Wondrous Animals

Wondrous Animals
Author: Kerby Rosanes
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2023-07-11
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0593474465

Whimsical and amazing animals both real and imagined come to life in detailed artwork by Kerby Rosanes This beautiful coloring book features fifty-eight astonishing animal images from Kerby Rosanes, combining illustrations of fantastical shape-shifting animals with real-life depictions of the natural world in all of its fragile beauty. Artwork from his bestselling books Fragile World, Worlds Within Worlds, Animorphia, Mythomorphia, Geomorphia, and Imagimorphia comes together for the very first time in a spectacular compilation sure to enchant and engross animal lovers and coloring enthusiasts.

Wondrous Creatures

Wondrous Creatures
Author: Dean Jacobs
Publisher: Travel 4 Life
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780974944111

Imaginary Animals

Imaginary Animals
Author: Boria Sax
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2013-11-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1780232136

An extraordinary menagerie of fantastical and unreal beasts featuring hundreds of illustrations, from griffins to dog-men, mermaids, dragons, unicorns, and yetis. Fire-breathing dragons, beautiful mermaids, majestic unicorns, terrifying three-headed dogs—these fantastic creatures have long excited our imagination. Medieval authors placed them in the borders of manuscripts as markers of the boundaries of our understanding. Tales from around the world place these beasts in deserts, deep woods, remote islands, ocean depths, and alternate universes—just out of our reach. And in the sections on the apocalypse in the Bible, they proliferate as the end of time approaches, with horses with heads like lions, dragons, and serpents signaling the destruction of the world. Legends tell us that imaginary animals belong to a primordial time, before everything in the world had names, categories, and conceptual frameworks. In this book, Boria Sax digs into the stories of these fabulous beasts. He shows how, despite their liminal role, imaginary animals like griffins, dog-men, yetis, and more are socially constructed creatures, created through the same complex play of sensuality and imagination as real ones. Tracing the history of imaginary animals from Paleolithic art to their roles in stories such as Harry Potter and even the advent of robotic pets, he reveals that these extraordinary figures help us psychologically—as monsters, they give form to our amorphous fears, while as creatures of wonder, they embody our hopes. Their greatest service, Sax concludes, is to continually challenge our imaginations, directing us beyond the limitations of conventional beliefs and expectations. Featuring over 230 illustrations of a veritable menagerie of fantastical and unreal beasts, Imaginary Animals is a feast for the eyes and the imagination.

Animal Snoops

Animal Snoops
Author: Peter Christie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Animal behavior
ISBN: 9781554512164

Features animals with secret-agent skills including eavesdropping baboons, spying convict cichlid fish, and the deceptive eastern gray squirrel.

The Wondrous Journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins

The Wondrous Journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins
Author: Lesley M. M. Blume
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375899189

The journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins might just be the most extraordinary contribution to the study of the earth's past since the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. In the incredible pages of these thought-to-be-lost diaries, Dr. Wiggins—whom we now must consider the greatest paleozoologist of all time—has divulged the secrets of the truly ancient animal world: a world before human beings; a world before dinosaurs; a world that, until now, existed well beyond the outer reaches of human imagination. From deadly Amazonian Whispering Vines (Vitus Sussurus) to curious creatures called Brittle Bones (Futilis Ossis) to a mysterious pet named Gibear (Chiroptera Vicugna Pacosis), the discoveries of Dr. Wiggins will forever change the way we think about the world before us.

The Wondrous Workings of Science and Nature Coloring Book

The Wondrous Workings of Science and Nature Coloring Book
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 059323314X

An elegant and absorbing coloring book that offers 40 intricate line drawings created by the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Women in Science. Rachel Ignotofsky's beloved books Women in Science and The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth bring science and nature to brilliant life through gorgeous and illuminating illustrations. Now, with The Wondrous Workings of Science and Nature Coloring Book, she offers fans a chance to participate in her intricate and informative artwork, and learn fascinating facts while coloring. You'll discover and explore ecosystems large and small, from reefs and rainforests to ponds and backyard gardens, the inner workings of a single cell, and even a collection of lab tools. Perfect for nature lovers of all ages, this is an utterly charming educational guide to the world we live in.

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life
Author: Gordon Lindsay Campbell
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2014-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191035157

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.

Wild Animals Coloring Book

Wild Animals Coloring Book
Author: John Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1987-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780486254760

Detailed and ready-to-color drawings of 47 species: rhinoceros, snow leopard, giraffe, reindeer, gorilla, tiger, giant panda, elephant, kangaroo, many more. Brief captions describe habits of each species. Colorists will find this volume entertaining and educational; artists and designers will find practical use for the royalty-free illustrations. 40 black-and-white illustrations. Captions.

Wonderful World of Horses Coloring Book

Wonderful World of Horses Coloring Book
Author: John Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0486444651

Thirty handsome illustrations capture the legendary grace and beauty of the horse and are ready to come alive with your colors. Captions.

Citizens of the Sea

Citizens of the Sea
Author: Nancy Knowlton
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2010
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1426206437

In this refreshing, reader-friendly, and colorfully illustrated book about the ocean, renowned marine scientist Knowlton presents an overview of the hundreds of species that have been discovered in the past decade.