Author: Alan Mowbray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781468182279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book is the end product of ten years of investigation. What began as a monthly 'Wildlife Facts' feature for the El Yunque National Forest's website in January, 2002 eventually comprised over 100 individual descriptions and full color illustrations of El Yunque rainforest animals. It seemed a natural progression to convert this remarkable collection into a 'portable' guide-book that would fit easily into a jacket-pocket or book bag... The Animals of El Yunque is a 'pictorial natural history' - it is not a comprehensive listing of every wildlife species that occurs in El Yunque - instead, it is an effort to describe a discrete selection of the animals that forest visitors might encounter and thus wish to identify while experiencing El Yunque's unique and exhilarating surroundings. Tropical forest enthusiasts and natural history 'buffs' will also be fascinated to discover the immense diversity of the animal populations that are described and pictured in full color on these pages - all of which thrive in El Yunque; America's only tropical rainforest...
The Animals of El Yunque
Author: Alan Mowbray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781468182279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book is the end product of ten years of investigation. What began as a monthly 'Wildlife Facts' feature for the El Yunque National Forest's website in January, 2002 eventually comprised over 100 individual descriptions and full color illustrations of El Yunque rainforest animals. It seemed a natural progression to convert this remarkable collection into a 'portable' guide-book that would fit easily into a jacket-pocket or book bag... The Animals of El Yunque is a 'pictorial natural history' - it is not a comprehensive listing of every wildlife species that occurs in El Yunque - instead, it is an effort to describe a discrete selection of the animals that forest visitors might encounter and thus wish to identify while experiencing El Yunque's unique and exhilarating surroundings. Tropical forest enthusiasts and natural history 'buffs' will also be fascinated to discover the immense diversity of the animal populations that are described and pictured in full color on these pages - all of which thrive in El Yunque; America's only tropical rainforest...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781468182279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book is the end product of ten years of investigation. What began as a monthly 'Wildlife Facts' feature for the El Yunque National Forest's website in January, 2002 eventually comprised over 100 individual descriptions and full color illustrations of El Yunque rainforest animals. It seemed a natural progression to convert this remarkable collection into a 'portable' guide-book that would fit easily into a jacket-pocket or book bag... The Animals of El Yunque is a 'pictorial natural history' - it is not a comprehensive listing of every wildlife species that occurs in El Yunque - instead, it is an effort to describe a discrete selection of the animals that forest visitors might encounter and thus wish to identify while experiencing El Yunque's unique and exhilarating surroundings. Tropical forest enthusiasts and natural history 'buffs' will also be fascinated to discover the immense diversity of the animal populations that are described and pictured in full color on these pages - all of which thrive in El Yunque; America's only tropical rainforest...
The Trees of El Yunque
Author: Alan Mowbray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781470180706
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This book is the end product of ten years of exploration that began with a series of three small guide-books written to help El Yunque National Forest visitors to discover and identify some of the forest's many ecological marvels. These small reference books included descriptions of 57 individual tree species. Between 2010 and 2012, a monthly El Yunquer NF website feature 'Endemic Plant Facts' amassed an additonal 26 indigenous tree descriptions. Combining this significant collection of 83 specific portrayals (accompanied by full-color photos and illustrations) into a single, portable guide-book, similar to its predecessor 'The Animals of El Yunque', that would fit easily into a jacket-pocket or book-bag, and available as an 'e-book' and 'Smartphone App' seemed like a sensible idea. The end result, 'The Trees of El Yunque' is a 'pictorial natural history' - it is not a comprehensive listing of every species of flora that occurs in El Yunque - instead, it is an effort to present a discrete selection of trees that forest visitors might encounter and thus wish to identify while experiencing El Yunque's unique and exhilarating surroundings. Tropical forest enthusiasts and natural history 'buffs' should also be fascinated to discover the immense diversity of the flora described and pictured on these pages - all of which thrive in El Yunque; America's only tropical rainforest...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781470180706
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This book is the end product of ten years of exploration that began with a series of three small guide-books written to help El Yunque National Forest visitors to discover and identify some of the forest's many ecological marvels. These small reference books included descriptions of 57 individual tree species. Between 2010 and 2012, a monthly El Yunquer NF website feature 'Endemic Plant Facts' amassed an additonal 26 indigenous tree descriptions. Combining this significant collection of 83 specific portrayals (accompanied by full-color photos and illustrations) into a single, portable guide-book, similar to its predecessor 'The Animals of El Yunque', that would fit easily into a jacket-pocket or book-bag, and available as an 'e-book' and 'Smartphone App' seemed like a sensible idea. The end result, 'The Trees of El Yunque' is a 'pictorial natural history' - it is not a comprehensive listing of every species of flora that occurs in El Yunque - instead, it is an effort to present a discrete selection of trees that forest visitors might encounter and thus wish to identify while experiencing El Yunque's unique and exhilarating surroundings. Tropical forest enthusiasts and natural history 'buffs' should also be fascinated to discover the immense diversity of the flora described and pictured on these pages - all of which thrive in El Yunque; America's only tropical rainforest...
Animals and Nature
Author: Rod Preece
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774842202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in a readier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than has been recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popular view that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern and Aboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation towards nature, particularly animals. Preece argues that the Western tradition has much to commend it, and that descriptions of Aboriginal and Oriental orientations have often been misleadingly rosy, simplified and codified according to current fashionable concepts. Animals and Nature is the result of six years' intensive study into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology and animal welfare science.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774842202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in a readier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than has been recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popular view that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern and Aboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation towards nature, particularly animals. Preece argues that the Western tradition has much to commend it, and that descriptions of Aboriginal and Oriental orientations have often been misleadingly rosy, simplified and codified according to current fashionable concepts. Animals and Nature is the result of six years' intensive study into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology and animal welfare science.
El Chupacabra the Bloodsucker and Other Legendary Creatures of Latin America
Author: Craig Boutland
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1538226987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Like any other place where people live in the world, Latin America has its fair share of legendary tales. El Chupacabra, a creature reported to drink the blood of livestock, is just one example of the type of beast believed by some to exist in this part of the globe. Readers of this high-interest volume will learn that others include a giant worm said to burrow in the giant trenches it digs and a giant anaconda some claim to be much bigger than the truly large snakes that exist nearby. Eye-catching images supplement this already engaging text and make for an exciting read.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1538226987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Like any other place where people live in the world, Latin America has its fair share of legendary tales. El Chupacabra, a creature reported to drink the blood of livestock, is just one example of the type of beast believed by some to exist in this part of the globe. Readers of this high-interest volume will learn that others include a giant worm said to burrow in the giant trenches it digs and a giant anaconda some claim to be much bigger than the truly large snakes that exist nearby. Eye-catching images supplement this already engaging text and make for an exciting read.
Where Dwarfs Reign
Author: Kathryn Robinson
Publisher: La Editorial, UPR
ISBN: 9780847702558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Beelden van de dieren- en plantenwereld van het tropische regenwoud in Puerto Rico.
Publisher: La Editorial, UPR
ISBN: 9780847702558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Beelden van de dieren- en plantenwereld van het tropische regenwoud in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico, 2006:
Author: Mary Hilaire Tavenner
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456810049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
“This book is a detailed, well-researched history of how a community of Puerto Ricans came to be in the heart if America. Puerto Rico owes a debt of gratitude to the author and should declare Dr. Tavenner an “honorary Boricua” for the extraordinary effort she has put into documenting the factual history and the fascinating life story of her Puerto Rican neighbor in Lorain, Ohio” ---Secretary of State and Lt. Governor of Puerto Rico, Kenneth McClintock “These Memoirs are reflective of an educational journey in search of ways to better understand and serve individuals, communities, and institutions as a servant leader, unconditionally.”] ---Dr. Generosa Lopez-Molina, Educational Leadership
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456810049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
“This book is a detailed, well-researched history of how a community of Puerto Ricans came to be in the heart if America. Puerto Rico owes a debt of gratitude to the author and should declare Dr. Tavenner an “honorary Boricua” for the extraordinary effort she has put into documenting the factual history and the fascinating life story of her Puerto Rican neighbor in Lorain, Ohio” ---Secretary of State and Lt. Governor of Puerto Rico, Kenneth McClintock “These Memoirs are reflective of an educational journey in search of ways to better understand and serve individuals, communities, and institutions as a servant leader, unconditionally.”] ---Dr. Generosa Lopez-Molina, Educational Leadership
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
Author: SUSAN L. ROTH
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643790817
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the brink of extinction. Also available in Spanish.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643790817
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the brink of extinction. Also available in Spanish.
El Yunque
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : El Yunque National Forest (P.R.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Takes the reader on a tour of a Puerto Rican rain forest examining the diverse forms of plant and animal life.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : El Yunque National Forest (P.R.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Takes the reader on a tour of a Puerto Rican rain forest examining the diverse forms of plant and animal life.
Bulletin
Department Bulletin
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description