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Author: Diana Landau Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY) ISBN: 9780806987170 Category : Wolves Languages : en Pages : 0
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"This handsome new book presents the wolf in fact, fiction, legend, folklore, and art, pairing outstanding color photographs and art reproductions with excerpts from writings about wolves. The photos are the work of well-known nature and outdoor photographers, and the writings include observations by field biologists...and fiction, poetry, and folk legends from many lands....has much to teach about the habits and unique social structure of wolves and also raises important questions about the issue of the preservation of the wolf...and its reintroduction to former habitats....will be hailed by wolf enthusiasts and is recommended wherever interest warrants."--Library Journal. "...clearly aims to...endow wolves with some of the majesty they deserve. Plentiful color photographs are interspersed among the essays, poems and more than a few Native American myths."--Publisher's Weekly. "...a tribute to the enduring mystique of the wolf..."--American Bookseller. "...will inform, inspire, and enthrall readers of all ages."--Book Links. "...beautiful and powerful...superlative array of images....The best choice for young adults...a highly recommended purchase."--Voya.
Author: William Grill Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1909263834 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Wolves of Currumpaw is a beautifully illustrated modern re-telling of Ernest Thompson Seton's epic wilderness drama Lobo, the King of Currumpaw, originally published in 1898. Set in the dying days of the old west, Seton's drama unfolds in the vast planes of New Mexico, at a time when man's relationship with nature was often marked by exploitations and misunderstanding. This is the first graphic adaptation of a massively influential piece of writing by one of the men who went on to form the Boy Scouts of America.
Author: Diana Landau Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY) ISBN: 9780806987170 Category : Wolves Languages : en Pages : 0
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"This handsome new book presents the wolf in fact, fiction, legend, folklore, and art, pairing outstanding color photographs and art reproductions with excerpts from writings about wolves. The photos are the work of well-known nature and outdoor photographers, and the writings include observations by field biologists...and fiction, poetry, and folk legends from many lands....has much to teach about the habits and unique social structure of wolves and also raises important questions about the issue of the preservation of the wolf...and its reintroduction to former habitats....will be hailed by wolf enthusiasts and is recommended wherever interest warrants."--Library Journal. "...clearly aims to...endow wolves with some of the majesty they deserve. Plentiful color photographs are interspersed among the essays, poems and more than a few Native American myths."--Publisher's Weekly. "...a tribute to the enduring mystique of the wolf..."--American Bookseller. "...will inform, inspire, and enthrall readers of all ages."--Book Links. "...beautiful and powerful...superlative array of images....The best choice for young adults...a highly recommended purchase."--Voya.
Author: Willow Crossley Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 152902823X Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 192
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Whether you live in a house or flat, in a rural or urban environment, this beautiful book shows how to harness the natural world around us and feel more grounded and rooted in our surroundings. 'Inspirational' – Cara Delevingne The Wild Journal is a beautifully illustrated guide from leading florist and nature writer Willow Crossley. Guiding you through creative practical projects and therapeutic seasonal reflections, The Wild Journal celebrates the potential of nature to mend, heal and transform our mood. The simple, back-to-basics habits and small seasonal changes in the book can help everyone to counteract the unpredictability and chaos of everyday life. Wherever you live, there are simple mindful actions – from listening to birdsong instead of rushing on your commute, to collecting natural treasures such as feathers, branches, pebbles or pine cones. Willow shares her creative techniques for bringing nature into your daily routine – whether it's planting and potting, identifying wild flowers, trying your hand at beautifully simple flower arrangements or making your own essential oils and candles. There is space to record reflections and your favourite seasonal activities, as well as ideas for star-gazing, bird-watching, and so much more. Willow Crossley's creative approach is informed by an artistic eye and a life spent immersed in nature. From growing up in Wales where days were spent exploring outdoors and flowers adorned every surface, to living in France surrounded by fields of sunflowers, iris and fragrant lavender, nature has always been an intrinsic part of her everyday life.
Author: Brett L. Walker Publisher: University of Washington Press ISBN: 0295989939 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 355
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Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly status and became noxious animals that needed to be killed. By 1905 they had disappeared from the country. In this spirited and absorbing narrative, Brett Walker takes a deep look at the scientific, cultural, and environmental dimensions of wolf extinction in Japan and tracks changing attitudes toward nature through Japan's long history. Grain farmers once worshiped wolves at shrines and left food offerings near their dens, beseeching the elusive canine to protect their crops from the sharp hooves and voracious appetites of wild boars and deer. Talismans and charms adorned with images of wolves protected against fire, disease, and other calamities and brought fertility to agrarian communities and to couples hoping to have children. The Ainu people believed that they were born from the union of a wolflike creature and a goddess. In the eighteenth century, wolves were seen as rabid man-killers in many parts of Japan. Highly ritualized wolf hunts were instigated to cleanse the landscape of what many considered as demons. By the nineteenth century, however, the destruction of wolves had become decidedly unceremonious, as seen on the island of Hokkaido. Through poisoning, hired hunters, and a bounty system, one of the archipelago's largest carnivores was systematically erased. The story of wolf extinction exposes the underside of Japan's modernization. Certain wolf scientists still camp out in Japan to listen for any trace of the elusive canines. The quiet they experience reminds us of the profound silence that awaits all humanity when, as the Japanese priest Kenko taught almost seven centuries ago, we "look on fellow sentient creatures without feeling compassion."
Author: Annette Y. Goldsmith Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1442270861 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 301
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Reading the World’s Stories is volume 5 in the Bridges to Understanding series of annotated international youth literature bibliographies sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. USBBY is the United States chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a Switzerland-based nonprofit whose mission is bring books and children together. The series promotes sharing international children’s books as a way to facilitate intercultural understanding and meet new literary voices. This volume follows Children’s Books from Other Countries (1998), The World though Children’s Books (2002), Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books (2006), and Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children’s Books (2011) and acts as a companion book to the earlier titles. Centered around the theme of the importance of stories, the guide is a resource for discovering more recent global books that fit many reading tastes and educational needs for readers aged 0-18 years. Essays by storyteller Anne Pellowski, author Beverley Naidoo, and academic Marianne Martens offer a variety of perspectives on international youth literature. This latest installment in the series covers books published from 2010-2014 and includes English-language imports as well as translations of children’s and young adult literature first published outside of the United States. These books are supplemented by a smaller number of culturally appropriate books from the US to help fill in gaps from underrepresented countries. The organization of the guide is geographic by region and country. All of the more than 800 entries are recommended, and many of the books have won awards or achieved other recognition in their home countries. Forty children’s book experts wrote the annotations. The entries are indexed by author, translator, illustrator, title, and subject. Back matter also includes international book awards, important organizations and research collections, and a selected directory of publishers known for publishing books from other countries.
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