Author: Cynthia DeFelice Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 1466801115 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 141
Book Description
Erik is preparing for his first-ever hunting trip when he learns that his parents are being deployed to Iraq. A few days later, Erik is shipped off to North Dakota to live with Big Darrell and Oma, grandparents he barely knows. When Erik rescues a dog that's been stuck by a porcupine, Big Darrell says Erik can't keep him. But Erik has already named her Quill and can't bear to give her up. He decides to run away, taking the dog and a shotgun, certain that they can make it on their own out on the prairie. In this story of adventure and survival, Erik learns about the challenges and satisfactions of living off the land, the power of family secrets, and the pain of losing what you love.
Author: Earl J. Hess Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807177156 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 294
Book Description
Animals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons, pulling artillery pieces, and serving as fighting platforms for cavalrymen. Drafted to support the war effort, horses often died or suffered terrible wounds on the battlefield. Raging diseases also swept through army herds and killed tens of thousands of other equines. In addition to weaponized animals such as horses, pets of all kinds accompanied nearly every regiment during the war. Dogs commonly served as unit mascots and were also used in combat against the enemy. Living and fighting in the natural environment, soldiers often encountered a variety of wild animals. They were pestered by many types of insects, marveled at exotic fish while being transported along the coasts, and took shots at alligators in the swamps along the lower Mississippi River basin. Animal Histories of the Civil War Era charts a path to understanding how the animal world became deeply involved in the most divisive moment in American history. In addition to discussions on the dominant role of horses in the war, one essay describes the use of camels by individuals attempting to spread slavery in the American Southwest in the antebellum period. Another explores how smaller wildlife, including bees and other insects, affected soldiers and were in turn affected by them. One piece focuses on the congressional debate surrounding the creation of a national zoo, while another tells the story of how the famous show horse Beautiful Jim Key and his owner, a former slave, exposed sectional and racial fault lines after the war. Other topics include canines, hogs, vegetarianism, and animals as veterans in post–Civil War America. The contributors to this volume—scholars of animal history and Civil War historians—argue for an animal-centered narrative to complement the human-centered accounts of the war. Animal Histories of the Civil War Era reveals that warfare had a poignant effect on animals. It also argues that animals played a vital role as participants in the most consequential conflict in American history. It is time to recognize and appreciate the animal experience of the Civil War period.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Conservation of Wild Life Resources Publisher: ISBN: Category : Wildlife conservation Languages : en Pages : 778
Author: New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University. Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station Publisher: ISBN: Category : Botany Languages : en Pages : 726
Author: Natalie Humphrey Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP ISBN: 1538263416 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
Book Description
What's that squirming between in the trees? While it might look like a solid clump, it's actually a massive group of caterpillars. A group of caterpillars is called an army and there's no doubt about why. These invaders eat nonstop, devouring all the plant life in their path and leaving nothing behind. With simple language paired with photographs of caterpillars, this volume invites young readers to learn how caterpillars start their lives and why living in an army is important.
Author: James Abram Garfield
Author: James Abram Garfield
Author: Cynthia DeFelice
Author: Earl J. Hess
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Conservation of Wild Life Resources
Author: New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University. Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station
Author: James A. Garfield
Author: Natalie Humphrey
Author: 
Author: