Download or read book Clinging Sea Horses written by Judith Jango-Cohen and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the sea horse by describing its habitat, behaviors, and physical characteristics including its prehensile tale.
Download or read book Poseidon s Steed written by Helen Scales Ph.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey with the sea creature that has captured human imagination for thousands of years Poseidon's Steed trails the seahorse through secluded waters across the globe in a kaleidoscopic history that mirrors man's centuries-old fascination with the animal, sweeping from the reefs of Indonesia, through the back streets of Hong Kong, and back in time to ancient Greece and Rome. Over time, seahorses have surfaced in some unlikely places. We see them immortalized in the decorative arts; in tribal folklore, literature, and ancient myth; and even on the pages of the earliest medical texts, prescribed to treat everything from skin complaints to baldness to flagging libido. Marine biologist Helen Scales eloquently shows that seahorses are indeed fish, though scientists have long puzzled over their exotic anatomy, and their very strange sex lives — male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth! Our first seahorse imaginings appeared six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia. The ancient Greeks called the seahorse hippocampus (half-horse, half-fish) and sent it galloping through the oceans of mythology, pulling the sea god Poseidon's golden chariot. The seahorse has even been the center of a modern-day international art scandal: A two-thousand-year-old winged seahorse brooch was plundered by Turkish tomb raiders and sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A book that is as charming as the seahorse itself, Poseidon's Steed brings to life an aquatic treasure. Seahorses lead quiet lives, tucked away out of sight on the seafloor. It is rare to catch a glimpse of a seahorse in its natural habitat. But even if few have seen one live, these exotic, seemingly prehistoric creatures exist quite vividly in our imaginations and they have mesmerized scientists, artists, and storytellers throughout time with their otherworldly rarity. Poseidon's Steed is a sweeping journey that takes us from the coral reefs and seagrass meadows of Indonesia where many seahorses makes their natural habitat to the back streets of Hong Kong where a thriving black market seahorse trade is concealed. Throughout history, seahorses have surfaced in some unexpected places and Scales also follows the seahorse back in time, from our most rudimentary seahorse imaginings six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia, to the myths of ancient Greece. Scientists have long puzzled over seahorses' unusual anatomy and their very strange sex lives. And male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth! Seahorses are not what scientists call a "keystone" species. They rely on a healthy ocean to survive, but the marine ecosystem does not rely on them. But their delicate beauty reminds us that we rely on the seas not only to fill our dinner plates, but also to feed our imaginations.
Download or read book Looking Into the Sea written by Christine Cougan and published by R.I.C. Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Looking Into series of science resource books enables the teacher to develop an integrated theme using a specific topic. These worksheets provide information, varied activities and simple practical experiments which are easily done in the classroom.
Download or read book Seahorses written by Valerie Bodden and published by The Creative Company. This book was released on 2023 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the seahorse! Learn about how this ocean animal eats tiny zooplankton. Elementary-aged readers will discover how seahorses use camouflage to hide from predators. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating sea creatures. A Mexican folktale explains how the seahorse became a fish.
Download or read book Seahorses written by Ian Wood and published by Ian Wood. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the female empowering world of Terrene, a world very much like our own, but where young girls can have real power, a new story has arisen. Set on the beautiful Queensland coast in northeast Australia, four thirteen-year-old girls - and a boy this time - are all riders of the waves: they each have the power to call up a seahorse drawn from the crystal blue waters of the Coral Sea. But a life on the ocean waves leaves them all at sea when Petra Kerr, the Oil Baroness, starts pumping illegal oil in the area, threatening the precious ecosystem. It’s up to twins Melbourne and Sydney Fisher, Indonesian cousin Memberi Bambang, and friends Adelaide Brewer and native Australian Darwin Tonkin, to find a way to stop her. Their safe plan seems to be working - until Petra Kerr learns who they are, and decides to stop them before they can stop her. Like its predecessor Cloud Fighters, this is a top-of-the-line story aimed at middle-graders and young teens.
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Download or read book Seahorses written by Sara Lourie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, authoritative look at seahorses, their evolution, biology, habitat, and behavior. Absolutely captivating creatures, seahorses seem like a product of myth and imagination rather than of nature. They are small, elusive, and are named for their heads, which are shaped like miniature ponies with tiny snouts. They swim slowly upright by rapidly fanning their delicate dorsal fin, coil their tails to anchor themselves in a drift, and spend days in a dancing courtship. Afterward, it is the male who carries the female’s eggs in his pouch and hatches the young. Seahorses are found worldwide, and they are highly sensitive to environmental destruction and disturbance, making them the flagship species for shallow-water habitat conservation. They are as ecologically important as they are beautiful. Seahorses celebrates the remarkable variety of seahorse species as well as their exquisiteness. Fifty-seven species, including seadragons and pipefish, are presented in lush, life-size photographs alongside descriptive drawings, and each entry includes detailed and up-to-date information on natural history and conservation. Sara Lourie, a foremost expert on seahorse taxonomy, presents captivating stories of species that range from less than an inch to over a foot in height, while highlighting recent discoveries and ecological concerns. Accessibly written, but comprehensive in scope, this book will be a stunning and invaluable reference on seahorse evolution, biology, habitat, and behavior. Masters of camouflage and rarely seen, seahorses continue to be a fascinating subject of active research. This visually rich and informative book is certain to become the authoritative guide to these charming and unusual wonders of the sea, beloved at aquariums the world over. Praise for Seahorses “This guide covers every one of the 42 known species of seahorses, plus 15 additional relatives, including the seadragon. In addition to beautiful color photographs of all but the rarest species, the descriptions nicely summarize what is known about the distribution, reproduction, and identifying characters of each. The really striking feature, however, is an elegantly simple one: inclusion of a life-sized shadow/silhouette of each species. It is rather astounding to see that some of the pygmy seahorses are literally no larger than the average housefly! . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice
Download or read book American Architect written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Seahorses written by Catherine Wallis and published by Bunker Hill Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seahorses are one of nature¿s most unusual and beautiful creatures. Illustrated throughout, this volume looks at the science and myth behind a now endangered animal
Download or read book Sea Horses written by Carol K. Lindeen and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple text and photographs present sea horses, their body parts, and their behavior.
Download or read book Spectrum Word Study and Phonics Grade 3 written by Spectrum and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding letter sounds and word formation is an essential piece to the reading proficiency puzzle. Spectrum Word Study and Phonics for grade 3 guides children through synonyms, antonyms, consonant blends, and more. Filled with engaging exercises in a progressive format, this series provides an effective way to reinforce early language arts skills. --Mastering language arts is a long processÑstart with the basics. Spectrum Word Study and Phonics is here to help children begin a successful journey to reading proficiency. With the help of this best-selling series, your child will improve language arts skills through practice and activities that focus on phonics, structural analysis, and dictionary skills.
Download or read book Phonics Grade 3 written by Spectrum and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test with success using Spectrum Phonics for grade 3! The lessons encourage creativity and strengthen phonics skills by focusing on blends, digraphs, base word endings, affixes, synonyms and antonyms, and dictionary skills. The book features full-color il
Download or read book Wonderland written by Naomi Cummings and published by Liberté Enterprises. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MODERN FICTION. AUSTRALIAN. Vina, a vivacious tourist from New South Wales, and her two girlfriends from Europe have been travelling the country and their final destination before heading home is the gorgeous coastal town of Kalbarri in the north of Western Australia. Reed, a local loner, has too much time on his hands and a heart waiting to be broken. When he meets Vina he is instantly smitten with her and the two become inseparable. Their days are filled with wandering the coastline and cooking fish on the barbeque. They live each moment like it could be their last. Reed believes that Vina is in love with him and encourages her to stay. Though she promises she will, she doesn't keep her word and just before leaving for home she suddenly goes cold on him. While Vina drives to Perth in a bid to leave everything behind her, Reed tries to come to terms with Vina's surreptitious past. This is a lyrical story dealing with love and death set in the beautiful north.
Download or read book Climbing Tree Frogs written by Ruth Berman and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of North American tree frogs.
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Download or read book Buzzing Rattlesnakes written by Ruth Berman and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 1998 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the rattlesnake.
