Author: Rosalie Chiang
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535086363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
From A to Z, twenty-six birds are each presented in a colorful picture and in a poem along with a short description of its range, diet and other interesting facts. This is a beautiful book to be enjoyed by everyone of all ages. Written by a ten-year-old winner of several national level poetry contest awards, and illustrated together with her father, this book is an ode to our feathered friends designed to entertain and educate. Come enter the wonderful world of birds!
A Is for Albatross
Author: Rosalie Chiang
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535086363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
From A to Z, twenty-six birds are each presented in a colorful picture and in a poem along with a short description of its range, diet and other interesting facts. This is a beautiful book to be enjoyed by everyone of all ages. Written by a ten-year-old winner of several national level poetry contest awards, and illustrated together with her father, this book is an ode to our feathered friends designed to entertain and educate. Come enter the wonderful world of birds!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535086363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
From A to Z, twenty-six birds are each presented in a colorful picture and in a poem along with a short description of its range, diet and other interesting facts. This is a beautiful book to be enjoyed by everyone of all ages. Written by a ten-year-old winner of several national level poetry contest awards, and illustrated together with her father, this book is an ode to our feathered friends designed to entertain and educate. Come enter the wonderful world of birds!
Albatross
Author: Tui De Roy
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
ISBN: 9781554074150
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Looks at what is known about the albatross, a bird of legend and poetry, and examines the conditions that are threatening over three-quarters of all albatross species with extinction.
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
ISBN: 9781554074150
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Looks at what is known about the albatross, a bird of legend and poetry, and examines the conditions that are threatening over three-quarters of all albatross species with extinction.
Eye of the Albatross
Author: Carl Safina
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805062298
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, "Eye of the Albatross" probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina's portrait results in an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans. 15 illustrations, 13 maps.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805062298
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, "Eye of the Albatross" probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina's portrait results in an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans. 15 illustrations, 13 maps.
Albatross
Author: Graham Barwell
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780232144
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
“At length did cross an Albatross, / Through the fog it came; / As if it had been a Christian soul, / We hailed it in God’s name.” The introduction of the albatross in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” remains one of the most well-known references to this majestic seabird in Western culture. In Albatross, Graham Barwell goes beyond Coleridge to examine the role the bird plays in the lives of a wide variety of peoples and societies, from the early views of north Atlantic mariners to modern encounters by writers, artists, and filmmakers. Exploring how the bird has been celebrated in proverbs, folk stories, art, and ceremonies, Barwell shows how people marvel at the way the albatross soars through the air, covering awe-inspiring distances with little effort thanks to its impressive wingspan. He surveys the many approaches people have taken to thinking about the albatross over the past two hundred years—from those who devoted their lives to these birds to those who hunted them for food and sport—and discusses its place in the human imagination. Concluding with a reflection on the bird’s changing significance in the modern world, Barwell considers threats to its continued existence and its prospects for the future. With one hundred illustrations from nature, film, and popular culture, Albatross is an absorbing look at these beautiful birds.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780232144
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
“At length did cross an Albatross, / Through the fog it came; / As if it had been a Christian soul, / We hailed it in God’s name.” The introduction of the albatross in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” remains one of the most well-known references to this majestic seabird in Western culture. In Albatross, Graham Barwell goes beyond Coleridge to examine the role the bird plays in the lives of a wide variety of peoples and societies, from the early views of north Atlantic mariners to modern encounters by writers, artists, and filmmakers. Exploring how the bird has been celebrated in proverbs, folk stories, art, and ceremonies, Barwell shows how people marvel at the way the albatross soars through the air, covering awe-inspiring distances with little effort thanks to its impressive wingspan. He surveys the many approaches people have taken to thinking about the albatross over the past two hundred years—from those who devoted their lives to these birds to those who hunted them for food and sport—and discusses its place in the human imagination. Concluding with a reflection on the bird’s changing significance in the modern world, Barwell considers threats to its continued existence and its prospects for the future. With one hundred illustrations from nature, film, and popular culture, Albatross is an absorbing look at these beautiful birds.
Strange Bird
Author: Michele K. Troy
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300228074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The first book about the Albatross Press, a Penguin precursor that entered into an uneasy relationship with the Nazi regime to keep Anglo-American literature alive under fascism The Albatross Press was, from its beginnings in 1932, a “strange bird”: a cultural outsider to the Third Reich but an economic insider. It was funded by British-Jewish interests. Its director was rumored to work for British intelligence. A precursor to Penguin, it distributed both middlebrow fiction and works by edgier modernist authors such as D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway to eager continental readers. Yet Albatross printed and sold its paperbacks in English from the heart of Hitler’s Reich. In her original and skillfully researched history, Michele K. Troy reveals how the Nazi regime tolerated Albatross—for both economic and propaganda gains—and how Albatross exploited its insider position to keep Anglo-American books alive under fascism. In so doing, Troy exposes the contradictions in Nazi censorship while offering an engaging detective story, a history, a nuanced analysis of men and motives, and a cautionary tale.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300228074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The first book about the Albatross Press, a Penguin precursor that entered into an uneasy relationship with the Nazi regime to keep Anglo-American literature alive under fascism The Albatross Press was, from its beginnings in 1932, a “strange bird”: a cultural outsider to the Third Reich but an economic insider. It was funded by British-Jewish interests. Its director was rumored to work for British intelligence. A precursor to Penguin, it distributed both middlebrow fiction and works by edgier modernist authors such as D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway to eager continental readers. Yet Albatross printed and sold its paperbacks in English from the heart of Hitler’s Reich. In her original and skillfully researched history, Michele K. Troy reveals how the Nazi regime tolerated Albatross—for both economic and propaganda gains—and how Albatross exploited its insider position to keep Anglo-American books alive under fascism. In so doing, Troy exposes the contradictions in Nazi censorship while offering an engaging detective story, a history, a nuanced analysis of men and motives, and a cautionary tale.
A is for Albatross
Author: Sharon Katz Cooper
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491480327
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Describes endangered birds of the world by assigning a species of bird-related term to each letter of the alphabet"--
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491480327
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Describes endangered birds of the world by assigning a species of bird-related term to each letter of the alphabet"--
Albatross
Author: Terry Fallis
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 0771050984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A funny and smart new novel about destiny--and what it means to forge your own path--from two-time Leacock Medal winner Terry Fallis. Adam Coryell is your average high-school student--well, except for that obsession with fountain pens--when his life changes forever. Based on a study by a quirky Swedish professor that claims that every human being, regardless of athletic inclination, has a body that is suited to excel in at least one sport, it turns out that Adam is good--very good, in fact--at golf. Even though he'd never even picked up a golf club. Almost instantly, and with his coach, hard-nosed Bobbie Davenport by his side, Adam and his new-found talent skyrocket to a prodigy-level stardom that includes tournament titles, sponsorship deals, throngs of fans following his every move, and fodder for tabloids. But here's the catch: Adam doesn't really like golf. And as the life he once knew slips away--including the love of his life, the dream of being a writer, and everyday normalcy--he can't help but wonder if all this success and fame is worth it . . . or if it's enough for him. Heartwarming and funny, sweeping and entertaining, Albatross takes readers on a journey of self-discovery.
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 0771050984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A funny and smart new novel about destiny--and what it means to forge your own path--from two-time Leacock Medal winner Terry Fallis. Adam Coryell is your average high-school student--well, except for that obsession with fountain pens--when his life changes forever. Based on a study by a quirky Swedish professor that claims that every human being, regardless of athletic inclination, has a body that is suited to excel in at least one sport, it turns out that Adam is good--very good, in fact--at golf. Even though he'd never even picked up a golf club. Almost instantly, and with his coach, hard-nosed Bobbie Davenport by his side, Adam and his new-found talent skyrocket to a prodigy-level stardom that includes tournament titles, sponsorship deals, throngs of fans following his every move, and fodder for tabloids. But here's the catch: Adam doesn't really like golf. And as the life he once knew slips away--including the love of his life, the dream of being a writer, and everyday normalcy--he can't help but wonder if all this success and fame is worth it . . . or if it's enough for him. Heartwarming and funny, sweeping and entertaining, Albatross takes readers on a journey of self-discovery.
Albert the Albatross
Author: Syd Hoff
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060224462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Albert finds his way home to the ocean with the help of a lady tourist—and her hat. ‘Many economical words are briskly exchanged before the happy ending.’ —Saturday Review.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060224462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Albert finds his way home to the ocean with the help of a lady tourist—and her hat. ‘Many economical words are briskly exchanged before the happy ending.’ —Saturday Review.
Albert Ross the Albatross
Author: Nicola Leigh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781976871283
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Albert Ross is the biggest Albatross bird, his job is to go fishing in the ocean to feed his family and friends. But one day, Albert finds a new type of food is replacing all of his fish: a mystery called "blue spaghetti."Before long, he sees animals become sick and tangled up from this new food.With the help of his friends, Albert tries to clean up the ocean so he and the other sea animals can become healthy and free again.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781976871283
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Albert Ross is the biggest Albatross bird, his job is to go fishing in the ocean to feed his family and friends. But one day, Albert finds a new type of food is replacing all of his fish: a mystery called "blue spaghetti."Before long, he sees animals become sick and tangled up from this new food.With the help of his friends, Albert tries to clean up the ocean so he and the other sea animals can become healthy and free again.
The Phoenix and the Albatross
Author: Erkencishop En
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All stories present simple plots until they reach their end. In romance stories, love culminates after the happily ever after and there is no greater proof that shows the commitment of a relationship than an engagement ring. But lo and behold, the love of my life, my adored albatross, Can Divit, has given me an engagement ring and I cannot enjoy it and receive it with a clear conscience.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All stories present simple plots until they reach their end. In romance stories, love culminates after the happily ever after and there is no greater proof that shows the commitment of a relationship than an engagement ring. But lo and behold, the love of my life, my adored albatross, Can Divit, has given me an engagement ring and I cannot enjoy it and receive it with a clear conscience.