Feathers of Hope: Pete Dubacher, the Berkshire Bird Paradise, and the Human Connection with Birds

Author:   Barbara Chepaitis
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
ISBN:  

9781438432908


Pages:   183
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Feathers of Hope: Pete Dubacher, the Berkshire Bird Paradise, and the Human Connection with Birds


Overview

A joyful journey through Pete Dubacher's Berkshire Bird Paradise, and a thoughtful contemplation of our relationship to birds and nature.

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Author:   Barbara Chepaitis
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   Excelsior Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9781438432908


ISBN 10:   1438432909
Pages:   183
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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 Contents

Introduction: Paradise Found Hatchlings Flight Landing Spirit Friends Pin Feathers Making Beauty Feeding Watching Birds Perching Bird Words Raising the Young Like Eagle Ward Stone Holding Up the Earth Night Owls What It Is about Pigeons Visitors The Next Generation Migration Home The Thing with Feathers Epilogue Bird Places-Real and Virtual Bibliography

Reviews

...a heartwarming story which underlines the necessity of mankind's continued stewardship of the natural world. - Hudson Valley Magazine In Feathers of Hope, Barbara Chepaitis fledges three quiet, amazing stories ... This book is for you if you like birds, if you like the environment or if you are interested in the possibilities and limits that a single person faces when trying to tackle a big problem. - Schenectady Sunday Gazette ...an engaging and informative book-indeed a bible of the bird world ... Each of the twenty-some chapters is a plum. - Berkshire Eagle


"""...a heartwarming story which underlines the necessity of mankind's continued stewardship of the natural world."" - Hudson Valley Magazine ""In Feathers of Hope, Barbara Chepaitis fledges three quiet, amazing stories ... This book is for you if you like birds, if you like the environment or if you are interested in the possibilities and limits that a single person faces when trying to tackle a big problem."" - Schenectady Sunday Gazette ""...an engaging and informative book-indeed a bible of the bird world ... Each of the twenty-some chapters is a plum."" - Berkshire Eagle"


Author Information

Barbara Chepaitis is the author of seven novels, including the critically acclaimed Feeding Christine and These Dreams, as well as the sci-fi series featuring Jaguar Addams. The fourth novel in that series, A Lunatic Fear, was nominated for a Romantic Times BOOKclub Reviewers' Choice award. She is founder and director of the storytelling trio the Snickering Witches, and has taught classes in creativity, storytelling, and writing at the University at Albany-SUNY.

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