Download or read book Deadly Fish written by Shane McFee and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riveting photography enhances the exciting, fact-filled text in this profile of poisonous fish. Their life cycles, habitats, and killer instincts are explored.
Download or read book Deadly Encounters written by Rob Lang and published by Learning Media Ltd. This book was released on 2003 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers that death and danger are a part of everyday life for the wetland birds at the Bolsa Chica Conservancy in southern California.
Download or read book Killer Fish written by Brian Clement and published by Hippocrates Publications. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People the world over are eating more fish than ever before and assuming fish to be a healthful alternative to meat as well as an excellent source for omega-3 fatty acids. Killer Fish alerts consumers to how eating aquatic life endangers their health. An acclaimed expert in the fields of preventive medicine and natural health, Brian Clement separates myth from fact as he presents powerful evidence of deadly toxins particularly mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and pharmaceuticals that travel up the food chain and concentrate in the tissues of both farmed and wild fish and then into the humans who eat them. Readers are provided with an overview on how aquatic life became contaminated, how fish consumption affects human health, whether farmed fish are safer to eat than wild, the problem of overfishing and the decimation of fish species as well as the true health effects of consuming fish oil. For those who depends upon fish as a source of omega-e fatty acids, a list of safe alternatives is provided. The far-reaching health consequences suffered by people who eat these fish have rocked marine scientists and medical communities around the globe. Modern attempts designed to reverse this plight, such as producing genetically engineered fish, have only provided a new set of problems. With Killer Fish, the public has a chance to become educated as to the depth of this problem. Hopefully this awareness will not only safeguard their health, but be part of the solution as well.
Download or read book Deadly Powers written by Paul A. Trout and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this illuminating and evocative exploration of the origin and function of storytelling, the author goes beyond the work of mythologist Joseph Campbell, arguing that mythmaking evolved as a cultural survival strategy for coping with the constant fear of being killed and eaten by predators. Beginning nearly two million years ago in the Pleistocene era, the first stories, Trout argues, functioned as alarm calls, warning fellow group members about the carnivores lurking in the surroundings. At the earliest period, before the development of language, these rudimentary "stories" would have been acted out. When language appeared with the evolution of the ancestral human brain, stories were recited, memorized, and much later written down as the often bone-chilling myths that have survived to this day. This book takes the reader through the landscape of world mythology to show how our more recent ancestors created myths that portrayed animal predators in four basic ways: as monsters, as gods, as benefactors, and as role models. Each incarnation is a variation of the fear-management technique that enabled early humans not only to survive but to overcome their potentially incapacitating fear of predators. In the final chapter, Trout explores the ways in which our visceral fear of predators is played out in the movies, where both animal and human predators serve to probe and revitalize our capacity to detect and survive danger. Anyone with an interest in mythology, archaeology, folk tales, and the origins of contemporary storytelling will find this book an exciting and provocative exploration into the natural and psychological forces that shaped human culture and gave rise to storytelling and mythmaking.
Download or read book Deadly Adorable Animals written by Nadia Higgins and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the animals that are both vicious and adorable, including polar bears, otters, and chimpanzees.
Download or read book Deadly Sea written by Chris Ashley and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern day pirate is recruited to help a terrorist retrieve a stolen weapon of mass destruction. Both men are headed toward a confrontation that will take them far from their homes and on to the streets of New York City. Trying to piece together all the clues is a small group of sailors and airmen who always seem one step behind. Losing this fight will mean millions of casualties. But how do you fight an enemy you cannot find?
Download or read book The Worst Case Scenario Deadly Seas An Ultimate Adventure Novel written by David Borgenicht and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the role of one of the crew members sailing a yacht around the world, the reader will encounter dangers and must make decisions that will ensure the survival of the ship and her crew.
Download or read book Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World Vertebrates written by Bruce W. Halstead and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Primary purpose of this monograph is to provide a systematic, organized source of technical data on marine biotoxicology covering the total world literature from antiquity to modern times ... A phylogenetic arrangement utilizing a historical approach has been adopted. Information on each phylogenetic group includes lists of venomous members, history of research, biology, morphology of the venom apparatus, medical aspects, toxicology, pharmacology, etc.. plus a bibliography for each section. Illustratd. Indexed. A 150 page history of marine toxicology begins volume one. The place to start on this subject.
Download or read book Deadly Animals in the Water written by Anita Ganeri and published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s something deadly in the water—and you can learn more about it here! This informative guide to Earth’s most dangerous water animals will take readers on a journey under the sea and into the world of the great white shark, the red-bellied piranha, the box jellyfish, and more. Detailed fact boxes will pull animal fans in and give them vital statistics about the homes, diet, and dimensions of these fascinating creatures, and full-color photographs will show off their deadly features.
Download or read book Why Do Fish Bite written by BELINDA GALLAGHER and published by Miles Kelly Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These first books of questions and answers have all the age-old questions kids always ask, as well as some new ones. The fun questions are clearly answered and the fantastic illustrations help explain things further.
Download or read book Deadliest written by Steve Jenkins and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadliest! showcases some of the planet's most threatening creatures.
Download or read book Deadly Snakes written by Andrew Solway and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2004-08-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the snakes around the world and the deadly techniques that they use to hunt their prey, from venomous fangs to constriction.
Download or read book Deadly Insects written by Andrew Solway and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we think about predators, we think of animals such as tigers and sharks rather than insects. But if we were a couple of centimeters tall or smaller, we might think differently! Wherever we lived, from deep in the soil to high in the treetops, there would be insect predators about, with weapons such as biting or stabbing jaws, a sting full of deadly poison, or spiny legs for grabbing.
Download or read book Deadly Delights written by Laura Jensen Walker and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Laura Jensen Walker's second Bookish Baker mystery, Teddie St. John enters a pie-baking contest. But her chances of winning plummet when she's suspected of killing one of the judges! August in Lake Potawatomi, Wisconsin, always means one thing: the annual baking contest. Picture The Great British Baking Show, writ Midwestern. It's a huge draw for the upper crust of Wisconsin pastry aficionados. And, of course, bon vivant baker-turned-mystery writer Teddie St. John has a pie in the ring. The white vinyl baking tent boasts an array of folding tables housing each entrant's daily baked good. And at one of those tables sits the corpse of the head judge, his face half-buried in a delectable coconut cream pie. The body in question belonged to notorious Les Morris. Les may have been getting on in years, but he hadn't outgrown his well-earned reputation for lechery. Now, Les is no more. But unfortunately, by his side lies Teddie's distinctive embossed rolling pin...covered with blood. It's out of the baking pan, into the oven. A life sentence behind a lattice of prison bars and a tangle of rhu-barbed wire will never do, and Teddie's quick wit and bohemian charm won't save her from the long spatula of the law. So, with the help of her friends, she'll concoct a recipe to clear her name--if the real killer doesn't ice her first.
Download or read book Deadly Reptiles written by Andrew Solway and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crocodile lurks in a waterhole ready to grab an unwary drinker. A leatherback turtle cruises the ocean snapping up jellyfish. A chameleon on a tree branch flips out its tongue to catch a passing insect. These are all reptile hunters, and they hunt in different ways. But one thing they have in common is their scaly skin.
Download or read book Dangerous Fish written by Ray Broekel and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 1986-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's Press is pleased to introduce True Books for a new generation Completely redesigned for today's young, investigative reader, True Books are an indispensable addition to any collection. Each book guides the reader through the facts that nurture their need to know.The new, dynamic True Books design features: -- an inviting and interactive page format -- a readable and attractive typeface -- large, bold, and brilliant full-color photographsThe True Books series takes the young reader beyond the standard, fact-filled text by adding avenues for further discovery. Each book includes a variety of sidebars, highlighting extra facts that will fascinate children. In the Important Words section, young readers will find a glossary of words that will both challenge and expand their vocabulary. Each book includes a To Find Out More section, where every curious reader can find a list of related books to read and organizations to contact.True Books also point readers to the vast electronic universe of information on the Internet. Each book will list: -- e-mail addresses to help the reader contact individuals and organizations -- appropriate newsgroups and mailing lists -- FTP sites to download fun and useful softwareBegun in the 1950s, True Books are universally embraced as the definitive nonfiction series for young readers. Now in its third incarnation, the True Books series has once again evolved to meet the needs and tastes of modern readers and educators.
Download or read book Close Encounters with Deadly Dangers written by Kendall Haven and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sounds of an anaconda slithering along the steamy jungle floor in search of prey; a lion's breath rippling through the dry savannah grass as it crouches, waiting to spring; the frantic thrashing of a seal pup's tail as it recoils from the vicious attack of a tiger shark-these are part of the natural drama of the animal world and daily events when deadly predators come face to face with their prey. This book includes 15 exciting tales that are packed with accurate scientific information. Students will thrill to the dramatic, spine-tingling accounts of natural predators in the wild. As they read the stories, they will learn about many of the world's ecosystems from tropical rain forests to the Arctic tundra, from African watering holes to the Pacific reef, from Siberian forests to the Midwest prairie. Each story is followed by suggestions for research and other activities. References on predators and ecosystems are also listed.