Author: Catherine Judge Allen
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787694029
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5000
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, range, conservation status, and relationship to people of a variety of animals.
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Author: Catherine Judge Allen
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787694029
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5000
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, range, conservation status, and relationship to people of a variety of animals.
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787694029
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5000
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, range, conservation status, and relationship to people of a variety of animals.
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Ducks to auks
Author: Bernhard Grzimek
Publisher: Uxl
ISBN: 9780787692377
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, conservation status, and relationships with people of a variety of birds.
Publisher: Uxl
ISBN: 9780787692377
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, conservation status, and relationships with people of a variety of birds.
Animals in the Ancient World from A to Z
Author: Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317577434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The ancient Greeks and Romans lived in a world teeming with animals. Animals were integral to ancient commerce, war, love, literature and art. Inside the city they were found as pets, pests, and parasites. They could be sacred, sacrificed, liminal, workers, or intruders from the wild. Beyond the city domesticated animals were herded and bred for profit and wild animals were hunted for pleasure and gain alike. Specialists like Aristotle, Aelian, Pliny and Seneca studied their anatomy and behavior. Geographers and travelers described new lands in terms of their animals. Animals are to be seen on every possible artistic medium, woven into cloth and inlaid into furniture. They are the subject of proverbs, oaths and dreams. Magicians, physicians and lovers turned to animals and their parts for their crafts. They paraded before kings, inhabited palaces, and entertained the poor in the arena. Quite literally, animals pervaded the ancient world from A-Z. In entries ranging from short to long, Kenneth Kitchell offers insight into this commonly overlooked world, covering representative and intriguing examples of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Familiar animals such as the cow, dog, fox and donkey are treated along with more exotic animals such as the babirussa, pangolin, and dugong. The evidence adduced ranges from Minoan times to the Late Roman Empire and is taken from archaeology, ancient authors, inscriptions, papyri, coins, mosaics and all other artistic media. Whenever possible reasoned identifications are given for ancient animal names and the realities behind animal lore are brought forth. Why did the ancients think hippopotamuses practiced blood letting on themselves? How do you catch a monkey? Why were hyenas thought to be hermaphroditic? Was there really a vampire moth? Entries are accompanied by full citations to ancient authors and an extensive bibliography. Of use to Classics students and scholars, but written in a style designed to engage anyone interested in Greco-Roman antiquity, Animals in the Ancient World from A to Z reveals the extent and importance of the animal world to the ancient Greeks and Romans. It answers many questions, asks several more, and seeks to stimulate further research in this important field.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317577434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The ancient Greeks and Romans lived in a world teeming with animals. Animals were integral to ancient commerce, war, love, literature and art. Inside the city they were found as pets, pests, and parasites. They could be sacred, sacrificed, liminal, workers, or intruders from the wild. Beyond the city domesticated animals were herded and bred for profit and wild animals were hunted for pleasure and gain alike. Specialists like Aristotle, Aelian, Pliny and Seneca studied their anatomy and behavior. Geographers and travelers described new lands in terms of their animals. Animals are to be seen on every possible artistic medium, woven into cloth and inlaid into furniture. They are the subject of proverbs, oaths and dreams. Magicians, physicians and lovers turned to animals and their parts for their crafts. They paraded before kings, inhabited palaces, and entertained the poor in the arena. Quite literally, animals pervaded the ancient world from A-Z. In entries ranging from short to long, Kenneth Kitchell offers insight into this commonly overlooked world, covering representative and intriguing examples of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Familiar animals such as the cow, dog, fox and donkey are treated along with more exotic animals such as the babirussa, pangolin, and dugong. The evidence adduced ranges from Minoan times to the Late Roman Empire and is taken from archaeology, ancient authors, inscriptions, papyri, coins, mosaics and all other artistic media. Whenever possible reasoned identifications are given for ancient animal names and the realities behind animal lore are brought forth. Why did the ancients think hippopotamuses practiced blood letting on themselves? How do you catch a monkey? Why were hyenas thought to be hermaphroditic? Was there really a vampire moth? Entries are accompanied by full citations to ancient authors and an extensive bibliography. Of use to Classics students and scholars, but written in a style designed to engage anyone interested in Greco-Roman antiquity, Animals in the Ancient World from A to Z reveals the extent and importance of the animal world to the ancient Greeks and Romans. It answers many questions, asks several more, and seeks to stimulate further research in this important field.
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Author: Madeline S. Harris
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787694036
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents an index to "Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource."
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787694036
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents an index to "Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource."
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Author: Leslie A. Mertz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780787694098
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This resource book offers broad, comprehensive coverage of the animal kingdom, ranging from the simple -- sponges and corals -- to the complex -- mammals. Animals are grouped by major classifications: sponges; corals; jellyfishes; segmented worms; crustaceans and mollusks; insects; fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; and mammals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780787694098
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This resource book offers broad, comprehensive coverage of the animal kingdom, ranging from the simple -- sponges and corals -- to the complex -- mammals. Animals are grouped by major classifications: sponges; corals; jellyfishes; segmented worms; crustaceans and mollusks; insects; fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; and mammals.
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Author: Bernhard Grzimek
Publisher: Uxl
ISBN: 9780787692353
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1410
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, conservation status, and relationships with people of a variety of birds.
Publisher: Uxl
ISBN: 9780787692353
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1410
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, conservation status, and relationships with people of a variety of birds.
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Author: Leslie A. Mertz
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787694043
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, conservation status, and relationships with people of a variety of reptiles.
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787694043
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, conservation status, and relationships with people of a variety of reptiles.
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Author: Leslie A. Mertz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780787694074
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This resource book offers broad, comprehensive coverage of the animal kingdom, ranging from the simple -- sponges and corals -- to the complex -- mammals. Animals are grouped by major classifications: sponges; corals; jellyfishes; segmented worms; crustaceans and mollusks; insects; fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; and mammals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780787694074
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This resource book offers broad, comprehensive coverage of the animal kingdom, ranging from the simple -- sponges and corals -- to the complex -- mammals. Animals are grouped by major classifications: sponges; corals; jellyfishes; segmented worms; crustaceans and mollusks; insects; fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; and mammals.
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Author: McDade (Melissa C.)
Publisher: Uxl
ISBN: 9780787691837
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, range, conservation status, and relationship to people of a variety of mammals.
Publisher: Uxl
ISBN: 9780787691837
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, range, conservation status, and relationship to people of a variety of mammals.
Student Animal Life Resource
Author: Arthur V. Evans
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787692438
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, geographic range, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status of a variety of insects and spiders.
Publisher: UXL
ISBN: 9780787692438
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, geographic range, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status of a variety of insects and spiders.