Author: Deborah Kelly
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0734418663
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated, lyrical and informative story about dugongs, one of our most unique endangered animals. Ideal for anyone with an interest in marine life and the environment, and an excellent teaching resource. There are not many dugongs left in the world now. But what if humans freed the sea from nets? What if we cleared it of rubbish so that seagrass could flourish again and dugongs could feed? A beautiful and thought-provoking picture book about dugongs - the mysterious creatures who were once mistaken for mermaids. Deborah's Kelly's beautiful, lyrical writing brings these animals to life, and highlights the dangers they face, inspiring young readers to care for and protect our natural world. Lisa Stewart's gorgeous illustrations capture the beauty of these gentle and endangered creatures.
Dugong Magic
Author: Deborah Kelly
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0734418663
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated, lyrical and informative story about dugongs, one of our most unique endangered animals. Ideal for anyone with an interest in marine life and the environment, and an excellent teaching resource. There are not many dugongs left in the world now. But what if humans freed the sea from nets? What if we cleared it of rubbish so that seagrass could flourish again and dugongs could feed? A beautiful and thought-provoking picture book about dugongs - the mysterious creatures who were once mistaken for mermaids. Deborah's Kelly's beautiful, lyrical writing brings these animals to life, and highlights the dangers they face, inspiring young readers to care for and protect our natural world. Lisa Stewart's gorgeous illustrations capture the beauty of these gentle and endangered creatures.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0734418663
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated, lyrical and informative story about dugongs, one of our most unique endangered animals. Ideal for anyone with an interest in marine life and the environment, and an excellent teaching resource. There are not many dugongs left in the world now. But what if humans freed the sea from nets? What if we cleared it of rubbish so that seagrass could flourish again and dugongs could feed? A beautiful and thought-provoking picture book about dugongs - the mysterious creatures who were once mistaken for mermaids. Deborah's Kelly's beautiful, lyrical writing brings these animals to life, and highlights the dangers they face, inspiring young readers to care for and protect our natural world. Lisa Stewart's gorgeous illustrations capture the beauty of these gentle and endangered creatures.
Magic and Fetishism
Author: Alfred Cort Haddon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fetishism
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fetishism
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Manatees and Dugongs of the World
Author: Jeff Ripple
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610604437
Category : Sirenia
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
"An excellent introduction to the natural history of the four living species of sirenian, including the Florida and Antillean sub-species of the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the dugong, as well as the extinct Stellar's Sea Cow."--Jacket
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610604437
Category : Sirenia
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
"An excellent introduction to the natural history of the four living species of sirenian, including the Florida and Antillean sub-species of the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the dugong, as well as the extinct Stellar's Sea Cow."--Jacket
Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Sociology, magic and religion of the Western Islanders
Author: Alfred Cort Haddon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia
Author: Royal Society of South Australia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Malinowski Among the Magi
Author: Bronislaw Malinowski
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415262446
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A reissue of Malinowski's first field monograph, containing historical and theoretical material. This edition includes a major essay by Michael Young who draws on Malinowski's diary, unpublished notebooks and letters.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415262446
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A reissue of Malinowski's first field monograph, containing historical and theoretical material. This edition includes a major essay by Michael Young who draws on Malinowski's diary, unpublished notebooks and letters.
Field Manual for the Archaeology of Ritual, Religion, and Magic
Author: C. Riley Augé
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1800735049
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
By bringing together in one place specific objects, materials, and features indicating ritual, religious, or magical belief used by people around the world and through time, this tool will assist archaeologists in identifying evidence of belief-related behaviors and broadening their understanding of how those behaviors may also be seen through less obvious evidential lines. Instruction and templates for recording, typologizing, classifying, and analyzing ritual or magico-religious material culture are also provided to guide researchers in the survey, collection, and cataloging processes. The bulleted formatting and topical range make this a highly accessible work, while providing an incredible wealth of information in a single volume.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1800735049
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
By bringing together in one place specific objects, materials, and features indicating ritual, religious, or magical belief used by people around the world and through time, this tool will assist archaeologists in identifying evidence of belief-related behaviors and broadening their understanding of how those behaviors may also be seen through less obvious evidential lines. Instruction and templates for recording, typologizing, classifying, and analyzing ritual or magico-religious material culture are also provided to guide researchers in the survey, collection, and cataloging processes. The bulleted formatting and topical range make this a highly accessible work, while providing an incredible wealth of information in a single volume.
Malinowski amongst the Magi
Author: Bronislav Malinowski
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135033943
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
A reissue of Malinowski's first field monograph, containing historical and theoretical material. This edition includes a major essay by Michael Young who draws on Malinowski's diary, unpublished notebooks and letters.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135033943
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
A reissue of Malinowski's first field monograph, containing historical and theoretical material. This edition includes a major essay by Michael Young who draws on Malinowski's diary, unpublished notebooks and letters.
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated)
Author: Royal Society of South Australia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1794
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1794
Book Description
The Golden Bough: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings. The King of the Wood
Author: James George Frazer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Frazer's series which attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Frazer's series which attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.