Urban Foxes
Author | : Stephen Harris |
Publisher | : Whittet Books Limited |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781873580516 |
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Author | : Stephen Harris |
Publisher | : Whittet Books Limited |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781873580516 |
Author | : Susan J. Tweit |
Publisher | : Alaska Northwest Books |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
Records the lives of two adult foxes and their litter of newborn kits which have made their home in a city graveyard.
Author | : Christian McKay Heidicker |
Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2019-07-30 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250181437 |
A 2020 Newbery Honor Recipient! Christian McKay Heidicker, author of the Thieves of Weirdwood trilogy, draws inspiration from Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe for his debut middle-grade novel, a thrilling portrait of survival and an unforgettable tale of friendship. "Clever and harrowing." —The Wall Street Journal "Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with these highly original, bone-chilling, and ultimately heart-warming stories. All that’s needed is a blazing campfire and a delicious plate of peaches and centipedes.” —Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award honoree and National Book Award finalist The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are separated from their litters, they discover a dangerous world full of monsters. In order to find a den to call home, they must venture through field and forest, facing unspeakable things that dwell in the darkness: a zombie who hungers for their flesh, a witch who tries to steal their skins, a ghost who hunts them through the snow . . . and other things too scary to mention. Featuring eight interconnected stories and sixteen hauntingly beautiful illustrations, Scary Stories for Young Foxes contains the kinds of adventures and thrills you love to listen to beside a campfire in the dark of night. Fans of Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Auxier, and R. L. Stine have found their next favorite book. A Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice Selection
Author | : Barbara Taylor |
Publisher | : Gareth Stevens |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2006-12-30 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780836872590 |
Describes the various species of wildlife that inhabit urban environments around the world, and examines the ways in which the human population deals with them.
Author | : C. Philip Wheater |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2002-01-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1134715714 |
The author presents an illustrated and practical guide to the wide range of urban habitats and the flora and fauna that live within them. The important conservation and management issues presently being faced within our towns and cities are examined. Topics of concern to the conservationalist or habitat manager are explored, including: * the impact and monitoring of pollution * the effects of invasive species * guidelines for the ecological management of sites to enhance their nature conservation value. Urban Habitats is richly illustrated, features up-to-date references and data, and proposes a series of projects.
Author | : Heiman F. L. Wertheim |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2012-01-04 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1444354671 |
The Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases provides a much needed practical and visual overview of the current distribution and determinants of major infectious diseases of humans. The comprehensive full-color maps show at a glance the areas with reported infections and outbreaks, and are accompanied by a concise summary of key information on the infectious agent and its clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Since infectious diseases are dynamic, the maps are presented in the context of a changing world, and how these changes are influencing the geographical distribution on human infections. This unique atlas: Contains more than 145 high quality full-color maps covering all major human infectious diseases Provides key information on the illustrated infectious diseases Has been compiled and reviewed by an editorial board of infectious disease experts from around the world The result is a concise atlas with a consistent format throughout, where material essential for understanding the global spatial distribution of infectious diseases has been thoughtfully assembled by international experts. Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases is an essential tool for infectious disease specialists, medical microbiologists, virologists, travel medicine specialists, and public health professionals. The Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases is accompanied by a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition - an interactive digital version of the book with downloadable images and text, highlighting and note-taking facilities, book-marking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and glossary terms.
Author | : Norman A. Johnson |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 463 |
Release | : 2021-12-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0429995474 |
The application of evolutionary biology addresses a wide range of practical problems in medicine, agriculture, the environment, and society. Such cutting-edge applications are emerging due to recent advances in DNA sequencing, new gene editing tools, and computational methods. This book is about applied evolution – the application of the principles of and information about evolutionary biology to diverse practical matters. Although applied evolution has existed, unrecognized, for a very long time, today’s version has a much wider scope. Evolutionary medicine has formed into its own discipline. Evolutionary approaches have long been employed in agriculture and in conservation biology. But Darwin’s reach now extends beyond just these three fields. It now also includes forensic biology and the law. Ideas from evolutionary biology can be used to inform policy regarding foreign affairs and national security. Applied evolution is not only interdisciplinary, but also multidisciplinary. Consequently, this book is for experts in one field who are interested in expanding their evolutionary horizons. It is also for students, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. One of the public relations challenges faced by evolutionary biology is that most people do not see it being all that relevant to their daily lives. Even many who accept evolution do not grasp how far Darwin’s reach extends. This book will change that perception. Key Features Emphasizes the expanding role evolutionary biology has in today’s world. Includes examples from medicine, law, agriculture, conservation, and even national security Summarizes new technologies and computational methods that originated as innovations based in part or whole on evolutionary theory. Current. Has extensive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent topics. Documents the important role evolution plays in everyday life. Illustrates the broadly interdisciplinary nature of evolutionary theory. Resources The applications of evolutionary biology are far too numerous to include in just one book. Plus, new scientific findings emerge almost every day underscoring the central role evolution plays in our lives. The author has established a blog site to highlight these fascinating discoveries. Please visit https://darwinsreach.blog to be inspired by “... endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful [that] have been, and are being evolved.” (the last line of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species).
Author | : Michael Leach |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2008-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781435849921 |
Introduces the fox, describing their life cycle, how they find food, their enemies, and how they are affected by urban development and sport hunting.
Author | : Alastair Bonnett |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 054410157X |
Alastair Bonnett explores extraordinary, off-grid, offbeat places including micro-nations, moving villages, secret cities, and no man's lands. Consider Sealand, an abandoned gun platform off the English coast that a British citizen claimed as his own sovereign nation, issuing passports and making his wife a princess. Or Baarle, a patchwork city of Dutch and Flemish enclaves where crossing the street can involve traversing national borders. Or Sandy Island, which appeared on maps well into 2012 despite the fact it never existed.
Author | : Raymond Noble |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2023-07-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1009277340 |
Life is definitively purposive and creative. Organisms use genes in controlling their destiny. This book presents a paradigm shift in understanding living systems. The genome is not a code, blueprint or set of instructions. It is a tool orchestrated by the system. This book shows that gene-centrism misrepresents what genes are and how they are used by living systems. It demonstrates how organisms make choices, influencing their behaviour, their development and evolution, and act as agents of natural selection. It presents a novel approach to fundamental philosophical and cultural issues, such as free-will. Reading this book will make you see life in a new light, as a marvellous phenomenon, and in some sense a triumph of evolution. We are not in our genes, our genes are in us.