Frightful's MountainAs she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance. |
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FRIGHTFUL GOES TO FALCON SCHOOL | 20 |
THE WILDERNESS TESTS THE EYASES | 42 |
FRIGHTFUL FINDS THE ENEMY | 62 |
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