[PDF] Snow Birds eBook

Author : Crissa Chappell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1507200706

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"Snowbirds will turn your image of the Amish upside down. Lucy will grab your heart and run away with it." --Robin MacCready, winner of the Edgar award for Buried Every year, Lucy waits eagerly for the arrival of the "snowbirds," the Old Order Amish who come trundling into Florida on buses from the north, bringing Lucy's best friend Alice, with whom she's spent every winter she can remember. This winter is different. At sixteen, Alice is in the middle of "Rumspringa," a season in which Amish teens try out forbidden temptations, in order to get them out of their system. Lucy is part of a different sect, in which teens aren't allowed such bold experimentation, and she's fighting to keep up as Alice races from one wild party to the next. Then, one night after just such a party, Alice vanishes. Wracked by guilt, Lucy knows that she should have been watching out for Alice, but instead, she was kissing Faron, an Older Order boy shunned by his society. Now, Lucy plunges into a search for her best friend--while also hiding her own secret, which could put her in even more danger.

Author : Kirsten Hall
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 29,26 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1647001609

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Discover birds who survive winter against all odds in this poetic, gorgeously illustrated picture book Snowflakes whirling, snow-flocks swirling, streaks of white twirl through the night . . . You’ve heard of birds who migrate to warmer climates in the wintertime—but what about those who persevere through snowy weather and freezing temperatures? With elegant verse and striking illustrations, Snow Birds salutes the brave and resourceful birds who adapt to survive the coldest months.

Author : Brian D. Wruk
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 2007-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1554903092

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With thousands of Canadians heading south for the winter each year, many of these individuals, referred to as snowbirds, face unique and challenging U.S. tax and financial planning considerations. Crossing the border, spending time in the U.S., and engaging in various financial transactions have legal and tax implications both in Canada and the U.S. The Canadian Snowbird in America covers the U.S. tax filing requirements based on seasonal residency in the U.S. and the U.S. tax issues related to the renting and sale of U.S. real estate. Information related to the

Author : Lora Polack Oberle
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 15,25 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780736807746

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Describes the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, their history, aircraft, maneuvers, and team members.

Author : Godefroy Desrosiers-Lauzon
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 46,37 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0773586628

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Developing numerous themes, including leisure, state-promoted tourism, citizenship, and business investment, Godefroy Desrosiers-Lauzon considers advertisements, movies, policymakers, and the behaviour of snowbirds in Florida to provide the most thorough study of the vacation state to date. He also looks at the temporary communities of Canadians, Québecois, New Englanders, and Mid- Westerners that develop, showing how they blur the lines that usually divide national and regional identities, and youth and age. An insightful work full of amusing details, Florida's Snowbirds pieces together a complete cultural atlas of Florida Snowbirds that goes far beyond the familiar postcards they send home

Author : Sharlotte Neely
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 39,93 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0820313270

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This is the first ethnographic study of Snowbird, North Carolina, a remote mountain community of Cherokees who are regarded as simultaneously the most traditional and the most adaptive members of the entire tribe. Through historical research, contemporary fieldwork, and situational analysis, Sharlotte Neely explains the Snowbird paradox and portrays the inhabitants' daily lives and culture. At the core of her study are detailed examinations of two expressions of Snowbird's cultural self-awareness--its ongoing struggle for fair political representation on the tribal council and its yearly Trail of Tears Singing, a gathering point for all North Carolina and Oklahoma Cherokees concerned with cultural conservation.

Author : Sharlotte Neely
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 24,38 MB
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 082034074X

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This is the first ethnographic study of Snowbird, North Carolina, a remote mountain community of Cherokees who are regarded as simultaneously the most traditional and the most adaptive members of the entire tribe. Through historical research, contemporary fieldwork, and situational analysis, Sharlotte Neely explains the Snowbird paradox and portrays the inhabitants' daily lives and culture. At the core of her study are detailed examinations of two expressions of Snowbird's cultural self-awareness--its ongoing struggle for fair political representation on the tribal council and its yearly Trail of Tears Singing, a gathering point for all North Carolina and Oklahoma Cherokees concerned with cultural conservation.

Author : Jim Fitzsimmons
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 31,80 MB
Release : 2015-03-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1784621889

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In a small Japanese mountain village, young Shoji enters an ice carving competition. He soon finds he has a rival in Orochi, another boy in the village, who tries to sabotage Shoji’s entry, but with the help of his family Shoji creates a most beautiful Snowbird. When the other ice carvings are revealed they discover that Orochi has stolen Shoji’s idea and has also carved an equally beautiful Snowbird. The judges cannot decide the winner of the competition so they announce that the result will be declared the next morning. During the night Jack Frost discovers the two Snowbirds and thinks one of them will make an ideal companion for his Grandfather Frost, the Snow King. At the same time Shoji, anxious for the safety of his Snowbird, sneaks out of his house and meets Jack Frost who explains his plan. Shoji agrees to let him have his Snowbird, but they are both interrupted by the arrival of Orochi who demands payment in return for his. Jack Frost brings the Snowbirds to life and tells them they must travel to the North Pole where his Grandfather will choose one of them to be his companion. On their journey they meet different characters and encounter many difficulties until they both finally arrive, but which one will be chosen? Jack Frost has a cunning idea to help his Grandfather decide… The Snowbirds is a magical tale that will be enjoyed by children from the age of seven. In the style of a full length novel, it will help the younger reader progress to more challenging literature, while providing a thrilling read for those who are older.

Author : Ellen D. Ketterson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 022633077X

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One of the most familiar North American birds, the snowbird, otherwise known as the Dark-eyed Junco, can be seen darting across forest floors, pecking at suburban birdfeeders, and foraging at the edges of parks, streams, and roads all across the continent. By one estimate, upwards of 630 million Juncos populate North America: twice the number of people living here in the U.S. No Bird Like the Snowbird: Integrative Approaches to Understanding Evolutionary Diversity in the Avian Genus Junco presents diverse expertise not just on the Dark-eyed Junco, but on the Junco genus more broadly. Collectively, the contributors draw on research, methods, and findings from organismal biology and evolutionary biology in order to show how juncos match their physiology and behavior to their environment via endocrine and timing mechanisms, and how Junco evolutionary history can provide insight into population divergence and the formation of new species. In so doing, they not only provide a definitive account of the Junco genus and speak to the its continuing importance as a model organism in a time of rapid global change, they also merge two major biological fields that are typically kept apart, with the goal of offering biologists an integrative framework for further studies into adaptation and population divergence.

Author : Joe L. Hensley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312241119

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After leaving a Chicago hospital with untreatable stomach cancer, Charlie Cannert heads to Florida to find his missing wife, Martha. Charlie has led a life full of violence. Martha, meanwhile, has wound up after a vicious assault as a Jane Doe in a Florida state mental hospital. Still suffering from partial amnesia, Martha later escapes from the hospital and goes in search of Charlie, who by now is helping Florida cop Tom Ryan bring down his wife's attackers.