Author: Jaye Garnett
Publisher: Jane & Me: Jane Goodall Instit
ISBN: 9781646382910
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

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Wiggle the sea turtle puppet as you learn all about their lives in the wild

Author: Jaye Garnett
Publisher: Jane & Me: Jane Goodall Instit
ISBN: 9781646380749
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

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Learn all about the fascinating great apes that call the rainforests of Gombe, Tanzania their home in this lively, interactive tall finger puppet board book. Discover their preferred habitat, favorite foods, grooming techniques, common personality traits, and exciting facts about chimpanzee babies in this fun and educational sturdy finger puppet board book designed for your curious little reader. This story features a soft plush finger puppet toy chimpanzee built into the book encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, sensory and language development. Babies and toddlers learn best when they are playing especially when their grown-ups are in on the fun! A must for animal lovers. Collect the entire Jane & Me series! When children learn about animals and the environment, they begin to understand that everything is connected -- and that they can make a difference in this world. Jane & Me books plant seeds for understanding, love, care, and most importantly, hope. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book goes to support the Jane Goodall Institute. The Jane & Me brand is also a member of 1% for the Planet -- a global network whose members contribute at least one percent of their annual sales to environmental causes. Love-Build a foundation of love and respect for animals Learn--Learn facts about animals to spark interest in nature Care-Discover how animals live and how to help them Hope-Grow into a naturalist who protects the planet Jane & Me is a trademark of the Jane Goodall Institute

Author: Will Harlan
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802192629
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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The inspiring biography of the adventuresome naturalist Carol Ruckdeschel and her crusade to save her island home from environmental disaster. In a “moving homage . . . that artfully articulates the ferocities of nature and humanity,” biographer Will Harlan captures the larger-than-life story of biologist, naturalist, and ecological activist Carol Ruckdeschel, known to many as the wildest woman in America. She wrestles alligators, eats roadkill, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she built by hand in an island wilderness. A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol is a self-taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia (Kirkus Reviews). Cumberland, the country’s largest and most biologically diverse barrier island, is celebrated for its windswept dunes and feral horses. Steel magnate Thomas Carnegie once owned much of the island, and in recent years, Carnegie heirs and the National Park Service have clashed with Carol over the island’s future. What happens when a dirt-poor naturalist with only a high school diploma becomes an outspoken advocate on a celebrated but divisive island? Untamed is the story of an American original who fights for what she believes in, no matter the cost, “an environmental classic that belongs on the shelf alongside Carson, Leopold, Muir, and Thoreau” (Thomas Rain Crowe, author of Zoro’s Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods). “Vivid. . . . Ms. Ruckdeschel’s biography, and the way this wandering soul came to settle for so many decades on Cumberland Island, is big enough on its own, but Mr. Harlan hints at bigger questions.” —The Wall Street Journal “Wild country produces wild people, who sometimes are just what’s needed to keep that wild cycle going. This is a memorable portrait.” —Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature “Deliciously engrossing. . . . Readers are in for a wild ride.” —The Citizen-Times

Author: Emily Urquhart
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1487005326
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart, the bestselling author of Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family, and the Mystery of Our Hidden Genes. “The fundamental misunderstanding of our time is that we belong to one age group or another. We all grow old. There is no us and them. There was only ever an us.” — from The Age of Creativity It has long been thought that artistic output declines in old age. When Emily Urquhart and her family celebrated the eightieth birthday of her father, the illustrious painter Tony Urquhart, she found it remarkable that, although his pace had slowed, he was continuing his daily art practice of drawing, painting, and constructing large-scale sculptures, and was even innovating his style. Was he defying the odds, or is it possible that some assumptions about the elderly are flat-out wrong? After all, many well-known visual artists completed their best work in the last decade of their lives, Turner, Monet, and Cézanne among them. With the eye of a memoirist and the curiosity of a journalist, Urquhart began an investigation into late-stage creativity, asking: Is it possible that our best work is ahead of us? Is there an expiry date on creativity? Do we ever really know when we’ve done anything for the last time? The Age of Creativity is a graceful, intimate blend of research on ageing and creativity, including on progressive senior-led organizations, such as a home for elderly theatre performers and a gallery in New York City that only represents artists over sixty, and her experiences living and travelling with her father. Emily Urquhart reveals how creative work, both amateur and professional, sustains people in the third act of their lives, and tells a new story about the possibilities of elder-hood.

Author: Jane Goodall
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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British naturalist Jane Goodall provides an intimate portrait of a group of chimpanzees in the jungles of Africa which she has studied for many years.

Author: Lori Robinson
Publisher: New Insights Press
ISBN: 9780996548649
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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An Anthology of readings from 50 leading conservationists discussing "what motivates them" to keep working at saving some of the most endangered species and threatened areas of the planet.

Author: Julie Aigner-Clark
Publisher: Disney Press
ISBN: 9780786808410
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The adventurous Jane wants to learn about animals. So she takes off in her little red plane in search of them. But where do animals live:? The desert? The rain foreset? The ocean? Children will enjoy traveling around the world with Jane and meeting the many different creatures she discovers in each habitat.

Author: Jaye Garnett
Publisher: Jane & Me: Jane Goodall Instit
ISBN: 9781646380732
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

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Explore the world of chimpanzees in this sweet lift-a-flap book. Journey to the Gombe National Park in Tanzania to see what it's like for these incredible animals. They're actually more like us than you think! Do they use tools? Do they laugh? What about hugs? Fun facts for both grown up and little one throughout this book are paired with beautiful illustrations and lift-the-flap surprises for a great reading experience.This book is made in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute. "Equipped with little more than a notebook, binoculars, and her fascination with wildlife, Jane Goodall braved a realm of unknowns to give the world a remarkable window into humankind's closest living relatives. Through nearly 60 years of groundbreaking work, Dr. Jane Goodall has not only shown us the urgent need to protect chimpanzees from extinction; she has also redefined species conservation to include the needs of local people and the environment. Today she travels the world, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees and environmental crises, urging each of us to take action on behalf of all living things and planet we share."

Author: Christine Figgener
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1778400590
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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“A WONDERFUL READ … Christine's deep love for turtles comes through on each page."—CRAIG FOSTER, MY OCTOPUS TEACHER “Will appeal to anyone interested in the world around us.”—DR. JANE GOODALL Filled with reverence and wonder for the natural world, this captivating book reveals the secret life of sea turtles, one of the oldest living creatures on Earth, and the story of one female scientist’s fight to save their future. In 2015, a team of researchers carefully removed a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril off the coast of Costa Rica. The disturbing incident, which was captured on video, went viral, leading to corporate straw bans around the world. In this evocative book, reminiscent of Jane Goodall’s memoir In the Shadow of Man, the marine biologist behind the camera, Christine Figgener, recounts her own life spent studying and protecting sea turtles. From the time she was a young girl, Figgener was determined to become a biologist, and study the marvels of the marine world. In My Life With Sea Turtles, she shares how she went from a small, gray town on the edge of industry to the lush coastline of Costa Rica, where she fell in love with the local environment and its famous residents: the sea turtles. Figgener describes patrolling the beach at night, swimming with turtles in the open ocean, watching tiny turtles emerge from sandy nests, and risking her life during tropical storms. We learn about her experience as a woman in conservation, a male dominated space where she struggles to be taken seriously. Through discovering the fascinating science of sea turtles and the threats they face today, readers will be inspired to live their own lives differently to ensure the survival of these magnificent creatures.

Author: Jane Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781541011205
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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This is the story of Joy, the little sea turtle, born under the full moon one summer night. Joy experiences many sea turtle adventures and dangers on her journey, until one day she returns to the beach to start her own family. Learn all about the life of a sea turtle and the importance of sea turtle and animal conservation.