch from an otherworldly outpost, a story of crossing the boundary between society and an untamed place where humans are neither wanted nor needed.

The Lightkeepers

Author : Abby Geni
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1619027496
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Lightkeepers written by Abby Geni and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2016 B&N Discover Great New Writers Award for Fiction In The Lightkeepers, we follow Miranda, a nature photographer who travels to the Farallon Islands, an exotic and dangerous archipelago off the coast of California, for a one–year residency capturing the landscape. Her only companions are the scientists studying there, odd and quirky refugees from the mainland living in rustic conditions; they document the fish populations around the island, the bold trio of sharks called the Sisters that hunt the surrounding waters, and the overwhelming bird population who, at times, create the need to wear hard hats as protection from their attacks. Shortly after her arrival, Miranda is assaulted by one of the inhabitants of the islands. A few days later, her assailant is found dead, perhaps the result of an accident. As the novel unfolds, Miranda gives witness to the natural wonders of this special place as she grapples with what has happened to her and deepens her connection (and her suspicions) to her companions, while falling under the thrall of the legends of the place nicknamed ""the Islands of the Dead."" And when more violence occurs, each member of this strange community falls under suspicion.

Seabirds of the Farallon Islands

Author : David G. Ainley
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804715300
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (153 download)

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Book Synopsis Seabirds of the Farallon Islands by : David G. Ainley

Download or read book Seabirds of the Farallon Islands written by David G. Ainley and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizing a 15-year study of the seabird community on this small group of rocks about 20 miles offshore of San Francisco, this volume is both a detailed account of a seabird breeding ecology and a challenge to the prevailing conception of ecological stability as the typical seabird lifestyle. With

Farallon

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Farallon written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Game Changer

Author : Glen Martin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520266269
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Game Changer written by Glen Martin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses the rising influence of the animal rights movement in Africa to find that the policies championed by animal welfare groups could lead paradoxically to the elimination of the very species that are the most cherished.

The Fishing Chronicles Series

Author : Lane Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781955657129
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book The Fishing Chronicles Series written by Lane Walker and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book series, follow 5 different adventures from river raft camping & fishing to trying to win the ice fishing contest money in order to save the family bait shop. These books captivate kids to want to read more and get them excited about the outdoors! Each book contains a new main character, and life learning lesson for kids to take with them as they finish their read.Lane Walker aims to help kids get back into reading and off video games and technology, while giving them content they can relate to, keeping them interested in reading.

Farallon Islands: The Devil’s Teeth

Author : Marla Daily, Santa Cruz Island Foundation
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467103977
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis Farallon Islands: The Devil’s Teeth by : Marla Daily, Santa Cruz Island Foundation

Download or read book Farallon Islands: The Devil’s Teeth written by Marla Daily, Santa Cruz Island Foundation and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Farallon Islands lie almost 30 miles outside the entrance to San Francisco Bay and are comprised of over 20 islands, islets, sea stacks, and rocks, which span a seven-mile stretch of the Pacific Ocean. Nineteenth-century sailors called them "the Devil's Teeth," in reference to their extreme hazard to navigation, and hundreds of shipwrecks, disasters, drownings, and deaths have occurred here. The sixth lighthouse on the West Coast was lit on Southeast Farallon Island in 1855. Only Southeast Farallon supports historic structures, several of which are maintained for management purposes. Southeast Farallon once served as home to keepers from the Bureau of Lighthouses (1853-1939), the US Coast Guard (1939-1972), and at various times the US Navy. Today, the islands are home to millions of seabirds and five species of pinnipeds. Because of their biological importance, the islands are not open to the public. They are managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in collaboration with Point Blue Conservation Science. Visitors can explore the islands by boat, at speeds of five miles per hour and from a distance the length of a football field for excellent viewing of globally significant wildlife populations.

Farallon Islands

Author : Marla Daily
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439668132
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Farallon Islands written by Marla Daily and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Farallon Islands lie almost 30 miles outside the entrance to San Francisco Bay and are comprised of over 20 islands, islets, sea stacks, and rocks, which span a seven-mile stretch of the Pacific Ocean. Nineteenth-century sailors called them "the Devil's Teeth," in reference to their extreme hazard to navigation, and hundreds of shipwrecks, disasters, drownings, and deaths have occurred here. The sixth lighthouse on the West Coast was lit on Southeast Farallon Island in 1855. Only Southeast Farallon supports historic structures, several of which are maintained for management purposes. Southeast Farallon once served as home to keepers from the Bureau of Lighthouses (1853-1939), the US Coast Guard (1939-1972), and at various times the US Navy. Today, the islands are home to millions of seabirds and five species of pinnipeds. Because of their biological importance, the islands are not open to the public. They are managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in collaboration with Point Blue Conservation Science. Visitors can explore the islands by boat, at speeds of five miles per hour and from a distance the length of a football field for excellent viewing of globally significant wildlife populations.

Point Reyes-Farallon Islands Marine Sanctuary

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Point Reyes-Farallon Islands Marine Sanctuary written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Draft Environmental Impact Statement Prepared on the Proposed Point Reyes/Farallon Islands Marine Sanctuary

Author : National Ocean Survey. Office of Coastal Zone Management
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Book Synopsis Draft Environmental Impact Statement Prepared on the Proposed Point Reyes/Farallon Islands Marine Sanctuary by : National Ocean Survey. Office of Coastal Zone Management

Download or read book Draft Environmental Impact Statement Prepared on the Proposed Point Reyes/Farallon Islands Marine Sanctuary written by National Ocean Survey. Office of Coastal Zone Management and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Natural History of the Islands of California

Author : Allan A. Schoenherr
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520239180
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Natural History of the Islands of California by : Allan A. Schoenherr

Download or read book Natural History of the Islands of California written by Allan A. Schoenherr and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-07-10 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book on California's islands that deals with their natural history and geology as well as the history of human habitation.

Cool Gray City of Love

Author : Gary Kamiya
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620401266
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Cool Gray City of Love written by Gary Kamiya and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kaleidoscopic tribute to San Francisco by a life-long Bay Area resident and co-founder of Salon explores specific city sites including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Land's End sea cliffs while tying his visits to key historical events. By the author of Shadow Knights. 30,000 first printing.

The Story of the Farallones

Author : Chester Barlow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Farallones written by Chester Barlow and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief history of the Farallon Islands, the lighthouse, the birds, and animals. Discussion of collecting the birds eggs, especially of the murres.

California Coastal Resource Guide

Author : California Coastal Commission
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520061861
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book California Coastal Resource Guide written by California Coastal Commission and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and authoritative guide to the natural and cultural resources of California's magnificent 1,100-mile coastline is the companion to the best-selling California Coastal Access Guide. Whereas the Access Guide stressed public access to the California coast, the Resource Guide focuses on the rich and varied natural resources of the coast and its diverse habitats, including detailed descriptions of flora and fauna; the Guide also features accounts of the history of the coast, and includes numerous striking and informative drawings, photographs, and maps. Part One consists of sections of statewide interest divided into three categories: the first is coastal geography, which includes descriptions of coastal mountains, rivers, marine terraces, beaches, wetlands, nearshore waters, and the open ocean; the second is living resources, covering the flora and fauna of the coast; and the third is cultural resources, treating history, architecture, recreation, and economy, including such topics as parks and beaches, recreational fishing, amusement parks, lighthouses, offshore oil, tourism, agriculture, and other coastal industries. Part Two is composed of individual sections on each of California's coastal counties, as well as San Francisco Bay, the Farallon Islands, and the Channel Islands. This portion of the book includes 150 maps, lists of species of interest, a summary of each county's history, and site-by-site descriptions of parks, beaches, rivers, wetlands, coastal towns and cities, missions, museums, and other coastal resources; detailed information on the habitats, wildlife, and history of each site are included, as well as its address, and, where applicable, the phone number. Copiously illustrated, accessible, and above all, entertaining, this book is an indispensable reference guide for residents and vacationers as well as a fun book to browse in for anyone interested in California's coast.

The UFO Experience Reconsidered

Author : Moon Books Schooner Moon Books
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0615190456
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book The UFO Experience Reconsidered written by Moon Books Schooner Moon Books and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was inspired by, and is loosely based on, "The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry" (1972) by the late Dr. J Allen Hynek. Dr. Hynek's book is generally considered to be the most influential book ever written about UFOs, but much has happened since 1972. This new book not only brings us up-to-date, but extrapolates on current science whenever possible. Perspectives are offered in three basic categories: natural causes, domestic technology, and alien technology. But perhaps more importantly a new way of looking at the phenomena is proposed that has been largely overlooked by other authors, and which finds itself at home in any of these three possibilities. The reader will not find discussion of conspiracy theories, accounts of abductions, or metaphysical and supernatural hypotheses. However, one will find speculations about possible alien visitations, what alien technology might be capable of, or what the distant future might hold.