Akron Public Library

Biography of disappeared flier, Amelia Earhart, discussing her childhood, personal success, marriage to publishing giant George Palmer Putnam, flying, and disappearance in 1937 over the Pacific.

When Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer - Helen had been captivated by hawks since childhood - she'd never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators, the goshawk. But in her grief, she saw that the goshawk's fierce and feral temperament mirrored her own. Resolving to purchase and raise the deadly creature as a means to cope with her loss, she adopted Mabel, and...

Learn about the ways that Denver Zoo works to conserve animals in Botswana.