Bibliograph

Alfie & me, what owls know, what humans believe, Carl Safina

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Label

Alfie & me, what owls know, what humans believe, Carl Safina

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-342) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alfie & me

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Carl Safina

Sub title

what owls know, what humans believe

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Alfie and me

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