Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN: 9781780080673
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A mysterious vistor has landed - a little cow who desperagtely wants to go home. How do you find your way home when nobody can understand a word you're saying?
The Cow Who Fell to Earth
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN: 9781780080673
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A mysterious vistor has landed - a little cow who desperagtely wants to go home. How do you find your way home when nobody can understand a word you're saying?
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN: 9781780080673
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A mysterious vistor has landed - a little cow who desperagtely wants to go home. How do you find your way home when nobody can understand a word you're saying?
Meditations with Cows
Author: Shreve Stockton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593086686
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An intimate memoir on the work and wonder of ranch life, critiquing the inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farm system and offering sustainable alternatives for ethical omnivores. Although there are nearly 100 million cattle in the United States, these animals are often ignored or dismissed. In Meditations with Cows, Shreve Stockton inspires a more reverential attitude toward these affectionate and intelligent creatures as she shares captivating stories and photos of ranch life. At the center of the narrative is Daisy, the matriarch of the herd. Through the daily ritual of milking, Stockton forges a relationship with Daisy that deepens with each passing season: "When you have a milk cow, you are together every day, no matter the weather, no matter either of your moods. The hind leg of this twelve-hundred-pound animal towers over you as you crouch beside her... both of you aware of the fact that one well-aimed kick could kill you if she wished. Yet you are allowed to rest your cheek and forehead against her warm belly as you milk... her trust in you entwined with your trust in her, you become family." For anyone who loves animals or cares about the environmental impact of their food, Stockton explores conservation and the important role of cattle in local ecosystems, models the humane treatment of animals, and shows how pastured cattle can be our allies in averting climate crisis. Blending together narrative, science, and thoughtful reflection, Meditations with Cows offers a moving portrait of the rhythms of work, life, and hardship on the ranch.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593086686
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An intimate memoir on the work and wonder of ranch life, critiquing the inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farm system and offering sustainable alternatives for ethical omnivores. Although there are nearly 100 million cattle in the United States, these animals are often ignored or dismissed. In Meditations with Cows, Shreve Stockton inspires a more reverential attitude toward these affectionate and intelligent creatures as she shares captivating stories and photos of ranch life. At the center of the narrative is Daisy, the matriarch of the herd. Through the daily ritual of milking, Stockton forges a relationship with Daisy that deepens with each passing season: "When you have a milk cow, you are together every day, no matter the weather, no matter either of your moods. The hind leg of this twelve-hundred-pound animal towers over you as you crouch beside her... both of you aware of the fact that one well-aimed kick could kill you if she wished. Yet you are allowed to rest your cheek and forehead against her warm belly as you milk... her trust in you entwined with your trust in her, you become family." For anyone who loves animals or cares about the environmental impact of their food, Stockton explores conservation and the important role of cattle in local ecosystems, models the humane treatment of animals, and shows how pastured cattle can be our allies in averting climate crisis. Blending together narrative, science, and thoughtful reflection, Meditations with Cows offers a moving portrait of the rhythms of work, life, and hardship on the ranch.
Earth Odyssey
Author: Mark Hertsgaard
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN: 0767900596
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Based on his extensive investigation of the global environmental crisis, in which he explored five continents, "Earth Odyssey" recounts Hertsgaard's search for the answer to the essential question of our time: Is the future of the human species at risk?
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN: 0767900596
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Based on his extensive investigation of the global environmental crisis, in which he explored five continents, "Earth Odyssey" recounts Hertsgaard's search for the answer to the essential question of our time: Is the future of the human species at risk?
When Moon Fell Down
Author: Linda Smith
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060294977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The moon falls down to earth one night and roams about with a friendly cow before returning to the sky.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060294977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The moon falls down to earth one night and roams about with a friendly cow before returning to the sky.
Giants in the Earth
Author: Ole Edvart Rølvaag
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dakota Territory
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
A narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism on the boundless Dakota prairie, as a Norwegian-American immigrant family passed through Ellis Island and worked to eke out a living in America's midwest.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dakota Territory
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
A narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism on the boundless Dakota prairie, as a Norwegian-American immigrant family passed through Ellis Island and worked to eke out a living in America's midwest.
Yeti and the Bird
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481403907
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Even hairy, scary monsters need friends! This heartwarming tale of unlikely playmates features bright artwork and a sweet message from the author-illustrator of Hey, Presto! and Good Little Wolf. Deep in the forest lives the biggest, hairiest, scariest yeti anyone has ever seen. And he is also the loneliest yeti around. Then one day…THUNK! Someone lands on Yeti’s head. And that someone isn’t scared of Yeti at all. Could that someone be a friend? This fun story of fur, feathers, and friendship delights and inspires—a welcome reminder that friends can be found in even the most improbable places.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481403907
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Even hairy, scary monsters need friends! This heartwarming tale of unlikely playmates features bright artwork and a sweet message from the author-illustrator of Hey, Presto! and Good Little Wolf. Deep in the forest lives the biggest, hairiest, scariest yeti anyone has ever seen. And he is also the loneliest yeti around. Then one day…THUNK! Someone lands on Yeti’s head. And that someone isn’t scared of Yeti at all. Could that someone be a friend? This fun story of fur, feathers, and friendship delights and inspires—a welcome reminder that friends can be found in even the most improbable places.
Good Little Wolf
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375987258
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Rolf, a small, gentle wolf, lives with Mrs. Boggins, who tells him he is a good little wolf. But when he meets up with a large, ferocious wolf, he is told that he isn't a real wolf. Wolves aren't little and good—they are big and bad. To prove he is a real wolf, the old wolf tells Rolf he must perform certain tasks, such as blowing down a little pig's house. Rolf is a total failure . . . until the big bad wolf urges him to do something unspeakable to old Mrs. Boggins. Then the good little wolf proves that he can stand up to the big bad bully. Or so it seems. More mature readers may find a different ending that could lead to a great discussion! Using familiar storybook characters and an endearing new hero, Nadia Shireen makes her debut in this winning picture book.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375987258
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Rolf, a small, gentle wolf, lives with Mrs. Boggins, who tells him he is a good little wolf. But when he meets up with a large, ferocious wolf, he is told that he isn't a real wolf. Wolves aren't little and good—they are big and bad. To prove he is a real wolf, the old wolf tells Rolf he must perform certain tasks, such as blowing down a little pig's house. Rolf is a total failure . . . until the big bad wolf urges him to do something unspeakable to old Mrs. Boggins. Then the good little wolf proves that he can stand up to the big bad bully. Or so it seems. More mature readers may find a different ending that could lead to a great discussion! Using familiar storybook characters and an endearing new hero, Nadia Shireen makes her debut in this winning picture book.
Daughters of the Earth
Author: Carolyn Niethammer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439129231
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
She was both guardian of the hearth and, on occasion, ruler and warrior, leading men into battle, managing the affairs of her people, sporting war paint as well as necklaces and earrings—she is the Native American woman. She built houses and ground corn, wove blankets and painted pottery, played field hockey and rode racehorses. Frequently she enjoyed an open and joyous sexuality before marriage; if her marriage didn't work out she could divorce her husband by the mere act of returning to her parents. She mourned her dead by tearing her clothes and covering herself with ashes, and when she herself died was often shrouded in her wedding dress. She was our native sister, the American Indian woman, and it is of her life and lore that Carolyn Niethammer writes in this rich tapestry of America's past and present. Here, as it unfolded, is the chronology of the Native American woman's life. Here are the birth rites of Caddo women from the Mississippi-Arkansas border, who bore their children alone by the banks of rivers and then immersed themselves and their babies in river water; here are Apache puberty ceremonies that are still carried on today, when the cost for the celebrations can run anywhere from one to six thousand dollars. Here are songs from the Night Dances of the Sioux, where girls clustered on one side of the lodge and boys congregated on the other; here is the Shawnee legend of the Corn Person and of Our Grandmother, the two female deities who ruled the earth. Far from the submissive, downtrodden “squaw” of popular myth, the Native American woman emerges as a proud, sometimes stoic, always human individual from whom those who came after can learn much. At a time when many contemporary American women are seeking alternatives to a lifestyle and role they have outgrown, Daughters of the Earth offers us an absorbing—and illuminating—legacy of dignity and purpose.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439129231
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
She was both guardian of the hearth and, on occasion, ruler and warrior, leading men into battle, managing the affairs of her people, sporting war paint as well as necklaces and earrings—she is the Native American woman. She built houses and ground corn, wove blankets and painted pottery, played field hockey and rode racehorses. Frequently she enjoyed an open and joyous sexuality before marriage; if her marriage didn't work out she could divorce her husband by the mere act of returning to her parents. She mourned her dead by tearing her clothes and covering herself with ashes, and when she herself died was often shrouded in her wedding dress. She was our native sister, the American Indian woman, and it is of her life and lore that Carolyn Niethammer writes in this rich tapestry of America's past and present. Here, as it unfolded, is the chronology of the Native American woman's life. Here are the birth rites of Caddo women from the Mississippi-Arkansas border, who bore their children alone by the banks of rivers and then immersed themselves and their babies in river water; here are Apache puberty ceremonies that are still carried on today, when the cost for the celebrations can run anywhere from one to six thousand dollars. Here are songs from the Night Dances of the Sioux, where girls clustered on one side of the lodge and boys congregated on the other; here is the Shawnee legend of the Corn Person and of Our Grandmother, the two female deities who ruled the earth. Far from the submissive, downtrodden “squaw” of popular myth, the Native American woman emerges as a proud, sometimes stoic, always human individual from whom those who came after can learn much. At a time when many contemporary American women are seeking alternatives to a lifestyle and role they have outgrown, Daughters of the Earth offers us an absorbing—and illuminating—legacy of dignity and purpose.
The Cloud King, Or, Up in the Air, and Down in the Sea
Author: William Stephens Hayward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"Science fiction/fantastic novel involving balloon travel across the Pacific and USA. Lands at one stage in Australia ... Includes brief description of how hero learnt the natives' language and his wandering around Sydney before flying to San Francisco" -- Bookseller's catalogue.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"Science fiction/fantastic novel involving balloon travel across the Pacific and USA. Lands at one stage in Australia ... Includes brief description of how hero learnt the natives' language and his wandering around Sydney before flying to San Francisco" -- Bookseller's catalogue.
The Cow That Swam Out to Sea
Author: Pamela Rushby
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922467157
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Matilda dreams of seeing new places and things, away from her ordinary life on the farm. But she never expected to see them by being washed away in a flood! Will she ever see the other cows again? Based on a true story of a cow's journey down the Brisbane River, this is a book about finding courage and being brave.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922467157
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Matilda dreams of seeing new places and things, away from her ordinary life on the farm. But she never expected to see them by being washed away in a flood! Will she ever see the other cows again? Based on a true story of a cow's journey down the Brisbane River, this is a book about finding courage and being brave.