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522) Birds and people
Author
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Part natural history and part cultural study, this book describes and maps the entire spectrum of human engagements with birds, drawing in themes of history, literature, art, cuisine, language, lore, politics, and the environment. Vast in both scope and scale, it draws upon Mark Cocker's 40 years of observing and thinking about birds to celebrate this relationship. The book is as important for its visual riches as it is for its groundbreaking content,...
523) Wild pack
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day."
For children who...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than 10,700 species by some of the world's best bird artists,...
526) Fifty-four pigs
Author
Series
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"A swine barn explodes near a lakeside Manitoba town, putting veterinarian Dr. Peter Bannerman on a collision course with murder and a startling conspiracy. Peter is an odd duck, obsessed with logic and measurable facts, an obsession he puts to good use in his veterinary practice. When a murder is connected to the swine barn explosion and his friend Tom becomes the prime suspect, Peter feels compelled to put his reasoning skills, and his dog Pippin's...
Author
Publisher
Turtle Point Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"There is much mystery surrounding the Book of Job. Who was he? Where was he? What prompts Job's "comforters" to accuse him of wrong-doing as the cause of his suffering? When were Job's words written? How did Job's wife endure her husband's ordeals? And who is innocent among us? Island of the Innocent's narrative dramatizes how the way one looks at something shapes and changes what is seen. Voices of the trials of the Native American interject themselves...
532) Fables of Æsop
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1967
Language
English
Description
"This book combines the 1692 translation of the Fables by English journalist Sir Roger L'Estrange with 50 drawings created especially as illustration for the tales by American sculptor, painter, and illustrator Alexander Calder. ... Two hundred and one of the traditional fables are narrated here"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Ostrich Canada
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Blame it on fast foods" takes a satirical look at fast food's impact on the Western world. It discusses fast food's impact on all areas of our lives, including: Business and Work; Finances; Sports; Entertainment; Travel and Vacation; Education; Law and Politics; Religion; Health; "The Self"; Relationships; Communication; Romance and Sex; and Parenting and Socialization. The author's primary goal in this book is to emphasize our ability to choose...
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