Author: Annie Proulx
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198217336X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment-by storing the carbon emissions that accelerate climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are crucial to the earth's survival, and in four illuminating parts, Proulx documents their systemic destruction in pursuit of profit. In a vivid and revelatory journey through history, Proulx describes the fens of 16th-century England, Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, and America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. She introduces the early explorers who launched the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands-the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is "an unforgettable and unflinching tour of past and present, fixed on a subject that could not be more important" (Bill McKibben)"--
Fen, Bog and Swamp
Author: Annie Proulx
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198217336X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment-by storing the carbon emissions that accelerate climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are crucial to the earth's survival, and in four illuminating parts, Proulx documents their systemic destruction in pursuit of profit. In a vivid and revelatory journey through history, Proulx describes the fens of 16th-century England, Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, and America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. She introduces the early explorers who launched the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands-the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is "an unforgettable and unflinching tour of past and present, fixed on a subject that could not be more important" (Bill McKibben)"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198217336X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment-by storing the carbon emissions that accelerate climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are crucial to the earth's survival, and in four illuminating parts, Proulx documents their systemic destruction in pursuit of profit. In a vivid and revelatory journey through history, Proulx describes the fens of 16th-century England, Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, and America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. She introduces the early explorers who launched the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands-the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is "an unforgettable and unflinching tour of past and present, fixed on a subject that could not be more important" (Bill McKibben)"--
The Book of Swamp & Bog
Author: John Eastman
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811740218
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811740218
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.
Swamplands
Author: Edward Struzik
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642830801
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into an Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and muskoxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like these-collectively known as swamplands or peatlands-often go unnoticed for their ecological splendor. They are as globally significant as rainforests, yet, because of their reputation as wastelands, they are being systematically drained and degraded. Swamplands celebrates these wild places, as journalist Edward Struzik highlights the unappreciated struggle to save peatlands by scientists, conservationists, and landowners around the world. An ode to peaty landscapes in all their offbeat glory, the book is also a demand for awareness of the myriad threats they face. It inspires us to see the beauty and importance in these least likely of placesÂ. Our planet's survival might depend on it.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642830801
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into an Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and muskoxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like these-collectively known as swamplands or peatlands-often go unnoticed for their ecological splendor. They are as globally significant as rainforests, yet, because of their reputation as wastelands, they are being systematically drained and degraded. Swamplands celebrates these wild places, as journalist Edward Struzik highlights the unappreciated struggle to save peatlands by scientists, conservationists, and landowners around the world. An ode to peaty landscapes in all their offbeat glory, the book is also a demand for awareness of the myriad threats they face. It inspires us to see the beauty and importance in these least likely of placesÂ. Our planet's survival might depend on it.
The Book of Swamp and Bog
Author: John Andrew Eastman
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811725187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811725187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.
Stirring the Mud
Author: Barbara Hurd
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618215126
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, 9imagination, and fear.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618215126
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, 9imagination, and fear.
Bogs of the Northeast
Author: Charles W. Johnson
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611681677
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The first popular book to deal with bogs in a comprehensive yet authoritative manner
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611681677
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The first popular book to deal with bogs in a comprehensive yet authoritative manner
Swamp Stories
Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 163083372X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
In this followup to his narrative nonfiction book WATER STORIES, Jim Arnosky chronicles his adventures on the water. A StarWalk Kids Original Book.
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 163083372X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
In this followup to his narrative nonfiction book WATER STORIES, Jim Arnosky chronicles his adventures on the water. A StarWalk Kids Original Book.
The Bark of the Bog Owl
Author: Jonathan Rogers
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805431314
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In this fantasy/allegory, Rogers retells the life of biblical character King David.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805431314
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In this fantasy/allegory, Rogers retells the life of biblical character King David.
Stirring the Mud
Author: Barbara Hurd
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 082033152X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, imagination, and fear.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 082033152X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, imagination, and fear.
Bedtime at the Swamp
Author: Kristyn Crow
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060839511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Splish splash rumba-rumba bim bam boom! It's bedtime at the swamp—except somebody's not ready. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud. Is there a monster on the loose? Kristyn Crow has taken every child's worst nightmare and transformed it into a frolic through swampland. With funny illustrations and a catchy refrain, this story won't scare little monster too much before bedtime.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060839511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Splish splash rumba-rumba bim bam boom! It's bedtime at the swamp—except somebody's not ready. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud. Is there a monster on the loose? Kristyn Crow has taken every child's worst nightmare and transformed it into a frolic through swampland. With funny illustrations and a catchy refrain, this story won't scare little monster too much before bedtime.