Author: Supraja Chellam
Publisher: JEC PUBLICATION
ISBN: 9361754327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
The stars the scattered diamonds spread across the sky and the moon casts its silver glow on the earth. A starlit moon night is a serene and tranquail atmosphere. They are beyond visual treats. The gentle and cool breeze of night air, the flowers blooming at night, dew kissed grasses, the peace and solitude. Nights, moon, stars and celestial subjects have been adored by greatest poets like Keats, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley and much more. It has always been a source of inspiration and solace that has enchanted humanity for millennia.
Starlit Moon Night
Author: Supraja Chellam
Publisher: JEC PUBLICATION
ISBN: 9361754327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
The stars the scattered diamonds spread across the sky and the moon casts its silver glow on the earth. A starlit moon night is a serene and tranquail atmosphere. They are beyond visual treats. The gentle and cool breeze of night air, the flowers blooming at night, dew kissed grasses, the peace and solitude. Nights, moon, stars and celestial subjects have been adored by greatest poets like Keats, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley and much more. It has always been a source of inspiration and solace that has enchanted humanity for millennia.
Publisher: JEC PUBLICATION
ISBN: 9361754327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
The stars the scattered diamonds spread across the sky and the moon casts its silver glow on the earth. A starlit moon night is a serene and tranquail atmosphere. They are beyond visual treats. The gentle and cool breeze of night air, the flowers blooming at night, dew kissed grasses, the peace and solitude. Nights, moon, stars and celestial subjects have been adored by greatest poets like Keats, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley and much more. It has always been a source of inspiration and solace that has enchanted humanity for millennia.
The Starlight Night
Author: David H. Levy
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319198785
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In this updated second edition renowned amateur comet-searcher David H. Levy expands on his work about the intricate relationship between the night sky and the works of English Literature. This revised and expanded text includes new sections on Alfred Lord Tennyson and Gerald Manley Hopkins (both amateur astronomers), extending the time period analyzed in the first edition from early modern literature to encompass the Victorian age. Although the sky enters into much of literature through the ages, British authors offer an especially fertile connection to the heavens, and Levy links the works of seminal authors from Shakespeare on to specific celestial events and scientific advances. From the impact of comets and supernovae to eclipses, Levy’s ultimate goal in this book is to inspire his readers to do the same thing as their ancestors did so long ago—look up and appreciate the stars. His insights in this revised book spread farther and wider than ever before in this learned and enchanting tour of the skies.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319198785
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In this updated second edition renowned amateur comet-searcher David H. Levy expands on his work about the intricate relationship between the night sky and the works of English Literature. This revised and expanded text includes new sections on Alfred Lord Tennyson and Gerald Manley Hopkins (both amateur astronomers), extending the time period analyzed in the first edition from early modern literature to encompass the Victorian age. Although the sky enters into much of literature through the ages, British authors offer an especially fertile connection to the heavens, and Levy links the works of seminal authors from Shakespeare on to specific celestial events and scientific advances. From the impact of comets and supernovae to eclipses, Levy’s ultimate goal in this book is to inspire his readers to do the same thing as their ancestors did so long ago—look up and appreciate the stars. His insights in this revised book spread farther and wider than ever before in this learned and enchanting tour of the skies.
Birds by Night
Author: Graham Martin
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408137704
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds. For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. Examples range from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by sea birds to the nocturnal foraging of owls and nightjars. The special cases of flightless nocturnal birds and those birds which dwell in lightless caves are also considered. Throughout, this survey considers not only what it is that birds do at night but also discusses how these nocturnal activities are possible. It brings together studies in field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and involves comparisons of the sensory capacities of other animals, including man. It is shown how the senses of hearing, smell and touch, as well as vision, play a crucial role in many of the night time activities of birds. However, these senses are not always adequate for fully explaining how nocturnal behaviours are executed. To achieve this we must look at the complex of relationships between behavioural and sensory adaptations and the particular environments which birds inhabit from dusk to dawn.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408137704
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds. For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. Examples range from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by sea birds to the nocturnal foraging of owls and nightjars. The special cases of flightless nocturnal birds and those birds which dwell in lightless caves are also considered. Throughout, this survey considers not only what it is that birds do at night but also discusses how these nocturnal activities are possible. It brings together studies in field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and involves comparisons of the sensory capacities of other animals, including man. It is shown how the senses of hearing, smell and touch, as well as vision, play a crucial role in many of the night time activities of birds. However, these senses are not always adequate for fully explaining how nocturnal behaviours are executed. To achieve this we must look at the complex of relationships between behavioural and sensory adaptations and the particular environments which birds inhabit from dusk to dawn.
The Starlight Medallions
Author: F. H. Wallace
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781450201360
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
An Adventure that Spans Time and the Sea from the South Coast of Maine to the Lands Behind the Northern Lights Sim Spotswood decides not to keep his after school appointment with Dr. McCreedy to get his teeth straightened. Instead he wanders to the clam flats where Lost River meets the sea and where a Viking ship, unearthed from the silt of a thousand years, sits like the skeleton of a dragon in its cofferdam. Sim discovers buried in the sand, a small medallion the size of a half dollar. That he should be the one to find it is no accident. At least Dr. Asneath Plever of the Smithsonian doesn't think so. Nor does Winifred Hazel Chit, the Witch of thunderhead Cliff who has waited one hundred and eleven years for Sim to undertake the adventure that now unfolds. As more of the medallions appear Sim encounters other searchers including Splitface and Gold-Tipped-Smith who know the power of the Starlight Medallions and want them for themselves. Sim, who has never known his father, lies at night on the widows walk of his home with his dog, Walter, watching the celestial canopy, waiting for a shooting star upon which he can make his wish, the same wish he has made every night for a long as he has known the words of the wishing verse. Now as he travels with the Starlight Medallions to places where no one has gone before, it seems that wish may come true.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781450201360
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
An Adventure that Spans Time and the Sea from the South Coast of Maine to the Lands Behind the Northern Lights Sim Spotswood decides not to keep his after school appointment with Dr. McCreedy to get his teeth straightened. Instead he wanders to the clam flats where Lost River meets the sea and where a Viking ship, unearthed from the silt of a thousand years, sits like the skeleton of a dragon in its cofferdam. Sim discovers buried in the sand, a small medallion the size of a half dollar. That he should be the one to find it is no accident. At least Dr. Asneath Plever of the Smithsonian doesn't think so. Nor does Winifred Hazel Chit, the Witch of thunderhead Cliff who has waited one hundred and eleven years for Sim to undertake the adventure that now unfolds. As more of the medallions appear Sim encounters other searchers including Splitface and Gold-Tipped-Smith who know the power of the Starlight Medallions and want them for themselves. Sim, who has never known his father, lies at night on the widows walk of his home with his dog, Walter, watching the celestial canopy, waiting for a shooting star upon which he can make his wish, the same wish he has made every night for a long as he has known the words of the wishing verse. Now as he travels with the Starlight Medallions to places where no one has gone before, it seems that wish may come true.
Stallion by Starlight
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307980448
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Hold your horses! Jack and Annie must find four secrets of greatness for Merlin the magician. To start, they travel back in time to meet Alexander the Great. He should know all about greatness, right? But young Alexander is bossy, vain, and not great at all! How can they learn from him? It’s going to take a wild black stallion, magic from Merlin, and a lot of bravery to succeed. Are Jack and Annie clever and bold enough to complete their mission? Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #49, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #21: Stallion by Starlight. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307980448
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Hold your horses! Jack and Annie must find four secrets of greatness for Merlin the magician. To start, they travel back in time to meet Alexander the Great. He should know all about greatness, right? But young Alexander is bossy, vain, and not great at all! How can they learn from him? It’s going to take a wild black stallion, magic from Merlin, and a lot of bravery to succeed. Are Jack and Annie clever and bold enough to complete their mission? Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #49, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #21: Stallion by Starlight. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
The Starlight Wonder Book
Author: Henry Beston
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
This collection of short stories is rich in detail and utterly absorbing. Each story is a fictitious, fairy-tale account of adventures, romance, daring and magic. The book is also filled with beautiful full-colour illustrations to help the stories come to life. The stories include: The Brave Grenadier, The Palace of The night, The Enchanted Bay, The Two Millers, The adamant door, The City of the Winter Sleep, Aileel and Alinda, The Wonderful Tune, The Man of the Wildwood, The Maiden of the Mountain, The Bell of the Earth and the Bell of the Sea, The Wood Beyond the World
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
This collection of short stories is rich in detail and utterly absorbing. Each story is a fictitious, fairy-tale account of adventures, romance, daring and magic. The book is also filled with beautiful full-colour illustrations to help the stories come to life. The stories include: The Brave Grenadier, The Palace of The night, The Enchanted Bay, The Two Millers, The adamant door, The City of the Winter Sleep, Aileel and Alinda, The Wonderful Tune, The Man of the Wildwood, The Maiden of the Mountain, The Bell of the Earth and the Bell of the Sea, The Wood Beyond the World
Starlight Demons
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Welcome to Starlight Hollow, a small town on Hood Canal, Washington, where dreams become nightmares, and nightmares become reality. Faron’s been in an induced coma for over a month and the doctors don’t know when—or if—they’ll be able to bring him out of it. Devastated, I turn to my work, but someone is intent on destroying my business, and me along with it. Fancypants suggests that I ask May for help, and Bran overhears. Bran offers to help, and as we attempt to unravel the mystery of who’s out to get me, he also offers me emotional comfort that quickly sparks into passion—a passion that’s been lurking beneath the surface since we first met. Too late, I realized that I’m falling in love with two men, one who may never wake up, and the other who’s all too accessible. But can Bran keep me safe from my mystery nemesis? And will I be able to decide what to do about the two men in my life?
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Welcome to Starlight Hollow, a small town on Hood Canal, Washington, where dreams become nightmares, and nightmares become reality. Faron’s been in an induced coma for over a month and the doctors don’t know when—or if—they’ll be able to bring him out of it. Devastated, I turn to my work, but someone is intent on destroying my business, and me along with it. Fancypants suggests that I ask May for help, and Bran overhears. Bran offers to help, and as we attempt to unravel the mystery of who’s out to get me, he also offers me emotional comfort that quickly sparks into passion—a passion that’s been lurking beneath the surface since we first met. Too late, I realized that I’m falling in love with two men, one who may never wake up, and the other who’s all too accessible. But can Bran keep me safe from my mystery nemesis? And will I be able to decide what to do about the two men in my life?
The Whim
Author: Ernest Crosby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Starlight Nights
Author: Leslie C. Peltier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Peltier reflects on the meaning of observational astronomy, inspiring new generations to look up to the heavens. This new edition features an introduction by S&T contributing editor David H. Levy plus 16 black-and-white photographs from the Peltier family archives.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Peltier reflects on the meaning of observational astronomy, inspiring new generations to look up to the heavens. This new edition features an introduction by S&T contributing editor David H. Levy plus 16 black-and-white photographs from the Peltier family archives.
High Is the Eagle
Author: Al Lacy
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 0307561402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Kane brothers fight for their family’s freedom–and survival– as the Kane Legacy trilogy soars to a stunning conclusion. In this gripping final installment of the Kane Legacy series, the Kane family is caught in the midst of the Mexican-American War. And in this time of conflict and fear, their faith and courage are gravely tested. After the tragic battle of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Guerrero, General Zachary Taylor sends Alamo Kane and his brothers Alex and Able home to rest and enjoy a joyous reunion with their family. Soon it becomes clear that–despite hopes for peace–Santa Anna is planning an attack on American soldiers. Alamo and his brothers join General Taylor to head off the threat. With their family back at the ranch in constant worry, the Kane brothers must fight for their freedom. But with Mexican spies infiltrating Texas towns, the brothers are not the only ones in danger. As the Kanes come face-to-face with death, they discover they need far more than bravery on their side. In High Is the Eagle, Al and JoAnna Lacy have created a thrilling final chapter in this amazing historical fiction series marked by faith, love, and courage.
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 0307561402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Kane brothers fight for their family’s freedom–and survival– as the Kane Legacy trilogy soars to a stunning conclusion. In this gripping final installment of the Kane Legacy series, the Kane family is caught in the midst of the Mexican-American War. And in this time of conflict and fear, their faith and courage are gravely tested. After the tragic battle of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Guerrero, General Zachary Taylor sends Alamo Kane and his brothers Alex and Able home to rest and enjoy a joyous reunion with their family. Soon it becomes clear that–despite hopes for peace–Santa Anna is planning an attack on American soldiers. Alamo and his brothers join General Taylor to head off the threat. With their family back at the ranch in constant worry, the Kane brothers must fight for their freedom. But with Mexican spies infiltrating Texas towns, the brothers are not the only ones in danger. As the Kanes come face-to-face with death, they discover they need far more than bravery on their side. In High Is the Eagle, Al and JoAnna Lacy have created a thrilling final chapter in this amazing historical fiction series marked by faith, love, and courage.