Raven's End - Hardcover

Gadd, Ben

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578050944 ISBN 13: 9781578050949

Verlag: University of California Press, 2003

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This extraordinary book takes us into the complex world of ravens. Over the course of four seasons in the Rocky Mountains, we follow the adventures of Colin, a young raven who arrives unexpectedly - with no memory of his past - to join the Raven's End flock at Yamnuska, east of Banff. He learns about the beautiful and dangerous landscape that is their home and participates in the daily ritual of morning 'Flaps', when the flock exchanges news about food sources, weather, births, and deaths. Colin's new flockmates include Greta, the wise elder; nestmates and parents Molly and Zack, who are raising hungry (and hilarious) nestlings; spunky adolescents Sarah and Brendan; and two scoundrels named Dolus and Garth.As the seasons pass, Colin encounters a wide range of animals - ground squirrels, bears, ducks, lynx, pikas. He learns what it takes to survive: how to fight cold, evade hunters' guns, fly in blizzards, and scavenge from wolf kills (the flock's primary source of food in winter). Ravens live to fly, and every day after supper the members of the flock all join in the evening 'Flight', honing their skills with daredevil spins and dives, and reveling in the sheer joy of performing their graceful aerial ballet - feats at which Colin excels. He is also a bird of exceptional bravery and intelligence - and one who has the gift of second sight. But can these help him learn the truth about his origins? Written in graceful prose that whirls the reader aloft, "Raven's End" offers an unforgettable story of adventure that soars over the Rockies and beyond, to the mountains of the imagination.

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"I found Raven's End riveting--I couldn't put it down, and risked serious sleep deprivation to finish it. It's a great book for kids as well as for grown-ups, and like Watership Down, reminds us that we are animals, too."--Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs

"A delightful story in the same vein as Watership Down."--Calgary Herald

"It is beyond a doubt a fascinating story--a real classic."--Andy Russel, author of Memoirs of a Mountain Man

"I liked and believed Ben Gadd's ravens and his extraordinarily perceptive novel about about them and and their mountain terrain...Raven's End will tell you much you will enjoy about mountain wildlife, raven nature, and through raven's eyes a lot about human nature, too." --Fred Bosworth, naturalist and author of The Last of the Curlews

"A completely absorbing tale. If you love the front ranges of the Rockies, and from your chair want to glimpse the high country from a raven's perspective, this is the book for you." --J. Cam Finlay, author of A Bird-Finding Guide to Canada

"I recommend this book for all mountain lovers. A delightful read." --Chic Scott, climber and author of Pushing the Limit

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1578050944
• ISBN 13: 9781578050949
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 360