Alfie & me : what owls know, what humans believe / Carl Safina.
| Author/creator |
Safina, Carl, 1955- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2023] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2023 |
| Description | xv, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Variant title | Alfie and me |
| Contents | Prologue -- Part one: first summers -- Part two: openings -- Part three: bindings -- Part four: nursery days -- Part five: mysterious messengers -- Part six: going, going -- Epilogue -- Gratitudes -- References -- Selected bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | "A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity's relationship with the world. When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans they'd rescued, she'd be a temporary presence. But Alfie's feathers were not growing correctly, requiring prolonged care. As Alfie grew and gained strength, she became a part of the family, joining a menagerie of dogs and chickens and making a home for herself in the backyard. Carl and Patricia began to realize that the healing was mutual; Alfie had been braided into their world, and was now pulling them into hers."--Page 2 of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-342) and index. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| ISBN | 9781324065463 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 132406546X (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | QL696 .S83 S24 2023 | Item has been checked out - Due: 07/22/2024 | Want This? |