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Par Margaret Owen. 1977
A Los Angeles family, weary of city living, found a satisfactory alternative in northern British Columbia. The years in the…
wilderness, highlighted by the discovery of an important jade deposit, are humourously described. c1977.Par Ben K Green. 1972
This 1972 sequel to Green's "Horse Tradin'" offers more of the same type of anecdotal stories about raising and selling…
horses. Green was a veterinarian in Texas, and he came across a number of colourful characters - some four-legged - throughout his career. Some descriptions of violence. 2000, c1972.Par Jeffrey Anshel. 2011
Information about the eyes; sections on nutrition, herbal therapies, and homeopathic remedies. Discusses disorders of the eye and visual system,…
conventional treatments and self-treatments, eye care techniques, and refractive surgeries and vision therapies. c2011.Par Bridget Joan Stutchbury. 2007
Migratory songbirds are disappearing at an alarming rate; by some estimates we have already lost half the songbirds that filled…
the skies 40 years ago. Stutchbury demonstrates why this decline should concern us all by arguing that songbirds truly are the canaries in the coal mine. Examines the most threatening factors to this vital element in our ecosystem: pesticides, the destruction of vital habitat, coffee plantations, bright lights and structures of our cities, the notorious cowbird, and global warming. 2007.Par Clyde Bresee. 1986
Memoir of the author's early years, 1920-1929, on James Island off Charleston, South Carolina. Dwells on boyhood adventures: crabbing in…
the river, exploring the woods, and learning in a two-room school. 1986. (American places of the heart)Par Donald Hall. 1987
Par Farley Mowat. 1984
Mowat examines the extermination and mass reduction of wildlife in North America, from the 16th century to the present. He…
reserves most of his wrath for the federal government which takes so long to act against the slaughter.Par Jean-Claude Suares, Jane R Martin. 1997
When a fire in an abandoned garage threatened the lives of her newborn kittens, Scarlett courageously went in the burning…
building to retrieve them one by one. The story of this cat's devotion made headlines in 1996. 1997.Par Delia Owens, Mark Owens. 2006
The Owenses recount their efforts from the early 1990s to 2005 to conserve wildlife in and around North Luangwa National…
Park in Zambia by offering villagers alternatives to poaching ivory. They describe befriending an orphan elephant, encounters with lions and other African animals, and dangers from poachers. 2006.Par Dominique Galiana. 2007
Pour aider les parents à satisfaire l'insatiable curiosité des enfants sur les petits mystères de la vie et du quotidien,…
chaque titre de cette collection regroupe une vingtaine de réponses à autant de questions scientifiques, regroupées sous six thématiques: Je voyage dans l'espace - J'observe mon corps - Je traverse les saisons - Je fais la cuisine - J'aime les animaux - Je découvre la science. Années 1-3. 2007.Par Stephen R Swinburne. 2011
Par Marq De Villiers, Sheila Hirtle. 2003
Description of the world's largest desert landscape and its inhabitants. Discusses the geography, natural cycles, and resilient life-forms of the…
sandy wilderness stretching across the broadest part of Africa. Covers the history of the Sahara's indigenous people--Berbers, Moors, and Tuareg--and the ancient kingdoms of past civilizations. 2003.Par William Surface. 1974
A rugged on-the-scene account of one roundup season on an immense ranch in western Texas. Captures the cowboy's speech, the…
dust and dangers, and the camaraderie of the veteran foreman with his mixed gang of old-time cowboys. 1974.Par Colin Angus, Julie Angus. 2009
2006. Adventurers Julie and Colin Angus were checking a map of Europe when Julie noticed an interconnected water route from…
Colin's parents' homeland of Scotland past her mother's homeland, Germany, and on to her father's, Syria. What started as a funny idea of rowing to visit relatives resulted in an odyssey by oar (and bike) where Julie and Colin tested their relationship while exploring their roots. Some strong language. 2010, c2009.Par Doreen Tovey. 1982
The author describes her introduction to the English countryside, as well as to the village "characters" she and her husband…
meet on their quest to find a country home of their own. 1982.Par Jeremy Wade. 2011
Par Jean-Philippe de Tonnac, Théodore Monod. 1999
Par Seymour Simon. 1997
Discusses the migrations--seasonal journeys--of various birds, butterflies, locusts, spiders, and bats. Presents reasons for the move, the influence of the…
seasons, and how flight is accomplished. Includes brief mention of seeds that are also air travelers. Grades 3-6. 1997.Par Amy Sutherland. 2017
Terrified Penny Jane; brassy but filthy Dixie Lou; tough-guy Dingo; and the crazed, nippy jester, Walter Joe. These are not…
your average cute-and-cared-for, well-trained pups--these are shelter dogs. Scared, aggressive, so painfully shy that they can't look you in the eye, they have languished so long without attention that they are slipping into a dark place, and soon will no longer be able to bond with people. A member of the elite corps of volunteers at Boston's Animal Rescue League, Amy Sutherland began walking shelter dogs in 2001 and has patiently helped train canines with serious behaviour problems. This is the story of her adventures with these remarkable dogs, from working at a shelter, helping dozens of animals discover that the right person can give them love, hope, and a whole new life, to adopting two rescue dogs of her own and fostering half a dozen more. 2017.Par Allan Anderson. 1977