Download or read book The Cod s Tale written by Mark Kurlansky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * “Accessible to middle-grade readers…The Cod’s Tale considers how the cod fits into human history. Excellent ink drawings, brightened with colorful washes, illustrate incidents from the text with clarity, a flair for the dramatic, and a sense of humor.” —Booklist, starred review What was it that enabled the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, and the Pilgrims to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? What became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and allowed the early New Englanders to start making money of their own? Would you believe that it was a fish? The cod! Based on Mark Kurlansky’s New York Times bestselling adult book, Cod, this picture book offers a unique look at over a thousand years of world history. “Breezy, kid-friendly prose...fascinating and informative...bound to hook young readers.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books An ALA Notable Book Includes suggestions for further reading, factual sidebars, and timeline
Download or read book The Cod s Tale written by Mark Kurlansky and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was it that fed the Viking expeditions, spurred the Pilgrims on to moneymaking success, drove the settlement of North Americ, and has also been a staple food in every cafeteria since the 1950s? Would you believe it was a fish? That's right! The codfish!
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Download or read book Lament for an Ocean written by Michael Harris and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The northern cod have been almost wiped out. Once the most plentiful fish on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland, the cod is now on the brink of extinction, and tens of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada have been left without work by a 1992 moratorium on fishing the stock. Today, the Pacific salmon stocks are in similar trouble – victims of the same blind, stupid greed. Angry, accusatory fingers have been pointed at various possible culprits for the collapse of the cod – at the Spanish and Portuguese, who for hundreds of years sent ever-bigger fleets to the Grand Banks; at the factory-freezer trawlers, which “vacuumed” the ocean floor for the prized fish; at those inshore fishermen who circumvented the rules governing the fishery; at the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which is responsible for managing the fishery; at the harp seal, the cod’s competitor for food, whose numbers have exploded in recent years; even at Nature, for lowering the temperature of the ocean. In Lament for an Ocean, the award-winning true-crime writer Michael Harris investigates the real causes of the most wanton destruction of a natural resource in North American history since the buffalo were wiped off the face of the prairies. The story he carefully unfolds is the sorry tale of how, despite the repeated and urgent warnings of ocean scientists, the northern cod was ruthlessly exploited.
Download or read book Cod written by Mark Kurlansky and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been spurred by it, national diets have been based on it, economies have depended on it, and the settlement of North America was driven by it. Cod, it turns out, is the reason Europeans set sail across the Atlantic, and it is the only reason they could. What did the Vikings eat in icy Greenland and on the five expeditions to America recorded in the Icelandic sagas? Cod -- frozen and dried in the frosty air, then broken into pieces and eaten like hardtack. What was the staple of the medieval diet? Cod again, sold salted by the Basques, an enigmatic people with a mysterious, unlimited supply of cod. Cod is a charming tour of history with all its economic forces laid bare and a fish story embellished with great gastronomic detail. It is also a tragic tale of environmental failure, of depleted fishing stocks where once the cod's numbers were legendary. In this deceptively whimsical biography of a fish, Mark Kurlansky brings a thousand years of human civilization into captivating focus.
Download or read book The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club v 2 A tale of two cities v 3 The adventures of Oliver Twist v 4 Christmas books v 5 The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby v 6 The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit v 7 Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son v 8 The old curiosity shop v 9 Barnaby Rudge v 10 The personal history of David Copperfield v 11 Bleak House v 12 Little Dorritt v 13 Great expectations v 14 Our mutual friend v 15 written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 1812 A tale of Cape Cod written by Michael Fitzgerald and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book The Adventures of the Gooroo Paramartan a Tale in the Tamil Language written by Costantino Giuseppe Beschi and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Wash Ashore A Tale of Cape Cod written by Mary Petiet and published by Sea Crow Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-06-04 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable summer on Cape Cod. When a surprise inheritance brings Olive Adams to Cape Cod to live in her aunt's old house, she finds her fortune shifting like the sands. Can she navigate a new life in the welcoming but mysterious house? As a dangerous hurricane barrels up the coast, Olive struggles to save the land next door from destruction as she waits for her new love to return.
Download or read book Journal written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grit A Plenty A Tale of the Labrador Wild written by Dillon Wallace and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Grit A-Plenty: A Tale of the Labrador Wild' by Dillon Wallace, readers are transported to the rugged and untamed wilderness of Labrador through the compelling narrative of survival and exploration. Written in a vivid and descriptive style, Wallace vividly portrays the challenges faced by a group of men who find themselves in a life-or-death situation in the harsh Canadian North. The book's engaging storytelling and detailed descriptions of the wilderness immerse readers in the setting, making them feel as if they are experiencing the hardships alongside the characters. 'Grit A-Plenty' is a prime example of adventure literature, capturing the spirit of exploration and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Dillon Wallace's firsthand experiences as an explorer and adventurer lend authenticity and credibility to the story, drawing from his own encounters with the Labrador wilderness. His expertise in outdoor survival and his deep connection to the natural world shine through in the narrative, enriching the reader's understanding of the harsh yet awe-inspiring landscape of Labrador. I highly recommend 'Grit A-Plenty: A Tale of the Labrador Wild' to readers who enjoy adventure stories, historical accounts of exploration, and tales of courage and perseverance in the face of extreme conditions.
Download or read book The Dial written by Francis Fisher Browne and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lucky A Whale of a Tale written by Tom Dirsa and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow a young Right Whale as she explores the ocean around her. Then learn about the dangers she encounters and the other large whales she encounters.
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Download or read book Journals written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Books in the Juvenile Lending Department written by Newcastle upon Tyne (England). Public Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
