Download or read book Candy for Breakfast Dolphin Readers Level 2 written by Rebecca Brooke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From shapes and baby animals to students in space, fiction and non-fiction Dolphins capture imaginations. With activities for every page of reading, the stimulating 'read and do' approach engages learners, practises language, and encourages critical-thinking skills.

Download or read book Are Dolphins Really Smart written by Justin Gregg and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How intelligent are dolphins? Is their communication system really as complex as human language? And are they as friendly and peaceful as they are made out to be? The Western world has had an enduring love affair with dolphins since the early 1960s, with fanciful claims of their 'healing powers' and 'super intelligence'. Myths and pseudoscience abound on the subject. Justin Gregg weighs up the claims made about dolphin intelligence and separates scientific fact from fiction. He puts our knowledge about dolphin behaviour and intelligence into perspective, with comparisons to scientific studies of other animals, especially the crow family and great apes. He gives fascinating accounts of the challenges of testing what an animal with flippers and no facial expressions might be animal behaviour, Gregg challenges many of the widespread beliefs about dolphins, while also inspiring the reader with the remarkable abilities common to many of the less glamorized animals around us - such as chickens.

Download or read book Sweetwater Creek written by Anne Rivers Siddons and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons comes a bittersweet and finely wrought story of friendship, family, and Charleston society. At twelve, Emily Parmenter knows alone all too well. Left mostly to herself after her beautiful young mother disappeared and her beloved older brother died, Emily is keenly aware of yearning and loss. Rather than be consumed by sadness, she has built a life around the faded plantation where her remote father and hunting-obsessed brothers raise the legendary Lowcountry Boykin hunting spaniels. It is a meager, narrow, masculine world, but to Emily it has magic: the storied deep-sea dolphins who come regularly to play in Sweetwater Creek; her extraordinary bond with the beautiful dogs she trains; her almost mystic communion with her own spaniel, Elvis; the dreaming old Lowcountry itself. Emily hides from the dreaded world here. It is enough. And then comes Lulu Foxworth, troubled daughter of a truly grand plantation, who has run away from her hectic Charleston debutante season to spend a healing summer with the quiet marshes and river, and the life-giving dogs. Where Emily's father sees their guest as an entrée to a society he thought forever out of reach, Emily is at once threatened and mystified. Lulu has a powerful enchantment of her own, and this, along with the dark, crippling secret she brings with her, will inevitably blow Emily's magical water world apart and let the real one in—but at a terrible price. Poignant and emotionally compelling, Sweetwater Creek draws you into the luminous landscape of the Lowcountry, with characters that will linger long after you've turned the last page.

Download or read book The Truth About Dolphins written by Maxwell Eaton, III and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that dolphins find their dinners by using sound to track down the location of their prey? Did you know that baby dolphins are born tail-first? Did you know that each dolphin has a unique whistle (like human fingerprints) that makes them recognizable to other dolphins? Discover these facts and more in The Truth About Dolphins, a new addition to the popular series that combines raucous amounts of humor with a surprising amount of information on beloved animal friends.

Download or read book Around the Roman Table written by Patrick Faas and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the dining customs, social traditions, and food of the Roman Empire, and includes recipes reconstructed for the modern cook.

Download or read book Marcy Thirteen Dolphins written by Susan Halliday and published by Ford Street Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dolphin Confidential written by Maddalena Bearzi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “compelling” up-close memoir of a career spent among marine mammals and a portrait of the daily lives of dolphins (Publishers Weekly). Working among charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild is a unique thrill—and this book invites us shore-bound dreamers to join Maddalena Bearzi as she travels alongside them. In a fascinating account, she takes us inside the world of a marine scientist and offers a firsthand understanding of marine mammal behavior, as well as the frustrations and delights that make up dolphin research. Bearzi recounts her experiences at sea, tracing her own evolution as a woman and a scientist from her earliest travails to her transformation into an advocate for conservation and dolphin protection. These compelling, in-depth descriptions of her fieldwork also present a captivating look into dolphin social behavior and intelligence. Drawing on her extensive experience with the metropolitan bottlenose dolphins of California in particular, she offers insights into the daily lives of these creatures—as well as the difficulties involved in collecting the data that transforms hunches into hypotheses and eventually scientific facts. The book closes by addressing the critical environmental and conservation problems facing these magnificent, socially complex, highly intelligent, and emotional beings. “Pairing vivid images of bottlenose dolphins swimming together and caring for one another with descriptions of the meticulous scientific work required to record their behavior, Maddalena Bearzi sheds light on the life of a field biologist…A beautifully written account.”—Library Journal

Download or read book Australian Bed Breakfast written by Carl Southern and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Australian Bed and Breakfast Book" includes some of Australia's best Bed and Breakfast accommodation. First published in 1989, this 22nd Edition has been completely updated and revised for 2010. The publication includes a selection of the best hosted accommodation across the country and in every state. Included in this title are detailed entries, full colour photographs, clear maps and comprehensive indexes on a complete range of accommodation from Bed and Breakfasts and Farmstays to Self-Contained Cottages and Apartments, Luxury Retreats, Guesthouses and Small Hotels. Accommodation in each state is listed alphabetically by location.

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Download or read book Breakfast At Darcy s written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2011-11-24 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Utterly enjoyable' - Stylist 'Perfect easy reading' - Sun ------------------------ When Darcy McCall loses her beloved Aunt Molly, she doesn't expect any sort of inheritance - let alone a small island! Located off the west coast of Ireland, Tara hasn't been lived on for years, but according to Molly's will, Darcy must stay there for twelve months in order to fully inherit. It's a big shock. And she's even more shocked to hear that she needs to persuade a village full of people to settle there, too. Darcy has to leave behind her independent city life and swap stylish heels for muddy wellies. Between sorting everything from the plumbing to the pub, Darcy meets confident, charming Conor and sensible, stubborn Dermot - but who will make her feel really at home? Another fabulously fun rom com novel from the author of From Notting Hill with Love . . . Actually

Download or read book Million Dollar Dolphins written by Barry A. Higgins and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In book One of the Higgins mystery series, former CIA agent and current U.S. Fish & Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer, Jake Rayland attempts to solve the mystery of dolphins missing from several Florida marine aquariums. Dodging bullets and nothing less than a rocket, he all the while must deal with the absurdities of his life: a by-the- book boss, a board full of oddball and prejudiced nonagenarians who control his trailer park, a daughter in college, an ex-wife and her bottom-feeding lawyer, drug dealers, former colleagues and a bevy of off the wall friends. Jake's logical nature and keen sense of humor keep him grounded as he maneuvers through the quagmire of his life while trying to save and protect an innocent family caught in the middle of the dolphin disappearances.

Download or read book Tenacious Beasts written by Christopher J. Preston and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet. The news about wildlife is dire—more than 900 species have been wiped off the planet since industrialization. Against this bleak backdrop, however, there are also glimmers of hope and crucial lessons to be learned from animals that have defied global trends toward extinction: bears in Italy, bison in North America, whales in the Atlantic. These populations are back from the brink, some of them in numbers unimaginable in a century. How has this happened? What shifts in thinking did it demand? In crisp, transporting prose, Christopher Preston reveals the mysteries and challenges at the heart of these resurgences. Drawing on compelling personal stories from the researchers, Indigenous people, and activists who know the creatures best, Preston weaves together a gripping narrative of how some species are taking back vital, ecological roles. Each section of the book—farms, prairies, rivers, forests, oceans—offers a philosophical shift in how humans ought to think about animals, passionately advocating for the changes in attitude necessary for wildlife recovery. Tenacious Beasts is quintessential nature writing for the Anthropocene, touching on different facets of ecological restoration from Indigenous knowledge to rewilding practices. More important, perhaps, the book offers a road map—and a measure of hope—for a future in which humans and animals can once again coexist.

Download or read book A Day At Dolphin Island written by David Seow and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Dolphin Island, Sam, Sebbie, Di-Di-Di and Xandy get to play with three lively sibling dolphins. Each claims to be the best dolphin of all. This calls for a Water Olympics! Will the dolphin sibling rivalry bring about a splashing good time or havoc to all?

Download or read book Nalee written by Erin Sankey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beginning of a trilogy, the second book is Fire and Ice. It took him a moment for his eyes come into focus, as he looked up he saw the most beautiful creature sitting beside him. She leaned over him shadowing out the sun so he could get a better look at her, and there before him was this girl that had golden blond hair, the most captivating violet eyes, and the most striking features, it was as if she was glowing. Follow one young boy's escapades as heartbreaking events suddenly embark him on a journey into the world of magic. In the midst of the tragedy, Frances' estranged grandmother mysteriously shows up and takes him to her private island. Never did he imagine that he was in for the surprise of his life as he began to witness things that he never imagined existed, encounter events he never knew would take place, and meet the angel-like mermaid beauty, NaLee.- What exciting adventures will follow? Enter a world of mystery, mayhem, piracy, surprise, and a private island full of secrets in author Erin Sankey's NaLee. REVIEWS Kirkus Sankey's debut leads young-adult readers into a world of tropical romance and undersea drama.. Knows what the reader wants? Clarion First book in a new trilogy? Sankey is clearly full of imaginative ideas? Blue Ink Wildly imaginative, contemporary fantasy for young adults?. Has an insatiable Joie de vivre?

Download or read book The Dolphin Heptad written by Lionheart Amelia Lionheart and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JOIN THE JEACs J – Junior E – Environmentalists A – And C – Conservationists in their second exciting adventure! Over the Christmas holidays, the JEACs – Rohan, Nimal, Anu and Gina (two boys and two girls) and Hunter, their dog – are invited to Brisbane, Australia, to help in the set-up of a new Conservation for sea creatures in the Gold Coast area, which will have a particular focus on dolphins. They meet Amy and Mich (two Canadian girls) and the seven of them become a closely-knit group, using their various talents for the Opening Day of the Conservation. Naturally, they fall in love with the dolphins! However, villains who own a shooting lodge in the Gold Coast do their best to cause trouble and prevent the Conservation from opening, but the youngsters are determined to foil their attempts. Will the JEACs succeed? Website: http://www.jeacs.com

Download or read book Swimming With Dolphins written by Jessie Paddock and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 12-year-old KT Wynn learns that she has to move from Iowa City to Florida, she's distraught. Not only does she have to leave behind her best friends and the only home she's ever known, she also has to deal with being the new kid in school. And she's especially worried about how her wheelchair, Sprinkles, will affect things.On the bright side, she'll still have her big sister, Lucy, with her, and she'll even get to see a dolphin-her favorite animal!-for the very first time. In fact, KT has always dreamed of swimming with a dolphin, and with the help of her sister, she's determined to make it happen.But when she meets Cola for the first time, he's not what she expected. KT is suddenly afraid, and she's unsure if she can swim with Cola given her disability. Will KT be able to overcome her fear and gain the confidence to take the plunge?

Download or read book Antebellum written by Little Oak and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Antebellum tells the story of love, betrayal, and tragedy in the antebellum South. Annabell Lee and her husband James are hosting a party for their third anniversary. She encounters Jack, a man she once had eyes for. Tall, Strong, and charming, she remembers again that he is the man she has always dreamed of. A work of historical fiction, its narrative is filled with rich dialogue. Readers will find an intimate glimpse into the lives of the characters as they navigate the twists and turns of their young lives. Ultimately, Antebellum speaks to the excitement and perils of unbridled passion, the importance of gratitude, and the danger of coveting others’ positions and possessions. About the Author Little Oak enjoys watching horse racing, car races, and crime dramas and doing word search puzzles. She likes to call her tree lot a nature center. She and her husband have three married sons.