Author: María Eugenia Manrique
Publisher: Amazon Crossing Kids
ISBN: 9781542031585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The unforgettable story of a man and his alligator. When Faoro the clockmaker adopts a baby alligator, he has no idea that someday their story will travel far and wide. But the town of San Fernando de Apure would never forget this kind young man and his adoring alligator, who played with the neighborhood children, took part in Faoro's wedding, and, eventually, mourned his loss. Now their story is being shared with the world. In this delightful picture book first published in Venezuela, the author brings us back to her own childhood in Venezuela, as one of the children who used to visit this famous caiman, to tell the story of a man who loved animals and how his friendship with his alligator sparked a lasting legacy.
The Caiman
Author: María Eugenia Manrique
Publisher: Amazon Crossing Kids
ISBN: 9781542031585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The unforgettable story of a man and his alligator. When Faoro the clockmaker adopts a baby alligator, he has no idea that someday their story will travel far and wide. But the town of San Fernando de Apure would never forget this kind young man and his adoring alligator, who played with the neighborhood children, took part in Faoro's wedding, and, eventually, mourned his loss. Now their story is being shared with the world. In this delightful picture book first published in Venezuela, the author brings us back to her own childhood in Venezuela, as one of the children who used to visit this famous caiman, to tell the story of a man who loved animals and how his friendship with his alligator sparked a lasting legacy.
Publisher: Amazon Crossing Kids
ISBN: 9781542031585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The unforgettable story of a man and his alligator. When Faoro the clockmaker adopts a baby alligator, he has no idea that someday their story will travel far and wide. But the town of San Fernando de Apure would never forget this kind young man and his adoring alligator, who played with the neighborhood children, took part in Faoro's wedding, and, eventually, mourned his loss. Now their story is being shared with the world. In this delightful picture book first published in Venezuela, the author brings us back to her own childhood in Venezuela, as one of the children who used to visit this famous caiman, to tell the story of a man who loved animals and how his friendship with his alligator sparked a lasting legacy.
Behold the Black Caiman
Author: Lucas Bessire
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022617560X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
In 2004, one of the world’s last bands of voluntarily isolated nomads left behind their ancestral life in the dwindling thorn forests of northern Paraguay, fleeing ranchers’ bulldozers. Behold the Black Caiman is Lucas Bessire’s intimate chronicle of the journey of this small group of Ayoreo people, the terrifying new world they now face, and the precarious lives they are piecing together against the backdrop of soul-collecting missionaries, humanitarian NGOs, late liberal economic policies, and the highest deforestation rate in the world. Drawing on ten years of fieldwork, Bessire highlights the stark disconnect between the desperate conditions of Ayoreo life for those out of the forest and the well-funded global efforts to preserve those Ayoreo still living in it. By showing how this disconnect reverberates within Ayoreo bodies and minds, his reflexive account takes aim at the devastating consequences of our society’s continued obsession with the primitive and raises important questions about anthropology’s potent capacity to further or impede indigenous struggles for sovereignty. The result is a timely update to the classic literary ethnographies of South America, a sustained critique of the so-called ontological turn—one of anthropology’s hottest trends—and, above all, an urgent call for scholars and activists alike to rethink their notions of difference.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022617560X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
In 2004, one of the world’s last bands of voluntarily isolated nomads left behind their ancestral life in the dwindling thorn forests of northern Paraguay, fleeing ranchers’ bulldozers. Behold the Black Caiman is Lucas Bessire’s intimate chronicle of the journey of this small group of Ayoreo people, the terrifying new world they now face, and the precarious lives they are piecing together against the backdrop of soul-collecting missionaries, humanitarian NGOs, late liberal economic policies, and the highest deforestation rate in the world. Drawing on ten years of fieldwork, Bessire highlights the stark disconnect between the desperate conditions of Ayoreo life for those out of the forest and the well-funded global efforts to preserve those Ayoreo still living in it. By showing how this disconnect reverberates within Ayoreo bodies and minds, his reflexive account takes aim at the devastating consequences of our society’s continued obsession with the primitive and raises important questions about anthropology’s potent capacity to further or impede indigenous struggles for sovereignty. The result is a timely update to the classic literary ethnographies of South America, a sustained critique of the so-called ontological turn—one of anthropology’s hottest trends—and, above all, an urgent call for scholars and activists alike to rethink their notions of difference.
The Tao of the Alligator and the Crocodile
Author: J.M. Garlock
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 1468933906
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This book explains how alligators & crocodiles are living dragons, how they have morphed into dragons & how & why they are hiding in plain sight.
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 1468933906
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This book explains how alligators & crocodiles are living dragons, how they have morphed into dragons & how & why they are hiding in plain sight.
Alligator or Crocodile?
Author: Rob Ryndak
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482427087
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
If a person were ever face-to-face with a huge, hungry animal with sharp teeth, they probably wouldn’t care exactly what that animal was. From a safe location, can we tell whether it was a crocodile or alligator that wanted to take a bite? By examining their jaw structure, teeth, and other physical features, we can easily tell these two animals apart. Graphic organizers and amazing images highlight each animal’s habitat and other small differences between the two fearsome creatures, showing readers just what creature is lurking below the waters.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482427087
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
If a person were ever face-to-face with a huge, hungry animal with sharp teeth, they probably wouldn’t care exactly what that animal was. From a safe location, can we tell whether it was a crocodile or alligator that wanted to take a bite? By examining their jaw structure, teeth, and other physical features, we can easily tell these two animals apart. Graphic organizers and amazing images highlight each animal’s habitat and other small differences between the two fearsome creatures, showing readers just what creature is lurking below the waters.
Black Caiman
Author: Ellen Lawrence
Publisher: Apex Predators of the Amazon R
ISBN: 9781684020324
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents information about the black caiman, including physical characteristics, its everyday life, and its hunting abilities.
Publisher: Apex Predators of the Amazon R
ISBN: 9781684020324
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents information about the black caiman, including physical characteristics, its everyday life, and its hunting abilities.
The Castle of the Thousand Doors
Author: ,LVELEZ
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098020715
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
The book is based on the stories that the author told to his children and their friends.The story tries to create values in children, develop their curiosity and intelligence, while stimulating group work.Six children, chosen among all the children of the world, enter a mysterious castle, and there they are subjected to tests on their intelligence, their courage, their determination, and their capacity to work as a group.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098020715
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
The book is based on the stories that the author told to his children and their friends.The story tries to create values in children, develop their curiosity and intelligence, while stimulating group work.Six children, chosen among all the children of the world, enter a mysterious castle, and there they are subjected to tests on their intelligence, their courage, their determination, and their capacity to work as a group.
Dwarf Caiman
Author: Julie Murray
Publisher: Abdo Kids-Junior
ISBN: 9781644943014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title looks at one of the tiniest and cutest species of caiman. Readers will learn more about the dwarf caiman's size, where it lives, what it likes to eat, and even compare it to regular-sized alligator species. Complete with adorable and colorful photographs that support the simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Publisher: Abdo Kids-Junior
ISBN: 9781644943014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title looks at one of the tiniest and cutest species of caiman. Readers will learn more about the dwarf caiman's size, where it lives, what it likes to eat, and even compare it to regular-sized alligator species. Complete with adorable and colorful photographs that support the simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art
Author: Hope B. Werness
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826419132
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and different eras of human history are chronicled in this lovely volume.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826419132
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and different eras of human history are chronicled in this lovely volume.
Crocodiles : proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist
Author:
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831701333
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831701333
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zool̈ogy at Harvard College
Author: Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description