Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 9780307166647
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Octopus Island
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 9780307166647
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 9780307166647
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
On Island Time
Author: Hilary Stewart
Publisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 1926706315
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Through anecdotes and 200 drawings, Hilary Stewart shares her delight in discovering the small wonders of the natural world. Wandering the island’s beaches, forests and lakes, she gathers seaweeds, mushrooms and berries. Ever curious, she expands her knowledge of wild-flowers, lichens, lowly beetles and more. Her encounters with deer, bats, raccoons, frogs, snakes, birds and other wildlife are, by turns, humorous, exasperating and poignant. And she constantly works at enhancing her three acres of garden, meadow and forest jungle. In On Island Time, Hilary Stewart also offers glimpses of the people and events that make up island life: learning local ways and history, attending Native peoples’ ceremonies, observing the water dowser, helping to discover petroglyphs, circumnavigating Quadra by boat, coping with wild winter storms, taking part in the annual eagle count—and drumming up the full moon. Here are the many pleasures and occasional frustrations of life on a small island. It’s a life attuned to the natural world, sparked by the joy of discovery, flowing with the seasons, the weather and the tides—on island time.
Publisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 1926706315
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Through anecdotes and 200 drawings, Hilary Stewart shares her delight in discovering the small wonders of the natural world. Wandering the island’s beaches, forests and lakes, she gathers seaweeds, mushrooms and berries. Ever curious, she expands her knowledge of wild-flowers, lichens, lowly beetles and more. Her encounters with deer, bats, raccoons, frogs, snakes, birds and other wildlife are, by turns, humorous, exasperating and poignant. And she constantly works at enhancing her three acres of garden, meadow and forest jungle. In On Island Time, Hilary Stewart also offers glimpses of the people and events that make up island life: learning local ways and history, attending Native peoples’ ceremonies, observing the water dowser, helping to discover petroglyphs, circumnavigating Quadra by boat, coping with wild winter storms, taking part in the annual eagle count—and drumming up the full moon. Here are the many pleasures and occasional frustrations of life on a small island. It’s a life attuned to the natural world, sparked by the joy of discovery, flowing with the seasons, the weather and the tides—on island time.
Stories from the Marshall Islands
Author: Jack A. Tobin
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824820190
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Among Marshallese the ri-bwebwenato (storyteller) is well known and respected, a living repository and transmitter of traditional history and culture. Here are ninety folktales and stories of historical events, collected and translated into English during the third quarter of the twentieth century. They include tales of origins, humanlike animals, ogres, and sprites--some malevolent, some playful. Many are presented in the original language and are amplified by extensive commentary.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824820190
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Among Marshallese the ri-bwebwenato (storyteller) is well known and respected, a living repository and transmitter of traditional history and culture. Here are ninety folktales and stories of historical events, collected and translated into English during the third quarter of the twentieth century. They include tales of origins, humanlike animals, ogres, and sprites--some malevolent, some playful. Many are presented in the original language and are amplified by extensive commentary.
Channel Island Marine Molluscs
Author: Paul Chambers
Publisher: Paul Chambers
ISBN: 0956065503
Category : Mollusks
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher: Paul Chambers
ISBN: 0956065503
Category : Mollusks
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0395069629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0395069629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
Islands Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The Octopus Scientists
Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544232704
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544232704
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
British Columbia Pilot: The coast of British Columbia from the strait of Juan de Fuca to Cape Caution, including Vancouver Island and the inland passages
Author: United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pilot guides
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pilot guides
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Bloody Tourists
Author: Warren Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1035999773
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The tiny Caribbean tourist trap of Union Island wants to declare its independence from the U.S. And while baby-faced island leader Greg Grom’s “Free Union Island” movement is taken about as seriously as a summer day, good ol’ Greg is touring Dixieland’s hot spots, from the honky-tonks to the hee-haws, trying to rally support for the cause. And some weird stuff is happening . . . Ordinary beer-swilling, foot-stomping, line-dancing yahoos are running amok, brawling like beasts on a rampage. Remo Williams – currently not experiencing a lot of job satisfaction as Reigning Master – spots the connection between the goofball from Union Island and the redneck killer zombies. And he’s pretty sure Greg is slipping something into the local brew, but the why is another matter. No biggie. Remo’s not in a mood to make friends, or deal with the Chiun’s abuse or CURE’s insults. He’s here to smoke some bacon. Happily. Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1035999773
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The tiny Caribbean tourist trap of Union Island wants to declare its independence from the U.S. And while baby-faced island leader Greg Grom’s “Free Union Island” movement is taken about as seriously as a summer day, good ol’ Greg is touring Dixieland’s hot spots, from the honky-tonks to the hee-haws, trying to rally support for the cause. And some weird stuff is happening . . . Ordinary beer-swilling, foot-stomping, line-dancing yahoos are running amok, brawling like beasts on a rampage. Remo Williams – currently not experiencing a lot of job satisfaction as Reigning Master – spots the connection between the goofball from Union Island and the redneck killer zombies. And he’s pretty sure Greg is slipping something into the local brew, but the why is another matter. No biggie. Remo’s not in a mood to make friends, or deal with the Chiun’s abuse or CURE’s insults. He’s here to smoke some bacon. Happily. Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
The Toilers of the Sea
Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description