Download or read book Elephant Kingdom written by Vikramajit Ram and published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephants occupy a special place in the life and art of India. Since ancient times, they have been treasured and pampered as the ultimate beasts of burden, venerated as the vehicles of gods and kings and even worshipped in their own right. Their legendary attributes of strength, intelligence, nobility and longevity are eulogized in myth, epic and popular literature. In figurative and decorative arts, elephants provide an enduring fascination. Elephant Kingdom traces the myriad stories and symbolisms behind India's much-loved animal through its depictions in architectural sculpture. At the heart of the study is a collection of over sixty colour photographs from a diversity of antique settings, many of them in remote parts of the subcontinent. At centuries-old temples, monasteries, forts and palaces, elephants flank ceremonial entrances, enrich columns, form balustrades to stairways or stand as enigmatic sentinels of vast courtyards. Some are legendary characters in tales of dreams and salvation; others enact scenes from a faithfully observed natural history. Some transport kings and heroes into battle and the hunt; others are celestial messengers of rain, fertility and good f1891640135
Download or read book Elephant Kingdom written by H. N. Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elephant Walk written by Jean Craighead George and published by Random House Disney. This book was released on 1998 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers gain a peek at the world of African elephants through the eyes of one endearing baby elephant. Illustrations.
Download or read book The Land of the Elephant Kings written by Paul J. Kosmin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year The Seleucid Empire (311–64 BCE) was unlike anything the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds had seen. Stretching from present-day Bulgaria to Tajikistan—the bulk of Alexander the Great’s Asian conquests—the kingdom encompassed a territory of remarkable ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity; yet it did not include Macedonia, the ancestral homeland of the dynasty. The Land of the Elephant Kings investigates how the Seleucid kings, ruling over lands to which they had no historic claim, attempted to transform this territory into a coherent and meaningful space. “This engaging book appeals to the specialist and non-specialist alike. Kosmin has successfully brought together a number of disparate fields in a new and creative way that will cause a reevaluation of how the Seleucids have traditionally been studied.” —Jeffrey D. Lerner, American Historical Review “It is a useful and bright introduction to Seleucid ideology, history, and position in the ancient world.” —Jan P. Stronk, American Journal of Archaeology
Download or read book Elephant Kingdom written by Karl Cullen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a world where everything is alive - the trees, the rocks, the wind that whispers stories in your ear. A world inhabited by manic squirrels, egotistical bushes, tyrannical dung beetles, bounty hunting vines, a carnivorous desert, an owl that carries the moon and an elephant who throws the sun into the sky each day. This is the world you are all invited to enter; to go on a journey with a young elephant named Hope, who stands on the verge of his tenth birthday - a birthday which will see him crowned King of the Jungle. Fearing he is about to lose the freedom he cherishes so much, and wanting to know everything about the kingdom he is about to inherit, Hope decides he will climb the highest mountain in his valley to discover where the sun comes from each morning. What Hope finds at the top of the mountain, however, changes everything. The world doesn't stop at the ends of his valley, but stretches forever in every direction, and what's more, the sun doesn't come from behind this mountain, but the one way over there! Or perhaps it's the one after that!! There's no turning back for Hope, and as he discovers how big his kingdom actually is, he also discovers how big he can be. Facing the unimagined dangers of a jungle in disarray, Hope finds help in the most unexpected of places and the strangest of characters, helping him to realise that bringing order within himself may help bring order back to his kingdom. It is a journey from the external world to the internal, and back again. For Hope, it is the beginning of everything - and everything begins with imagination.
Download or read book Africa s Elephant Kingdom written by Mila Marvizon and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growing Up in Africa s Elephant Kingdom written by Ellen Foley James and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows a baby African elephant calf from his birth, through the dry season, to the return of the rains the following year.
Download or read book Little Bull written by Ellen Foley James and published by Sterling. This book was released on 1998 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's one of the most endearing main characters in a story in many years--and he's real! Come along and share the adventures of Little Bull, a baby elephant growing up in Africa's Elephant Kingdom. Based on the IMAX film, "Africa's Elephant Kingdom". Full-color photos.
Download or read book Kingdom of Shiva written by Sivkishen and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page 947 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12 long years research of Vedas and decoding the hidden scientific formulas have been put in a story form in easy understanding of the hard to get facts that benefits the readers. The reader will find the critical and vital difference between some of the Prominent Works on Lord Shiva Goddess Parvati and their children in this work that to demystify the myths. This work lucidly brings out the teachings of Ganesh-Geeta and retold the mythology in an amazing way for the benefit of all. The readers will love to chew and remember for the ages. — Sivkishen, Author It is believed that a mere glance at Sri Chakra gives the result of performing hundred Vedic rituals then what if the goddess is Meditated upon, Praised and Glorified as purest form of Consciousness ? This book does exactly that! Imagine the power of her 'Supreme Brilliance' guiding you through the darkest alleys towards all round Success ... Imagine receiving an ocean of Compassion... I urge the readers to give themselves a chance to carve a fulfilling life under the Divine Mother's Cosmic Direction .. Kudos to Kishenji for being the channel and making that happen." —Karuna Gopal (President, Futuristic Cities) "A must-read for anyone who wants to get on the "way of life", this 'Kingdom of Shiva' provides right orientation and knowledge to face the challenges of life by aligning them of valuable life." - Prof. S P Garg "The one book on authentic Mythological classic epic stories is 'Kingdom of Shiva'. This is Eastern Wisdom a must to have at least one." — Prof. Surendera Kala "In the Epic story of 'Kingdom of Shiva', the great Goddess advocates that 'a beautiful mind and beautiful heart sparks bright ideas. One can't just dream but should believe in the self and face challenges of Life Battles with courage. You have the POWER to ACHIEVE IT.' This is the 'Glow of Hope' and every one must read." -Shanti Singh B.Com. LLB, Director, Vidyadayani Junior and Degree College for Women, Hyderabad India
Download or read book Jumbo written by John Sutherland and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Paris as a two year old calf, then later sold to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, Jumbo the elephant delighted countless children (including Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt) with rides and treats gently taken from outstretched hands. Each night, after the children and their families had gone home, he was mistreated in an attempt to keep him docile. By the time he reached sexual maturity, the abused and isolated animal had become dangerously unstable. He was sold to showman P.T. Barnum in 1881 (despite letters from 100,000 British schoolchildren who wrote to Queen Victoria begging her to prevent the sale) and brought to America. There, in the company of other elephants and amid greater physical freedom, Jumbo stabilized and went on to become one of the most lucrative circus acts of all time - as well as the most beloved. The world mourned when his life ended in 1885, with a storied (and most likely embellished) act of animal heroism. Jumbo reportedly rushed in front of an oncoming train in an effort to save a smaller elephant – his companion "Tom Thumb" – then perished while reaching his trunk out toward his longtime handler Matthew Scott – whose intense connection with the pachyderm spawned legends of its own. Integrating the history of elephants in captivity along with the details of Jumbo's celebrity life, dramatic death, and lasting cultural legacy, John Sutherland has written the first comprehensive "biography" of this incredible animal - one whose name has given us one of our most common and hyperbolic adjectives.
Download or read book The Greatest Safari written by S¿ren Rasmussen and published by 30 Degrees South Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does the zebra have stripes and the elephant a long trunk? How did the giraffe acquire a long neck and why does a hippopotamus lie in muddy water all day? How does an acacia tree kill grazing wild? Do wild animals speak to each other and do they have feelings? In The Greatest Safari, the reader is taken on an African adventure and told stories about the feelings, senses and communication of the savannahÕs many inhabitants. From sausage trees, cycads, termites and ants to lions, hyenas, bats and gorillas. This book deals with the mechanisms that propelled life. We humans have acquired the facility of feeling we are something special, and thus also the feeling that we constitute an evolutionary zenith. In contradiction to this, nature is indifferent and within its boundaries there is only one criterion for success, namely survival. What the brain can produce in terms of poetry and nuclear physics is beneath notice compared with the ability to survive. If we accept the prehistoric people Homo habilis and Homo erectus as the first human beings on Earth, bacteria are still thousands of times older and are currently the most successful organism.
Download or read book Thinking with Animals written by Lorraine Daston and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Victorian vivisectionists to elephant conservation, from ancient Indian mythology to pet ownership in the contemporary United States, our understanding of both animals and what it means to be human has been shaped by anthropomorphic thinking. The contributors to Thinking with Animals explore the how and why of anthropomorphism, drawing attention to its rich and varied uses. Prominent scholars in the fields of anthropology, ethology, history, and philosophy, as well as filmmakers and photographers, take a closer look at how deeply and broadly ways of imagining animals have transformed humans and animals alike.
Download or read book Growing Up In Africa s Elephant Kingdom written by Ellen Foley James and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stunning photographs...poetic text...readers will revel in the gorgeous pictures of African wildlife....James's text takes on a narrative rhythm, poignance and humor...This book stands as more than a mere adjunct to a film."--"Publishers Weekly. "With many effective photos and a relatively short text, this book serves as a practical choice for primary-grade units on elephants." --"Booklist.
Download or read book The Story of Colchester Zoo written by S. C. Kershaw and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colchester Zoo is today one of the finest zoos in Britain. Yet, unlike almost every other major zoo in the country, Colchester Zoo has never had its story told – until now. The forgotten figures of Frank and Helena Farrar are here brought to life once again in these pages which show how they founded firstly Southport Zoo in the 1950s and then Colchester Zoo in the 1960s. Told here is the story of how Frank and Helena’s domestic life with their lions and monkeys prompted them to embark on a series of adventures which took them all over the world. Also told is the story of how Colchester Zoo declined in the 1970s and how the Tropeano family turned it into the internationally respected breeding centre for endangered animals that it is today. This is a tale of struggle and heartbreak but also of transformation and redemption, and is a fitting tribute to one of our great animal institutions as it reaches its fiftieth anniversary.
Download or read book Doodleman and the Tail of Two Kingdoms written by E.S. Brocheski and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two fictional worlds exist side-by-side. One is home to a united population that follows science, inclusion, and common sense. The other is led by a want-to-be king who styles himself as the Emperor and is only interested in his own concerns. Narrated from a future perspective through memoirs and other media, Doodleman and the Tail of Two Kingdoms juxtaposes how the history of these two lands unfolded. What kind of disasters might arise from policies that encourage hate and discrimination? Watch the fallout unfold as people are pitted one against the other and pushed to the brink of rebellion. Doodleman and the Tail of Two Kingdoms will challenge readers to carefully consider the state of their own nation and governing authorities.
Download or read book I Am the Mau and other stories written by Chemutai Glasheen and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enticing collection of contemporary fiction is a celebration of our ubuntu: the invisible ties that bind us all together. From ancient forest guardians to modern cultural warriors, from grappling with age-old traditions to championing hair identity, these evocative stories explore the duality of Kenyan life and how to find a way between two cultures, both of which are yours. Chemutai Glasheen' s unforgettable characters are drawn from her early life in Africa with all its richness, diversity and complexity.
Download or read book Little Kai written by Alyssa Liang and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
