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The circus at the edge of the earth: travels with the Great Wallenda Circus
Par Charles Wilkins. 1998
The author travelled over three-thousand kilometres in Canada in order to get the inside story on life with a travelling…
circus. He vividly describes the seductive freedoms and horrific risks of traditional circus life. He also shares the lives of the circus performers and their motivations for becoming a member of a travelling troupe. 1998.The city kid's field guide
Par Ethan Herberman. 1989
Although one usually associates wildlife with rural areas, this book introduces wild animals and plants that can be found in…
a variety of urban environments, like backyards, vacant lots, and parks. Included are spiders, squirrels, starlings, raccoons, and dandelions. Grades 5-8 and older. c1989. Uniform title: Nova (Television program)Sommes-nous trop "bêtes" pour comprendre l'intelligence des animaux?
Par F. B. M. de Waal, Paul Chemla, Lise Chemla. 2016
Qu'est-ce qui distingue votre esprit de celui d'un animal ? Vous vous dites peut-être : la capacité de concevoir des…
outils ou la conscience de soi pour citer des traits qui ont longtemps servi à nous définir comme l'espèce dominante de la planète. Dirons-nous que nous sommes plus stupides qu'un écureuil parce que nous sommes moins aptes à nous souvenir des caches de centaines de glands enterrés ? Ou que nous avons une perception de notre environnement plus fine qu'une chauve-souris dotée de lécholocalisation ? De Waal retrace l'ascension et la chute de la vision mécaniste des animaux et ouvre notre esprit à l'idée d'un esprit animal bien plus raffiné et complexe que nous ne l'imaginions Frans de Waal nous emmène à la découverte de pieuvres qui se servent de coques de noix de coco comme outils ; déléphants qui classent les humains selon lâge, le sexe et la langue ; ou dAyumu, jeune chimpanzé mâle dont la mémoire fulgurante humilie celle des humains. Sur la base de travaux de recherche effectués avec des corbeaux, des dauphins, des perroquets, des moutons, des guêpes, des chauves-souris, des baleines et, bien sûr, des chimpanzés et des bonobos, Frans de Waal explore létendue et la profondeur de lintelligence animale. Il révèle à quel point les animaux sont en réalité intelligents et à quel point, trop longtemps, nous avons sous-estimé leurs aptitudes. 2016. Titre uniforme: Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?The case of the mummified pigs: and other mysteries in nature
Par Susan E Quinlan. 1995
Fourteen scientific puzzles about the natural world that have been investigated by ecologists. In "The Case of the Mummified Pigs"…
a scientist experiments with dead piglets in cages left out in the woods to find out what happens as time passes. Grades 4-7. 1995.The carbon rush: The Truth Behind The Carbon Market Smokescreen
Par Amy Miller. 2013
Award-winning documentarian Miller focuses on the real meaning of Carbon trading, where countries can buy and sell anothers' carbon emission…
through a system where carbon credits are traded like stocks and bonds. It’s really a zero-sum formula where the amount of carbon-based pollution is not being reduced, only moved by brokers among countries. Credits are then given which are used to bankroll huge industrial operations, many of which are ravaging both the world's poor and their environments, many of which are aboriginal. 2013.The cats of Shambala
Par Theodore Taylor, Tippi Hedren. 1985
Actress Tippi Hedren and her husband, director Noel Marshall, decided to make a film about lions. To closely study the…
behaviour of these animals, they acquired more than 100 lions, leopards, tigers and cheetahs, and lived among them for 10 years. 1985.The blind watchmaker: Why The Evidence Of Evolution Reveals A Universe Without Design
Par Richard Dawkins. 1986
A controversial book which contends that evolution by natural selection - as originally outlined by Darwin - is the only…
answer to the biggest question of all: why do we exist? 1986.The birds of heaven: travels with cranes
Par Peter Matthiessen. 2001
Cranes, the largest flying birds on earth, are held near-sacred in many lands. The author chronicles his journeys in search…
of the world's fifteen species to Siberia, India, China, Japan, Australia, Africa, Europe, and America. He joins both scientists and peoples of these lands to portray the tenacious cranes' beauty and their struggle to survive. 2001.The big red train ride
Par Eric Newby. 1978
The author made the 6,000 mile journey from Moscow to the Pacific, on the Trans-Siberian railway in 1977. He was…
accompanied by a Slovene (his wife), a German (photographer) and the official Russian guide. The result is a very individual travel book. 1978.The bird in the waterfall: a natural history of oceans, rivers and lakes
Par Jerry Dennis. 1996
Explores the subject of water in nature and the history of rivers, lakes, and oceans. Delves into underground, surface, and…
sky waters and their properties, dynamics, and effects. Discusses related phenomena such as waves, tides, beaches, and waterfalls. 1996.The barn at the end of the world: the apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist shepherd (The world As Home Ser.)
Par Mary Rose O'Reilley. 2000
O'Reilley embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this often hilarious book, she describes her work in an agricultural…
barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France. She seeks in both places a spirituality based not in "climbing out of the body" but rather in existing fully in the world. 2000.The beak of the finch: a story of evolution in our time
Par Jonathan Weiner. 1994
Discusses the work of Peter and Rosemary Grant, who spent more than twenty years in the Galapagos Islands researching Charles…
Darwin's finches to confront Darwin's notion of evolution as a time-suspended process. Weiner incorporates research from other scientists to assert that evolution is dynamic, involving constant, even observable, change. L.A. Times Book Prize for Science and Technology. Winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. 1994.The animals among us: how pets make us human
Par John Bradshaw. 2017
Anthrozoologist John Bradshaw argues that pet-keeping is nothing less than an intrinsic part of human nature. An affinity for animals…
drove our evolution and now, without animals around us, we risk losing an essential part of ourselves. 2017.The Arctic wolf: living with the pack
Par L. David Mech. 1988
The author, a wildlife research biologist, describes his experiences in 1986-87 when he lived with a wolf pack in the…
high arctic region of Canada. He interacted with these wolves in their daily lives. 1988.The Appalachian Trail reader
Par David Emblidge. 1996
A collection of travel diaries and registers, historical accounts, and other writings that portray the 2,140-mile recreational footpath running from…
Georgia to Maine. Traces the wilderness trail northward, depicting its history, geology, scenery, wildlife, and lore. 1996.Tandems africains: du Sahara au Kilimandjaro guidés par des non-voyants
Par Diego Audemard. 2007
C'est en tandems que Jean-Christophe Perrot et Diego Audemard ont choisi de réaliser leur projet "Raconte-moi la Terre" découvrir l'Afrique,…
pendant toute une année, guidés par des personnes non et mal- voyantes. Avec leurs 27 copilotes, ils ont pédalé sur 13 500 kilomètres à travers douze pays, gravi à pied quatre sommets de plus de 4 000 mètres d'altitude, et réalisé qu'au-delà du défi physique, ils vivaient un véritable partage des sens. Le témoignage d'une expérience authentique, menée pour le plaisir de voir avec d'autres yeux. Une aventure où il faut être deux pour avancer, un aveugle et un voyant, un autochtone et un étranger. 2007.Talking tails: the incredible connection between people and their pets
Par Jane Drake, Ann Love. 2012
From our earliest beginnings, we have shared our lives with animals. Jane Drake and Ann Love explore the ties that…
humans and their pets have formed. With fun and fascinating facts, they address Dog People and Cat People. They also introduce us to more unusual pets, like Polly the parrot, who lived through the Klondike Gold Rush to be 126 years old by belting back whiskey, swearing, and biting gold miners. And, of course, there are fish and reptiles, rodents and horses, all of whom can be beloved pets. Grades 4-7. 2012.Tar sands: dirty oil and the future of a continent
Par Andrew Nikiforuk. 2008
Canada has one third of the world's oil source; it comes from the bitumen in the oil sands of Alberta.…
Advancements in technology and frenzied development have created the world's largest energy project in Fort McMurray, where the sticky bitumen is extracted from the earth. Providing almost 20 percent of America's fuel, much of this dirty oil is being processed in refineries in the Midwest, but Nikiforuk believes the project is polluting the air, poisoning the water, and destroying boreal forest, and argues for change. Some strong language. c2008.Take action: World Wildlife Fund
Par Jane Drake, Ann Love, Pat Cupples. 1992
Discusses endangered species and endangered spaces such as condors, orchids and rain forests. Includes practical ideas on how to take…
action and various programs that some schools have tried. Grades 4-7. 1992.Seeing the world my way: a totally blind and partially deaf guy's global adventures
Par Tony Giles. 2010
Follows Tony Giles' journey of adventure as he travels across North America, Asia and Australasia. Full of drama, danger and…
discovery, this travel biography is a young blind man's view of the world as he sets out to achieve his dream, dealing with disability while living life to the limit. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2010.