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Books with author Bruce Hiscock

  • The Big Rock

    Bruce Hiscock

    Paperback (Aladdin, Dec. 1, 1999)
    This is the story of a very old rock. The "'big rock" is a granite boulder that began as molten rock millions of years ago. Through the ages, the mountains above it wore down, the ocean flooded the region, and then new mountains heaved the rock upward, to the surface of a New York State forest. Even though the dinosaurs and other living things have come and gone, the rock remains as a survivor of the Ice Age and silent witness to the earth's continuing evolution. Once you know its story, you will never again overlook another rock like this one.
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  • Ookpik: The Travels of a Snowy Owl

    Bruce Hiscock

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, Feb. 1, 2008)
    One snowy owl's first year and its struggle to survive. Fed by his parents, Ookpik, which means "snowy owl" in the Inuit language, grows quickly in the short Arctic summer. By autumn he has learned to hunt on his own, but prey is scarce on the tundra that year. The owl's instincts tell him that he must leave this land or starve. Ookpik flies south, over the great forests of Canada, and finally lands in the United States, always searching for food and a winter hunting ground. With vivid watercolor illustrations, Bruce Hiscock depicts the changing landscape, from the treeless Arctic of Baffin Island to the dairy country of eastern New York. There, Ookpik settles for the winter, much to the delight of bird watchers. An author's note offers additional details on the life of the snowy owl.
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  • The Big Tree

    Bruce Hiscock

    Paperback (ShiresPress, March 6, 2014)
    The great sugar maple tree standing in the backyard was but a tiny seedling in a dark forest in 1775. Follow the tree from its birth during the Revolutionary War, to its present maturity and learn about history along the way. Bruce Hiscock is the award-winning author-illustrator of many books for young people, including The Big Caribou Herd and Coyote and Badger, and has illustrated two books by Stephen R. Swinburne, Wings of Light and Turtle Tide. He lives in Porter Corners, NY.
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  • When Will It Snow?

    Bruce Hiscock

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Oct. 15, 1995)
    A small boy impatiently awaits the first snowfall while the small animals of the woods prepare for winter
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  • The Big Rivers: The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio

    Bruce Hiscock

    Hardcover (Atheneum, May 1, 1997)
    Recounts the history of flooding along the mighty Midwest rivers and focuses on the 1993 flood along the upper Mississippi, explaining the causes of the disaster, the role of the river basin, and why the dams and levees failed.
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  • The Big Storm

    Bruce Hiscock

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Sept. 30, 1993)
    Tracks the path of a huge storm in Spring 1982 from the Pacific coast to New York, explaining why storms move west to east, how weather forecasters follow their progress, and the connection between geography and meteorology.
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  • Big Rock, The

    Bruce Hiscock

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Nov. 30, 1988)
    Traces the origins of a granite rock located near the Adirondack Mountains and describes how it reveals information about the history of the earth.
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  • The Big Storm

    Bruce Hiscock

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Where do storms come from? To answer this question, Bruce Hiscock examines one of the most powerful spring storms ever recorded. Illustrations and simple diagrams help explain how big storms originate and how this one traveled across the United States. Readers will never again look at rain in the same way.
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  • Coyote and Badger

    Bruce Hiscock

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Since the springtime rains have not come to New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, both Coyote and Badger have a hard time finding food, until they team up together, in a natural history story of desert predators and their struggle for survival.
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  • The Big Tree

    Bruce Hiscock

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Sept. 1, 1999)
    Follows the development of a large old maple tree from its growth from a seed during the American Revolution to its maturity in the late twentieth century
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  • The Big Caribou Herd

    Bruce Hiscock

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, March 1, 2003)
    Following the migration of the resilient caribou as they journey along harsh lands to reach their final destination, the wonders of an Alaskan refuge are captured through a guide of the diverse animals, plants, and landscapes seen along the way.
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  • The Big Tree

    Bruce Hiscock

    Library Binding (Atheneum, March 1, 1991)
    Follows the development of a large old maple tree from its growth from a seed during the American Revolution to its maturity in the late twentieth century
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