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Book The Deep Zoo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rikki Ducornet
  • Publisher : Coffee House Press
  • Release : 2014-12-15
  • ISBN : 156689381X
  • Pages : 134 pages

Download or read book The Deep Zoo written by Rikki Ducornet and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included in Library Journal’s "25 Key Indie Fiction Titles, Fall 2014-Winter 2015" Within the writer's life, words and things acquire power. For Borges it is the tiger and the color red, for Cortázar a pair of amorous lions, and for an early Egyptian scribe the monarch butterfly that metamorphosed into the Key of Life. Ducornet names these powers The Deep Zoo. Her essays take us from the glorious bestiary of Aloys Zötl to Abu Ghraib, from the tree of life to Sade's Silling Castle, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to virtual reality. Says Ducornet, "To write with the irresistible ink of tigers and the uncaging of our own Deep Zoo, we need to be attentive and fearless—above all very curious—and all at the same time." "Ducornet’s skill at drawing unexpected connections, and her ability to move between outrage and meditativeness, are gripping to behold."—Star Tribune

Book The Deep Zoo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rikki Ducornet
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 28 pages

Download or read book The Deep Zoo written by Rikki Ducornet and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book You Belong in a Zoo

Download or read book You Belong in a Zoo written by Peter Brazaitis and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exuberant, informative, and highly entertaining memoir follows one man's career working as a zookeeper and forensic specialist with exotic reptiles and other animals.

Book Screw the Zoo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sam McRoberts
  • Publisher : Contrary Press, LLC
  • Release : 2015-06-07
  • ISBN : 9780996154901
  • Pages : 246 pages

Download or read book Screw the Zoo written by Sam McRoberts and published by Contrary Press, LLC. This book was released on 2015-06-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could travel back in time? What would you tell your younger self, if you had the opportunity? These are questions I've asked myself a thousand times, and Screw the Zoo is my answer. If you feel trapped, stuck in a rut, or in any way disheartened by the path your life has taken, then this book is for you. It contains every lesson, shortcut, and mind-hack I've found on my quest for freedom, broken down into practical lessons and simple steps that literally anyone can follow. This step-by-step guide to freedom will teach you: How to walk into a room, any room, and command attention and respect How to negotiate reality, redefine your worth, and achieve your dreams How to develop a Sherlockian-mind through the use of observational tricks and mnemonics How to control your body language and facial expressions to conceal your true feelings How to identify and break free from personal habits and traditions that are holding you back If you're ready to be free, to escape from your cage and forge your own path through life, then look no further. This is the road map through life that I wish I'd had from the very beginning.

Book Wonders of the Deep Sea  The Ocean Zoo

Download or read book Wonders of the Deep Sea The Ocean Zoo written by Boris and Mindlin Arnov (Helen Mather-Smith) and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book What s New at the Zoo

Download or read book What s New at the Zoo written by Suzanne Slade and published by Arbordale Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel through the zoo and learn about zoo animals through rhyme. Count up all of the animals you have seen. Includes section "For Creative Minds" with cards and activities.

Book My Visit to the Zoo

Download or read book My Visit to the Zoo written by Aliki and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-05-05 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Zoo... How would you like to travel from a tropical rain forest to the African plains, and down into a deep canyon all in one day? Then get ready for a wild trip to the zoo and up close look at all kinds of animals! See snow leopards lurking on a ledge, zebras and ostriches running across the open plains, and a tiger splashing in a stream. Find out everything--from what elephants roll in after their baths to which bird might laugh at your jokes. Come take a visit to an amazing zoo! Imagine traveling from a lush tropical rain forest, to a deep and mysterious canyon, to the wide-open African plains—all in one day! In this tour of a modern-day zoo, visitors get to see how animals really live. They’ll learn everything from what elephants like to roll around in after their baths to what’s being done to preserve wildlife. Written and illustrated by the inimitable Aliki, this successor to the highly popular titles My Visit to the Dinosaurs and My Visit to the Aquarium is one of the best ways ever for a young child to visit the zoo. ‘Aliki’s accessible text and lush illustrations bring the animal world to life.’ —School Library Journal ‘A fine picture book.’ —Kirkus Reviews

Book The Moonlight Zoo

Download or read book The Moonlight Zoo written by Maudie Powell-Tuck and published by Tiger Tales. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Eva can't find her cat, Luna, she looks under her bed and finds the Moonlight Zoo, a magical place for lost pets and animals. Can Eva find Luna before the zoo disappears at dawn? Eva has looked everywhere for her missing cat, Luna. Then she discovers the Moonlight Zoo – a magical place for all lost animals and pets. She sees every imaginable animal there--lions, elephants, parrots, dogs, penguins, and even guinea pigs. Can Eva find Luna before the zoo fades at dawn? Features breathtaking illustrations and a wonderful representation of diversity with a hearing-impaired heroine.

Book A Different Nature

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Hancocks
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780520236769
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book A Different Nature written by David Hancocks and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A well-written and provocative, opinion-rich account of zoos, their history, and their goals and purposes. Hancocks has earned the right to speak authoritatively about these subjects, thanks to his tenure as director of two leading U. S. zoos. This book will appeal to general readers and to all persons interested in zoos and their role in conservation and education."—John Alcock, author of Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach "Giraffes, elephants, gorillas, snakes, and toucans respond poorly to the usual conventions of human architecture. Zoo architects usually respond no less poorly to the needs of animals. David Hancocks draws on a lifetime's experience working as a zoo director and zoo architect to explore this dilemma, and offers a compelling vision for the future. This is an important book for those interested in conservation as well as for zoo and museum buffs."—William Conway, former President and General Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Bronx Zoo "For over two decades David Hancocks has fervently tried to reform the fundamental character and mission of zoos. This book is his most thorough analysis of what is wrong with them and his most detailed and compelling plea for improvement. Every conscientious zoo administrator, curator, and keeper should read it from cover to cover with an open mind. Professionals in botanical gardens, museums, and nature parks should also consider this treatise because Hancocks advocates that a fusion of all of these institutions into a new entity better positioned to interpret the entire biosphere."-Mark A. Dimmitt, Director of Natural History, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Book Wild About You

    Book Details:
  • Author : Judy Sierra
  • Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 2012-08-07
  • ISBN : 0307975738
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book Wild About You written by Judy Sierra and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tree kangaroo at the zoo would like nothing more than a baby of her own. So, when a new egg arrives via the endangered species van, the 'roo jumps at the chance to take care of it, even when no one else wants it. Soon, out comes a penguin and all the animals chip in to help because, as the tree kangaroo says, "Penguins eat fishes." Told in Judy Sierra's classic rollicking rhyme, and paired with Marc Brown's breathtaking folk-art style paintings, Wild About You! is another delightful collaboration from this New York Times bestselling duo that fans of Wild About Books and ZooZical will want to adopt for their own book collections.

Book Zoo Story

    Book Details:
  • Author : Thomas French
  • Publisher : Hachette+ORM
  • Release : 2010-05-25
  • ISBN : 1401396038
  • Pages : 329 pages

Download or read book Zoo Story written by Thomas French and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This story, told by a master teller of such things, does more than take you inside the cages, fences, and walls of a zoo. It takes you inside the human heart, and an elephant's, and a primate's, and on and on. Tom French did in this book what he always does. He took real life and wrote it down for us, with eloquence and feeling and aching detail." -Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author "An insightful and detailed look at the complex life of a zoo and its denizens, both animal and human." -Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi and Beatrice and Virgil Welcome to the savage and surprising world of Zoo Story, an unprecedented account of the secret life of a zoo and its inhabitants. Based on six years of research, the book follows a handful of unforgettable characters at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: an alpha chimp with a weakness for blondes, a ferocious tiger who revels in Obsession perfume, and a brilliant but tyrannical CEO known as El Diablo Blanco. The sweeping narrative takes the reader from the African savannah to the forests of Panama and deep into the inner workings of a place some describe as a sanctuary and others condemn as a prison. Zoo Story shows us how these remarkable individuals live, how some die, and what their experiences reveal about the human desire to both exalt and control nature.

Book The Copepod Fauna  Calanoida  and Zoogeographic Divisions of the North Pacific and Adjoining Waters

Download or read book The Copepod Fauna Calanoida and Zoogeographic Divisions of the North Pacific and Adjoining Waters written by Konstantin Abramovich Brodskiĭ and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Metamorphoses of the Zoo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ralph R. Acampora
  • Publisher : Lexington Books
  • Release : 2010-06-14
  • ISBN : 0739134566
  • Pages : 282 pages

Download or read book Metamorphoses of the Zoo written by Ralph R. Acampora and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metamorphoses of the Zoo marshals a unique compendium of critical interventions that envision novel modes of authentic encounter that cultivate humanity's biophilic tendencies without abusing or degrading other animals. These take the form of radical restructurings of what were formerly zoos or map out entirely new, post-zoo sites or experiences. The result is a volume that contributes to moral progress on the inter-species front and eco-psychological health for a humankind whose habitats are now mostly citified or urbanizing.

Book Zoo

    Zoo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bernard Livingston
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2000-11-07
  • ISBN : 0595146236
  • Pages : 346 pages

Download or read book Zoo written by Bernard Livingston and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-11-07 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, ZOO, the author, Bernard Livingston will present a study of this world which treats it as social history. But the style will be a light-handed one similar to that of his previous social study, Their Turf, the story of the world of the racehorse and the people involved therein. It is to be hoped that the fun, drama, humor and yes, enlightenment inherent in the world of the zoo will not be lacking in this work.

Book The Journal of the Linnean Society

Download or read book The Journal of the Linnean Society written by Linnean Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Zoo Animals

    Book Details:
  • Author : Geoff Hosey
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2013-07-04
  • ISBN : 0199693528
  • Pages : 685 pages

Download or read book Zoo Animals written by Geoff Hosey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare is the ideal resource for anyone needing a thorough grounding in this subject, whether as a student or as a zoo professional.

Book The Zoo and Screen Media

Download or read book The Zoo and Screen Media written by Michael Lawrence and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first critical anthology to examine the controversial history of the zoo by focusing on its close relationship with screen media histories and technologies. Individual chapters address the representation of zoological spaces in classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema, documentary and animation, amateur and avant-garde film, popular television and online media. The Zoo and Screen Media: Images of Exhibition and Encounter provides a new map of twentieth-century human-animal relations by exploring how the zoo, that modern apparatus for presenting living animals to human audiences, has itself been represented across a diverse range of moving image media.