Author: Barbara Taylor
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Feeding, movement, senses, reproduction and habitats of mammals, birds, fishes and reptiles are included, as well as simple activities to encourage children to observe animals around them.
Oxford First Book of Animals
Author: Barbara Taylor
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Feeding, movement, senses, reproduction and habitats of mammals, birds, fishes and reptiles are included, as well as simple activities to encourage children to observe animals around them.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Feeding, movement, senses, reproduction and habitats of mammals, birds, fishes and reptiles are included, as well as simple activities to encourage children to observe animals around them.
The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life
Author: Gordon Lindsay Campbell
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191035157
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191035157
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.
Oxford First Book of Space
Author: Andrew Langley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199109814
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title presents detailed space facts and is ideal for project work. It looks at the planets, stars and galaxies, travel and living in space and has a fact file too. With photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope, it takes children aged 5 upwards on a journey around the planets, stars and beyond.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199109814
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title presents detailed space facts and is ideal for project work. It looks at the planets, stars and galaxies, travel and living in space and has a fact file too. With photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope, it takes children aged 5 upwards on a journey around the planets, stars and beyond.
Oxford First Book of Dinosaurs
Author: Barbara Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199109834
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title explores various aspects of the lives of dinosaurs of all kinds, from the huge plant-eaters to the deadly meat-eaters. With topics like defence, size and speed and a Dinosaur Detective quiz, children of 5 upwards find this a useful source for all their dinosaur information.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199109834
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title explores various aspects of the lives of dinosaurs of all kinds, from the huge plant-eaters to the deadly meat-eaters. With topics like defence, size and speed and a Dinosaur Detective quiz, children of 5 upwards find this a useful source for all their dinosaur information.
First Book of Animals
Author: Barbara Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : animals- juvenile non-fiction, ecosystems, species, habitats
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : animals- juvenile non-fiction, ecosystems, species, habitats
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Oxford Companion to Animal Behavior
Author: David McFarland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198661207
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
A detailed examination of the study of the behavior of animals includes discussions of aggression, genetics, social relationships, intelligence, communication, and instinct
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198661207
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
A detailed examination of the study of the behavior of animals includes discussions of aggression, genetics, social relationships, intelligence, communication, and instinct
My First Oxford Book of Animal Poems
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192763266
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book contains over ninety animal poems for children, beautifully illustrated in colour by seven different artists. All sorts of animals feature, from pets to insects, farm animals to sea creatures and beasts in the jungle. Children will love the variety and humour in this anthology - inthe poems as well as the illustrations. John Foster is a skilled anthologizer and he has put together a wonderful selection of poems by Walter de la Mare, John Keats, Spike Milligan, Hilaire Belloc, Dick King-Smith, Wendy Cope, Tony Mitton, and Ogden Nash, as well as many others. A must for everybookshelf, whether at home or at school.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192763266
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book contains over ninety animal poems for children, beautifully illustrated in colour by seven different artists. All sorts of animals feature, from pets to insects, farm animals to sea creatures and beasts in the jungle. Children will love the variety and humour in this anthology - inthe poems as well as the illustrations. John Foster is a skilled anthologizer and he has put together a wonderful selection of poems by Walter de la Mare, John Keats, Spike Milligan, Hilaire Belloc, Dick King-Smith, Wendy Cope, Tony Mitton, and Ogden Nash, as well as many others. A must for everybookshelf, whether at home or at school.
Oxford Visual Dictionary of Animals
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192737571
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
New in the internationally successful Visual Dictionary series, the Oxford Visual Dictionary of Animals introduces animals from around the world through highly illustrated dynamic spreads in thematic sections. There are over 1,500 words and incredible 3D artwork. All the animals are labelled, so that children can learn the names for their favourite animals and expand their vocabulary. Stunning atmospheric spreads introduce each habitat, followed by spreads showing the animals that live there. It includes maps and feature panels providing a wide range of vocabulary in both languages. At the back of the book is a section giving vocabulary for names of groups of animals, the noises animals make, and animal young. The Animal Detective Quiz sends readers back into the book to find the answers. This title contains a full index in English.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192737571
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
New in the internationally successful Visual Dictionary series, the Oxford Visual Dictionary of Animals introduces animals from around the world through highly illustrated dynamic spreads in thematic sections. There are over 1,500 words and incredible 3D artwork. All the animals are labelled, so that children can learn the names for their favourite animals and expand their vocabulary. Stunning atmospheric spreads introduce each habitat, followed by spreads showing the animals that live there. It includes maps and feature panels providing a wide range of vocabulary in both languages. At the back of the book is a section giving vocabulary for names of groups of animals, the noises animals make, and animal young. The Animal Detective Quiz sends readers back into the book to find the answers. This title contains a full index in English.
The Oxford Group and the Emergence of Animal Rights
Author: Robert Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0197508499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
"This book is an account of the life and times of a loose friendship group (later christened the Oxford Group) of around 10 people, primarily postgraduate philosophy students, who attended the University of Oxford for a short period of time from the late 1960s. The Oxford Group, which included - most notably - Peter Singer and Richard Ryder, set about thinking, talking and promoting the idea of animal rights and vegetarianism. The group therefore played a, previously largely undocumented and unacknowledged, role in the emergence of the animal rights movement and the discipline of animal ethics"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0197508499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
"This book is an account of the life and times of a loose friendship group (later christened the Oxford Group) of around 10 people, primarily postgraduate philosophy students, who attended the University of Oxford for a short period of time from the late 1960s. The Oxford Group, which included - most notably - Peter Singer and Richard Ryder, set about thinking, talking and promoting the idea of animal rights and vegetarianism. The group therefore played a, previously largely undocumented and unacknowledged, role in the emergence of the animal rights movement and the discipline of animal ethics"--
The Oxford First Book of Facts
Author: Oxford Staff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199106851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A pocket reference for the child who wants to know all the answers. Packed with information on a broad range of topics, explained simply and clearly for young children, the book is organized by topic to make information easier to find. Illustrations and photographs add interest, and throughout the book, records, statistics and intriguing facts are highlighted in special Did you know boxes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199106851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A pocket reference for the child who wants to know all the answers. Packed with information on a broad range of topics, explained simply and clearly for young children, the book is organized by topic to make information easier to find. Illustrations and photographs add interest, and throughout the book, records, statistics and intriguing facts are highlighted in special Did you know boxes.