Author: Barbara Seuling
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404837492
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A collection of strange facts about animals.
Cows Sweat Through Their Noses
Author: Barbara Seuling
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404837492
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A collection of strange facts about animals.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404837492
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A collection of strange facts about animals.
Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America’s Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment
Author: Denis Hayes
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246639
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
From leading ecology advocates, a revealing look at our dependence on cows and a passionate appeal for sustainable living. In Cowed, globally recognized environmentalists Denis and Gail Boyer Hayes offer a revealing analysis of how our beneficial, centuries-old relationship with bovines has evolved into one that now endangers us. Long ago, cows provided food and labor to settlers taming the wild frontier and helped the loggers, ranchers, and farmers who shaped the country’s landscape. Our society is built on the backs of bovines who indelibly stamped our culture, politics, and economics. But our national herd has doubled in size over the past hundred years to 93 million, with devastating consequences for the country’s soil and water. Our love affair with dairy and hamburgers doesn’t help either: eating one pound of beef produces a greater carbon footprint than burning a gallon of gasoline. Denis and Gail Hayes begin their story by tracing the co-evolution of cows and humans, starting with majestic horned aurochs, before taking us through the birth of today’s feedlot farms and the threat of mad cow disease. The authors show how cattle farming today has depleted America’s largest aquifer, created festering lagoons of animal waste, and drastically increased methane production. In their quest to find fresh solutions to our bovine problem, the authors take us to farms across the country from Vermont to Washington. They visit worm ranchers who compost cow waste, learn that feeding cows oregano yields surprising benefits, talk to sustainable farmers who care for their cows while contributing to their communities, and point toward a future in which we eat less, but better, beef. In a deeply researched, engagingly personal narrative, Denis and Gail Hayes provide a glimpse into what we can do now to provide a better future for cows, humans, and the world we inhabit. They show how our relationship with cows is part of the story of America itself.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246639
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
From leading ecology advocates, a revealing look at our dependence on cows and a passionate appeal for sustainable living. In Cowed, globally recognized environmentalists Denis and Gail Boyer Hayes offer a revealing analysis of how our beneficial, centuries-old relationship with bovines has evolved into one that now endangers us. Long ago, cows provided food and labor to settlers taming the wild frontier and helped the loggers, ranchers, and farmers who shaped the country’s landscape. Our society is built on the backs of bovines who indelibly stamped our culture, politics, and economics. But our national herd has doubled in size over the past hundred years to 93 million, with devastating consequences for the country’s soil and water. Our love affair with dairy and hamburgers doesn’t help either: eating one pound of beef produces a greater carbon footprint than burning a gallon of gasoline. Denis and Gail Hayes begin their story by tracing the co-evolution of cows and humans, starting with majestic horned aurochs, before taking us through the birth of today’s feedlot farms and the threat of mad cow disease. The authors show how cattle farming today has depleted America’s largest aquifer, created festering lagoons of animal waste, and drastically increased methane production. In their quest to find fresh solutions to our bovine problem, the authors take us to farms across the country from Vermont to Washington. They visit worm ranchers who compost cow waste, learn that feeding cows oregano yields surprising benefits, talk to sustainable farmers who care for their cows while contributing to their communities, and point toward a future in which we eat less, but better, beef. In a deeply researched, engagingly personal narrative, Denis and Gail Hayes provide a glimpse into what we can do now to provide a better future for cows, humans, and the world we inhabit. They show how our relationship with cows is part of the story of America itself.
The Puffin Book of 1000 Fun Facts
Author: Puffin Books
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351184056
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Discover some fascinating trivia in this compilation of 1000 fun facts from the worlds of science, literature, history, entertainment and more. This book reveals facts you may never have heard of before such as: which is the most ‘stolen’ book in the world, how can one marry a dead person, and how did the word ‘dude’ originate?
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351184056
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Discover some fascinating trivia in this compilation of 1000 fun facts from the worlds of science, literature, history, entertainment and more. This book reveals facts you may never have heard of before such as: which is the most ‘stolen’ book in the world, how can one marry a dead person, and how did the word ‘dude’ originate?
You Blink Twelve Times a Minute
Author: Barbara Seuling
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404841164
Category : Human body
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Since your brain cells are the only cells in your body that are not replaced, you better keep them healthy. From strange ailments, hiccups, and snoring to medical marvels, this book puts a body of facts at your fingertips. It's time to put your feet up and exercise your brain!
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404841164
Category : Human body
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Since your brain cells are the only cells in your body that are not replaced, you better keep them healthy. From strange ailments, hiccups, and snoring to medical marvels, this book puts a body of facts at your fingertips. It's time to put your feet up and exercise your brain!
The One Year Devos for Animal Lovers
Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414331711
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Animal lover and bestselling writer Mackall delivers a One Year devotion that uses animals to point to spiritual truths. Each devotion begins with a fun or interesting fact about an animal; this fact then introduces a concept of life and godliness that is reinforced by a scripture verse.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414331711
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Animal lover and bestselling writer Mackall delivers a One Year devotion that uses animals to point to spiritual truths. Each devotion begins with a fun or interesting fact about an animal; this fact then introduces a concept of life and godliness that is reinforced by a scripture verse.
Answers to Questions
Author: Frederic Jennings Haskin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Question books
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Question books
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Freaky Animal Stories
Author: Michael Canfield
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482429489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Animals are a wild and wonderful part of our world. However, some animals and their stories are a little wilder than others! This fascinating book explores some of the animal kingdom’s freakiest specimens and strangest scenarios—like the true tale of a two-headed housecat named “Frankenlouie,” and of a chicken named Mike who lived for 18 months after getting his head chopped off! High-interest subject matter and amazingly freaky photographs will captivate readers, and enthralling sidebars and fact boxes present even more unbelievable—but true!—information about some of the most outrageous animals on Earth.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482429489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Animals are a wild and wonderful part of our world. However, some animals and their stories are a little wilder than others! This fascinating book explores some of the animal kingdom’s freakiest specimens and strangest scenarios—like the true tale of a two-headed housecat named “Frankenlouie,” and of a chicken named Mike who lived for 18 months after getting his head chopped off! High-interest subject matter and amazingly freaky photographs will captivate readers, and enthralling sidebars and fact boxes present even more unbelievable—but true!—information about some of the most outrageous animals on Earth.
Earth is Like a Giant Magnet and Other Freaky Facts about Planets, Oceans, and Volcanoes
Author: Barbara Seuling
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404837522
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Journey from the center of the Earth to the edge of the cosmos in this book of amazing, little-known facts about the universe. It's not science fiction, it's the planet Earth. This book will give you a world of information about the planets, volcanoes, glaciers, water, and more!
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404837522
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Journey from the center of the Earth to the edge of the cosmos in this book of amazing, little-known facts about the universe. It's not science fiction, it's the planet Earth. This book will give you a world of information about the planets, volcanoes, glaciers, water, and more!
Homestead Cows
Author: Callene Rapp
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1771423366
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Every farm needs a cow – open the gates! With an approach built around investing for the long term, Homestead Cows prepares homesteaders and small farmers to open the farm gate to cattle, whether a single milk cow or a small beef herd. Homestead Cows covers the A to Z of husbandry: Cow history, biology, diet, and nutrition Understanding what you want, what's involved, and creating a plan Selecting breeds and determining herd size Housing and facilities, transportation, and equipment Financial management and the dollars and cents of cows Breeding and reproduction Cow health and happiness, including safety, handling, and good husbandry Processing, products, and cooking. Cattle are the most productive, versatile, and low-input sources of food and revenue on the farm and can help regenerate and build soil. The secret to success is excellent management, and Homestead Cows distills decades of hard-won, practical knowledge into an essential guide to successful small-scale cattle farming for every homesteader and farmer. ACCESSIBLITY NOTES This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative texts for images, table of contents, landmarks, reading order, page list, Structural Navigation, and semantic structure. Blank pages have been removed from this EPUB.
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1771423366
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Every farm needs a cow – open the gates! With an approach built around investing for the long term, Homestead Cows prepares homesteaders and small farmers to open the farm gate to cattle, whether a single milk cow or a small beef herd. Homestead Cows covers the A to Z of husbandry: Cow history, biology, diet, and nutrition Understanding what you want, what's involved, and creating a plan Selecting breeds and determining herd size Housing and facilities, transportation, and equipment Financial management and the dollars and cents of cows Breeding and reproduction Cow health and happiness, including safety, handling, and good husbandry Processing, products, and cooking. Cattle are the most productive, versatile, and low-input sources of food and revenue on the farm and can help regenerate and build soil. The secret to success is excellent management, and Homestead Cows distills decades of hard-won, practical knowledge into an essential guide to successful small-scale cattle farming for every homesteader and farmer. ACCESSIBLITY NOTES This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative texts for images, table of contents, landmarks, reading order, page list, Structural Navigation, and semantic structure. Blank pages have been removed from this EPUB.
Your Skin Weighs More Than Your Brain
Author: Barbara Seuling
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404837515
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A collection of amazing facts and statistics about the human body.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404837515
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A collection of amazing facts and statistics about the human body.