Author: David FitzSimmons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936607365
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Introduces animals, birds, and insects commonly found in Texas.

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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780545541626
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages :

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A variety of animals common to North America pose for portraits against a white background while narrating distinctive aspects of their natural histories: animals such as the American bullfrog, American toad, blue jay, Ohio crawfish, goldfish, southern flying squirrel, big brown bat, fox snake, eastern screech-owl, gray treefrog, bush katydid, Virginia opossum, Chinese praying mantis, jumping spider, red flat bark beetle, black swallowtail, eastern spiny softshell turtle, red-eyed vireo, eastern box turtle, spotted salamander, monarch. Includes curious critters silhouettes quiz and answer key.

Author: David FitzSimmons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936607310
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Bright photographs show animals from Michigan.

Author: Melissa Gaskill
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623496691
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Perhaps nothing about nature calls to us as deeply as wild animals. To see an enormous whale leaping out of the water, the eerily human eyes of a gorilla, or the comical waddle of a penguin; to hear the ethereal howl of a wolf or majestic roar of a lion—these experiences change us. Around the world, animal populations are threatened by loss of habitat, pollution, climate change, overhunting, and poaching—and yet wildlife-based tourism is growing rapidly and makes up as much as forty percent of the worldwide tourism industry today. In Pandas to Penguins, nature journalist Melissa Gaskill profiles twenty-five species and one endangered ecosystem, highlighting local ecofriendly travel outfitters operating in the area for those seeking out their own enriching personal experience with wildlife. She provides basic information about each animal’s behavior and biology, descriptions of the threats they face, and maps, photographs, and first-person accounts of wildlife watching. Each species meets three basic criteria: 1) some level of risk to its survival, 2) a reasonably accessible habitat where travelers have a chance to view the animal in the wild in its natural setting, and 3) responsible tourism that directly benefits the animal or its habitat. More than a wildlife bucket list or an exhortation to “see them before they’re gone,” this guide is intended to identify wildlife experiences that can be life changing for people as well as animals. Extinction is tragic but not inevitable. We can all do something to make a difference, and Pandas to Penguins is an important resource for adventurers and armchair travelers alike.

Author: Malcolm Beck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide photographs and information about insects, mites, and spiders commonly found in Texas, discussing the appearance, biology and life cycle, habitat, feeding habits, economic importance, and natural and organic control of each bug.

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ISBN: 9781935950172
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Arriving in 1978, hitched to the back of the Sex Pistols tour bus, punk soon became as mythic in Texas as the state's devotion to football, cattle, and prayer. Confrontational renegades like the Huns, the Big Boys, and the Dicks led a defiant new era of blood, sweat, and cross-dressing cowboys. Austin son Pat Blashill grabbed a camera and began shooting local punk bands, uncovering a story of desperation and creative deliverance, set in trailer parks, low-rent shared housing, and wild, Texas bucket-of-beer bars.Along the trail Blashill befriended and photographed the Big Boys, the Dicks, Butthole Surfers. Poison 13, the Hickoids, the Offenders, Scratch Acid, Daniel Johnston, Doctors' Mob, Glass Eye, and others. As Austin became a mecca for live music, he captured equally iconic images of touring bands including Sonic Youth, Devo, Samhain, Soul Asylum, the Replacements, and the Dead Kennedys. More than two hundred of Blashill's deep black and white photos are joined here by essays from director Richard Linklater (Slacker/School of Rock); singer David Yow (Scratch Acid/Jesus Lizard); drummer Teresa Taylor (Butthole Surfers); and local luminaries Adriane "Ash" Shown and Donna Rich. True mavericks banded together to make a stand, and?Texas Is the Reason.

Author: David FitzSimmons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936607327
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A variety of animals common to Florida pose for portraits against white backgrounds accompanied by brief natural history information.

Author: Anita Ganeri
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783424634
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 79

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"Discover the stranger side of the animal kingdom with creatures that will either make your heart beat with horror or your jaw drop in amazement in Curious Creatures. This book is sure to delight animal lovers and readers of all ages"--Page 4 of cover.

Author: Margaret Olivia McManis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781571686053
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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In 1892 on a Texas ranch, ten-year-old Ima Hogg rides her pet ostrich in a race against her brothers who are on horsback. Includes facts about the real Ima, daughter of Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg.

Author: Patricia Vermillion
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
ISBN: 9780875655680
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Presents information about the state of Texas, its emblematic flora and fauna, and attractions.