Download or read book The Windward Road written by Archie Carr and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Windward Road, published in 1956, made history. When Archie Carr began to rove the Caribbean to write about sea turtles, he saw that their numbers were dwindling. Out of this appeal to save them grew the first ventures in international sea turtle conservation and the establishment of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation. In addition to sea turtle biology, Carr recorded his general impressions, producing a natural history sprinkled with colorful stories.
Download or read book The Windward Road written by Archie Fairly Carr and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book So Excellent a Fishe written by Archie Carr and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Scribner, for the American Museum of Natural History, c1967.
Download or read book The windward road adventures of a naturalist on remote Caribbean written by Archie Fairly Carr and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Look to Windward written by Iain Banks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight hundred years after the most horrific battle of the Idiran war, light from its world-destroying detonations is about to reach the Masaq Orbital, home to the Culture. Major Quilan has supposedly come to take the exiled Composer Ziller back to their war-ravaged home world, Chel. But despite the major's civilized veneer, his true mission may be the death and destruction of an entire civilization.
Download or read book Road Trip written by Heather Sander and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prime directive has been changed and four billion robots with atomic blasters are poised to take over the universe. Only Robbie Packford, Earth boy and grade six math nerd, can stop them. But when Robbie drinks the secret formula that is supposed to make him invincible, he turns into a mythical creature from the planet Kerbosky with a disturbing craving for raw meat. Will Robbie reach the nerve center in time to save planet Earth from destruction? And what do four billion not nice robots have to do with the chances of the Vancouver Canucks winning the Stanley Cup anyway?
Download or read book Windward Road written by Thomas M. Fraser and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Kiki s Reef written by Carol L. Malnor and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the life cycle of a green sea turtle and its coral reef habitat in this beautifully illustrated picture book. With backmatter on coral reefs, sea turtles, activities for teachers, and more, this book will be staple in your child's library or elementary classroom. Follow a tiny baby sea turtle named Kiki as she scrambles across the sandy beach and into the sea! Floating far out in the ocean, Kiki grows to become a gentle giant, and soon finds her new home in a beautiful coral reef. There she discovers fish and coral of all sizes, and learns how every creature helps out each other, along with a few other surprises: a gang of tangs helps clean the algae growing on her shell, anemones help hide clownfish from predators, seahorses use camouflage, and even more. But something calls Kiki back to the beach . . . and soon she lays her own set of eggs! Soon, she will be a mother to a new group of baby sea turtles. Backmatter includes: Additional facts and information: about coral reefs, kinds of coral, how sea creatures like clownfish and anemones work in symbiosis, kinds of sea turtles, and more Activities for teachers: including creating Venn diagrams for different species of turtles, a coral reef scavenger hunt, and more Additional resources: for further reading and classroom exploration, including the Sea Turtle Conservancy website, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation website, a biography of scientist Archie Carr, and more
Download or read book Time of the Turtle written by Jack Rudloe and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time of the Turtle follows the endangered sea creatures from the beaches of Georgia, Surinam and Costa Rica to the waters off North, Central and South America. Illustrated.
Download or read book Raw Spirit written by Iain Banks and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey through Scotland's famous distilleries with legendary author Iain Banks No true Scotsman can resist the allure of the nation's whisky distilleries. In an absorbing voyage as interesting to non-drinkers as to true whisky connoisseurs, sci-fi and literary author Iain Banks explores the rich heritage of Scottish whisky, from the largest and most famous distilleries to the smallest, most obscure operations. Whisky is more than a drink: it's a culture, a binder that joins together people, places and products far across Scotland's rugged terrain. Switching from cars to ferries to bicycles, Banks crisscrosses his homeland, weaving an engrossing narrative from the strange people, fascinating traditions, and downright bizarre places he encounters on his journey down Scotland's great golden road.
Download or read book City Limits written by Terry Teachout and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-09-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wall Street Journal drama critic and Missouri native remembers growing up in small-town America, paying tribute to the memories he developed and people he met while revealing the reasons he finally left for New York City. In this collection of anecdotes and memories, Terry Teachout sings of the pride of regional America. City Limits is the story of Teachout’s as he grew up in small town of Silkeston, Missouri, filled with countless adventures and embarrassments. Beginning with his life as a young boy and progressing to eventual his decision to leave the only place he knew for New York City, Teachout gives readers a glance into the mind of small-town boy that grew into a big-city man.
Download or read book The One Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road written by Charlie Wing and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your quick-access guide to international andU.S. boating rules The U.S. Coast Guard requires every boat morethan 39-feet long to carry a copy of the nauticalrules of the road onboard. Here’s one that is convenientand handy enough for quick reference on thewater. This bestselling guide includes the full text of the original rules, and Charlie Wing’s clear, rule-by-rule translations make them easy to follow. It also includes a "One-Minute Guide Decision Tree" and a brief overview of the rules’ intent to give you a good idea of what to do in any common situation.
Download or read book Leeward Anchorages written by Chris Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leeward Anchorages, graphically, and through spectacular aerial photography, depicts 43 anchorages and harbors throughout the islands of Anguilla, Sint Maarten/Saint Martin, Saint Barts, Saba, Statia, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Barbuda, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Iles des Saintes and Dominica from Road Bay, Anguilla to Roseau, Dominica. The book is to be used in conjunction with navigational charts and is a companion book of The Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands. It is an indispensable aid for the yachtsman or charterer visiting these legendary islands.
Download or read book Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures written by Jennifer Leo and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2003 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles written by Frederick R. Davis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-02 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book Travels with Ted Ned written by Theodore M. Hesburgh and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The warm and moving story of one of the greatest religious and secular leaders of our time.
