To See Every Bird on Earth

To See Every Bird on EarthBy: Dan Koeppel What drives a man to travel to sixty countries and spend a fortune to count birds? And what if that man is your father? Richard Koeppels obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide

Nick—thanks to some persuasion from his enchanting wife

is the testimony of more than 250 Indian civilizations—of the Aztec king Moctezuma

By: Jean Van Leeuwen | Illustrator:  Ann Schweninger | Series: Oliver and Amanda Amanda Pig

invasive species

But Bee has never quite been comfortable with the idea of being a role model for the next generation

from the most joyful and empowering to the inexplicable or seemingly unjust

or occupation

from the joys and challenges of marriage in “The Canoe Trip” to the celebration of childhood adventure in “The Waterslide

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By: Danielle Steel     NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Against the electrifying backdrop of the 1960s

who worked as a machinist nearby

there must also come total irresponsibility