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Duet : Our journey in song with the northern mockingbird / Phillip Hoose.
"The story of the impactful partnership between humans and mockingbirds--a case study in courage, resiliency, and the power of a song--written by nonfiction powerhouse Phil Hoose"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374388775
- ISBN: 0374388776
- Physical Description: 146 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 12-18 FSG Books for Young Readers Grades 7-9 FSG Books for Young Readers 1120L Lexile |
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| Subject: | Mockingbirds > Juvenile literature. Birdsongs > History > Juvenile literature. Human-animal relationships > Juvenile literature. |
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- 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA 598.844 HOO 2022 (Text) | 0002206297596 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Duet : Our Journey in Song with the Northern Mockingbird
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Table of Contents
Duet : Our Journey in Song with the Northern Mockingbird
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction: What's That Sound? | p. 3 | |
| Chapter 1 | Four Hundred Tongues: Mockingbirds and Native Americans | p. 11 |
| Chapter 2 | Settlers, Explorers, and Mock-Birds: 1492 to 1750 | p. 17 |
| Chapter 3 | "Dick Signs": Thomas Jefferson and the First White House Pet, 1803 | p. 25 |
| Chapter 4 | Mocker v. Nightingale-Full-Throated Rivalry: Colonial Period | p. 33 |
| Chapter 5 | A Rattlesnake Climbs a Tree: Audubon, Wilson, and Plate 21, 1827 | p. 39 |
| Chapter 6 | Turning Point: Charles Darwin and the Galápagos Mockingbirds, 1835 | p. 47 |
| Chapter 7 | Listening to the Mockingbird: Septimus Winner and Richard Milburn, 1855 | p. 57 |
| Chapter 8 | A Visit to High Street Market: Philadelphia, Mid-19th Century | p. 63 |
| Chapter 9 | Parrott Shells and Minié Balls: The Mocker in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865 | p. 69 |
| Chapter 10 | Women to the Rescue: 1865 to 1918 | p. 75 |
| Chapter 11 | Hush, Little Baby: 1918 to 1937 | p. 83 |
| Chapter 12 | Amelia Laskey, Citizen Scientist: 1920s to 1970s | p. 89 |
| Chapter 13 | To Kill a Mockingbird: 1960 | p. 99 |
| Chapter 14 | Improvising: Mockers on the Move, 20th and 21st Centuries | p. 103 |
| Chapter 15 | "They Know Me!": The Genius of Mockingbirds, 2007 | p. 111 |
| Epilogue | p. 117 | |
| What You Can Do to Help Mockingbirdgs and Other Songbirds | p. 123 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 126 | |
| Source Notes | p. 128 | |
| Index | p. 137 |
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