Download or read book The Keeper of Wild Words written by Brooke Smith and published by Chronicle Books LLC. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A touching tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter exploring and cherishing the natural world. Words, the woods, and the world illuminate this quest to save the most important pieces of our language—by saving the very things they stand for. When Mimi finds out her favorite words—simple words, like apricot, blackberry, buttercup—are disappearing from the English language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did you know? The only way to save words is to know them. • With its focus on the power of language and social change, The Keeper of Wild Words is ideal for educators and librarians as well as young readers. • For any child who longs to get outside and learn more about nature and the environment • A loving portrait of the special relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren For children who love such books as Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, And Then It's Spring, and Finding Wild. Brooke Smith is a poet and children's book author. She lives in Bend, Oregon, at the end of a long cinder lane. Brooke writes daily from her studio, looking at the meadow and many of the wild words she cherishes. Madeline Kloepper is a Canadian artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her work is influenced by childhood, nostalgia, and the relationships we forge with nature. She lives in Prince George, British Columbia.
Download or read book Keeper of the Wild written by Joe Paddock and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first-ever biography of wilderness preservationist Ernest Oberholtzer, environmental pioneer, explorer, and caretaker of Minnesota and Ontario's boundary waters region.
Download or read book The Keeper of the Wild Places written by Evelyn Grimald and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say that the last wild places in this civilised country vanished nearly two centuries ago. They say that the wild beasts, the magical creatures, the faeries and fauns, the little people, the wisps, the dragons and the wolves, all vanished when humankind spread their cultivation from sea to sea. The forests became tame, no mysteries hidden under their boughs. The hills became quiet but for the whistling of the winds. The lakes were emptied of those beings who would whisper watery dreams to you. The wild, they say, disappeared.But they would be wrong.The wild places still exist, hidden amongst the cultivation, the gardens, the streets and the gas lamps. They keep to themselves, taking the magic of the land with them as they pass. When the wild places vanish in truth, then will the spirit of this beautiful land pass beyond the veil also.All that will be left is the facade of social graces and the memory of the Keepers.Humans, imbued with the ability to listen and to speak to the wild places, they have guided the conquerors and their kin for centuries. They have told when to hunt, when to plant, how to live in harmony with the forgotten magics. They are not the ancient druids, who hold such power in their fingers and looks. They are just watchers. Observers. Those who listen and wait.This is the story of one of the last Keepers known to memory, and her place in the world of memory. This is the story of life, of love, of the heart and of the mind. It is the story of the Wild Places.
Download or read book Native American Stories written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.
Download or read book Keepers of the Wolves written by Richard P. Thiel and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was 1978, and there had been no resident timber wolves in Wisconsin for twenty years. Still, packs were active in neighboring Minnesota, and there was the occasional rumor from Wisconsin's northwestern counties of wolf sign or sightings. Had wolves returned on their own to Wisconsin? Richard Thiel, then a college student with a passion for wolves, was determined to find out. Thus begins Keepers of the Wolves, Thiel's tale of his ten years at the center of efforts to track and protect the recovery of wolves in Northern Wisconsin. From his early efforts as a student enthusiast to his departure in 1989 from the post of wolf biologist for the Department of Natural Resources, Thiel conveys the wonder, frustrations, humor, and everyday hard work of field biologists, as well as the politics and public relations pitfalls that so often accompany their profession. We share in the excitement as Thiel and his colleagues find wolf tracks in the snow, howl in the forest night and are answered back, learn to safely trap wolves to attach radio collars, and track the packs' ranges by air from a cramped Piper Cub. We follow the stories of individual wolves and their packs as pups are born and die, wolves are shot by accident and by intent, ravages of canine parvovirus and hard winters take their toll, and young adults move on to new ranges. Believing he had left his beloved wolves behind, Thiel takes a new job as an environmental educator in central Wisconsin, but soon wolves follow. By 1999, there were an estimated 200 timber wolves in 54 packs in Wisconsin. This is a sequel to Dick Thiel's 1994 book, The Timber Wolf in Wisconsin: The Death and Life of a Majestic Predator. That book traced the wolf's history in Wisconsin, its near extinction, and the initial efforts to reestablish it in our state. Thiel's new book looks at how successful that program has been.
Download or read book Wild Mammals in Captivity written by Devra G. Kleiman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoos, aquaria, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. For nearly fifteen years, these institutions have relied on Wild Mammals in Captivity as the essential reference for their work. Now the book reemerges in a completely updated second edition. Wild Mammals in Captivity presents the most current thinking and practice in the care and management of wild mammals in zoos and other institutions. In one comprehensive volume, the editors have gathered the most current information from studies of animal behavior; advances in captive breeding; research in physiology, genetics, and nutrition; and new thinking in animal management and welfare. In this edition, more than three-quarters of the text is new, and information from more than seventy-five contributors is thoroughly updated. The standard text for all courses in zoo biology, Wild Mammals in Captivity will, in its new incarnation, continue to be used by zoo managers, animal caretakers, researchers, and anyone with an interest in how to manage animals in captive conditions.
Download or read book Keeper of the Swamp written by Ann Garrett and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2001-02-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy's heritage from his dying grandfather includes a knowledge of the ways of the Louisiana swamp and a role in protecting the alligators that live there from poachers. Includes nonfiction information about alligators and their habitat.
Download or read book Keeper written by Gerald Durrell and published by Associated Publishers Group. This book was released on 1991 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerald Durrell's first book for young children, telling the story of one of his favourite dogs, Keeper - so called because he took it upon himself to look after all the other animals in Durrell's zoo in Jersey.
Download or read book The Keeper s Book written by Peter Jeffrey Mackie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-12-06 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book The Keeper s Book written by Archibald Stodart Walker and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Keeper s Book written by Sir Peter Jeffrey Mackie (bart.) and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iris and the Keeper s Empire written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rabbit Keeper s Companion written by and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Keeper s Findings written by Barry Jenkinson and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When gamekeeper Rob Davis finds the body of a young girl during one of his rounds, he becomes the primary suspect. The criminal investigation department brings in a Woman Police Constable (WPC) as part of its team. The WPC officer immediately catches the young gamekeeper's eye and, after the focus of enquiry moves away, romance buds and they work together to discover the real murderer. Barry Jenkinson is a countryman and lives in Shropshire, England. He writes of farming, wildlife, shooting and fishing with authority and from a lifetime's experience. Publisher's Web site: www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/KeepersFindings.html
Download or read book The Chicken Keeper s Problem Solver written by Chris Graham and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore 100 common chicken keeping problems & solutions with illustrations. Get tips on choosing the right breed, health care, feeding & proper housing.
Download or read book Notes from a Diviner in the Postmodern World written by Theresa C. Dintino and published by Theresa C. Dintino. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to bring indigenous wisdom to the postmodern world? How do divination and ritual fit into modern society? How does one integrate ancient spiritual teachings into a western mindset while remaining true to the original meaning? Notes from a Diviner in the Postmodern World: A Handbook for Spirit Workers is a guidebook for both diviners and spirit workers of any tradition. In this book Dintino describes what she calls the landscape of the otherworld, revealed to her through spirits—ancestors, archangels, elemental and light beings—in her divinations. Whatever your spiritual tradition, there’s always a shared landscape of the otherworld. Understanding the landscape will help you navigate your own spiritual terrain. Learning how to be an effective diviner and spirit worker also means that you must interact fully with the wisdom of the place where you live, which includes learning from all living things including mountains and water. This powerful handbook teaches you how to heal your world by exploring inter-dimensional realms and ultimately becoming a spiritual steward of the Earth. “When I became a diviner, I did not expect to encounter a landscape in the otherworld that I would become familiar with and navigate more easily as I continued to divine. I am still exploring this landscape, but wanted to share some of the things I have learned in order to help those interested in the dimensional realms understand better what they are seeing. What I have included in this book is not meant to be rigid; it is a conversation and a guide.”
Download or read book The Elephant Keeper written by Margriet Ruurs and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the true story of a teenage boy who saved an elephant calf and took it for care at the Lilayi Elephant Nursery in Zambia, Ruurs has created a moving story that powerfully demonstrates the plight of endangered animals everywhere. Full color.
