Snow Goose

The moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk In the marshes of Essex, one of the last wild places left in England, a disfigured artist lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse. Shunned by society, he spends his days painting scenes of the coast and the birds that migrate to the meadowlands every winter. His days are solitary until one November afternoon, a young girl from a nearby village comes to his door carrying a wounded snow goose in her arms. The unlikely pair develop a friendship that deepens over the ensuing years, waiting together for the arrival of the birds every autumn. In 1940, with England at war, the birds depart early from the shores. The man, too, is called away by his duty as an Englishman to help evacuate the soldiers stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk. A moving tale of love, war, bravery, and sacrifice.

A beautiful and bestselling meditation on the meaning of home Winner of the Hawthornden Prize Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year One winter, after an enforced period of quiet, William Fiennes finds himself restless and yearning for adventure. Inspired by his reading about the migratory patterns of birds, he flies to Texas to find the million-strong flocks of snow geese and to follow them on their spring flight thousands of miles north to breeding grounds on the Arctic tundra. This mesmerizing book, already a classic, captures their journey with wisdom, humility and endless curiosity. It is a meditation on freedom of movement, on seeing the world anew, and on the joy of returning -- indefinably changed.

Follows a flock of snow geese as they fly from their Arctic nesting ground to the New Mexico desert where they spend the winter.

A Vision of World Harmony and Peace and Abundance for All We need a celebration for Worldwide Peace and Harmony - a day to rally around-a day of fun and joy. Snow Goose Global Thanksgiving inspires us to take our U. S. celebration of Thanksgiving and go global with it, inviting all the people of the world to put aside their disappointments, anger, hatred, prejudice, for just one day and totally concentrate all of their Heartfelt Gratitude and Energy to the Commitment of Worldwide Thanksgiving for all of the "good" things we have, forgetting all the "bad" things and, also, giving Soul-felt Forgiveness for all the wrongs done on earth in thought or action, personal or institutional. "Everyone would say they want world peace, but how do you manifest it? What Victor Villaseñor has done is simple and genius, by taking our traditional Thanksgiving holiday and going global with it. May each year bring hundreds of communities around the world into this practice of gratitude and fellowship, ushering in 5,000 years of Peace, Harmony and Abundance for All!" - Myra Westphall, editor and nature enthusiast

Yaotl and Sascho splashed along the shores of the behchà, spears hefted, watching for the flash of fin to rise to the surface and sparkle in the sunlight. Tender feelings, barely discovered, flushed their faces. Waving their spears they laughed and teased one another with sprays of newly melted ice water. In the distance, the warning about the kw'ahtıı sounds, but on this fatal day it goes unheard; Yaotl and Sascho fall into the hands of the Indian Agents. Transport to Fort Providence residential school is only the beginning of their ordeal, for the teachers believe it is their sworn duty to “kill the Indian inside.” All attempts at escape are severely punished, but Yaotl and Sascho, along with two others, will try, beginning a journey of 900 Kilometers along the Mackenzie River. Like wild geese, brave hearts together, they are homeward bound.

What's a friendly fox to do when he finds a lonely goose egg? Deep in the snowy North, an unlikely friendship hatches and grows. Sparkling fun and a warm family tale await nature lovers of all ages in this adorably illustrated, beautifully embossed book. Full color.

Although there are lots of animals on Grandfather's farm, Anna wants a snow goose.

A stunning new edition of a beloved children’s classic. On the desolate Essex marshes, a young girl, Fritha, comes to seek help from Philip Rhayader, a recluse who lives in an abandoned lighthouse. She carries in her arms a wounded snow goose that has been storm-tossed across the Atlantic from Canada. Fritha is frightened of Rhayader, but he is gentler than his appearance suggests and nurses the goose back to health. Over the following months and years, Fritha visits the lighthouse when the snow goose is there. And every summer, when it flies away, Thayader is left alone once more. The Snow Goose is set in the years running up to the evacuation of Dunkirk in the Second World War. Originally published in 1940 in the Saturday Evening Post, it was brought out in book form the following year by Knopf, Michael Joseph and M&S simultaneously. It won the prestigious O Henry prize that same year and has been continually in print ever since. The Snow Goose has inspired a number of musical scores and albums, has been made into two feature films and moved generations of readers. A new feature film will be released in the coming year. Beautifully written, with a powerful ending, and breathtakingly illustrated, this is an exquisite edition of Gallico’s masterpiece. From the Hardcover edition.