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Author | : Timothy Entwisle |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2014-09-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 148630205X |
Sprinter and Sprummer challenges the traditional four seasons, and encourages us to think about how we view changes in our natural world. Since 1788, Australia has carried the yoke of four European seasons that make no sense in most parts of the country. We may like them for historical or cultural reasons, or because they are the same throughout the world, but they tell us nothing of our natural environment. It's time to reject those seasons and to adopt a system that brings us more in tune with our plants and animals – a system that helps us to notice and respond to climate change. Using examples from his 25 years working in botanic gardens, author Timothy Entwisle illustrates how our natural world really responds to seasonal changes in temperature, rainfall and daylight, and why it would be better to divide up the year based on what Australian plants do rather than ancient rites of the Northern Hemisphere. Sprinter and Sprummer opens with the origins and theory of the traditional seasonal system, and goes on to review the Aboriginal seasonal classifications used across Australia. Entwisle then proposes a new five-season approach, explaining the characteristics of each season, along with the biological changes that define them. The book uses seasons to describe the fascinating triggers in the life of a plant (and plant-like creatures), using charismatic flora such as carnivorous plants, the Wollemi Pine and orchids, as well as often overlooked organisms such as fungi. The final chapter considers climate change and how the seasons are shifting whether we like it or not.
Author | : Timothy Entwisle |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2014-09 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1486302041 |
Challenges the traditional four seasons, and encourages us to think about how we view changes in our natural world.
Author | : Timothy J. Entwisle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781486302031 |
Since 1788, Australia has carried the yoke off our European seasons that make no sense in most parts of the country. We may like them for historical or cultural reasons, or because they are the same throughout the world, but they tell us nothing of our natural environment. It is time to reject those seasons and to adopt a system that brings us more in tune with our plants and animals! This book opens with the origins and theory of the traditional seasonal system, and goes on to review the Aboriginal seasonal classifications used across Australia. Entwisle then proposes a new five-season approach, explaining the characteristics of each season, along with the biological changes that define them. His final chapter considers climate change and how the seasons are shifting whether we like it or not.
Author | : Tim Entwisle |
Publisher | : Thames & Hudson Australia |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2022-08-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1760762970 |
In this wildly rich memoir, a director at some of the world's finest botanic gardens - Sydney, Kew and Melbourne - suggests such places are a cure for the world's ills. Tim Entwisle believes these sanctuaries can address the key threats of our time, such as climate change and plant extinction, while simultaneously serving up gorgeous landscapes and offering a balm to the weary human spirit. Evergreen reveals the noisy soundtrack to Tim Entwisle's life, why he prefers nature found kerbside rather than in the wild, and how he comes to have an alga (seaweed) named after him. Above all, it's an ode to the powerful mix of nature, science and culture. *Ebook available through all major etailers*
Author | : Heidi Lang |
Publisher | : Abrams |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2020-04-21 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1683356403 |
Heidi Lang’s novel Wrong Way Summer is a moving summer road-trip story for fans of Crenshaw and The Someday Birds. A Junior Library Guild Selection Claire used to love her dad’s fantastical stories, especially tales about her absent mom—who could be off with the circus or stolen by the troll king, depending on the day. But now that she’s 12, Claire thinks she’s old enough to know the truth. When her dad sells the house and moves her and her brother into a converted van, she’s tired of the tall tales and refuses to pretend it’s all some grand adventure, despite how enthusiastically her little brother embraces this newest fantasy. Claire is faced with a choice: Will she play along with the stories her dad is spinning for her little brother, or will she force her family to face reality once and for all? Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Wrong Way Summer is a road-trip journey and coming-of-age story about one girl’s struggle to understand when a lie is really a lie and when it’s something more: hope. “This is a sweet story about family, truth, protection, friendship, and first crushes . . . Not only does the author construct a story that draws the reader in, she also provides a love and understanding of the art of storytelling.” —School Library Connection
Author | : L. Jon Wertheim |
Publisher | : Mariner Books |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1328637247 |
A rollicking guided tour of one extraordinary summer, when some of the most pivotal and freakishly coincidental stories all collided and changed the way we think about modern sports The summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the birth of modern sports when the nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. That summer also saw ESPN's rise to media dominance as the country's premier sports network and the first modern, commercialized, profitable Olympics. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rivalry raged, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe reigned in tennis, and Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon made pro wrestling a business, while Donald Trump pierced the national consciousness as a pro football team owner. It was an awakening in the sports world, a moment when sports began to morph into the market-savvy, sensationalized, moneyed, controversial, and wildly popular arena we know today. In the tradition of Bill Bryson's One Summer: America, 1927, L. Jon Wertheim captures these 90 seminal days against the backdrop of the nostalgia-soaked 1980s, to show that this was the year we collectively traded in our ratty Converses for a pair of sleek, heavily branded, ingeniously marketed Nikes. This was the year that sports went big-time.
Author | : Kurt Schallitz |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2012-08-05 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1105051676 |
If you want to improve by over 10%%%% in under a month, then this is your book! Drop at least one second in your next 100 sprint just by changing your warm up. Learn how a jelly fish can teach you to improve your breast stroke kick by up to 60%%%%. Streamline significantly further by learning better breath control. Reduce your body drag by up to 7%%%% without a body suit. Every technique presented in this book is proven to work by numerous scientific studies. The information is presented in an easy to read style with real world stories from actual swimmers and over 100 tips for improving your times. Read how they overcame common problems using the techniques presented in this book to go from ordinary swimmers to great swimmers to elite swimmers. For every swimmer looking to improve their times, start here. Everything in this book just plain works!
Author | : Carlton Lloyd |
Publisher | : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2023-02-10 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : |
In this omen of goodness, the meditation of the heart and the imagination from the mind highlighted the wisdom of Carlton Lloyd's poetical spiritual ability. Innovativeness of wonderfulness to encourage and nourish the omen of goodness. Marvelous meet astonishing fulfilment; poetry creates peace, happiness, and love. Harmony mastering time visited past, present, and future revelation in poetry. Long before omen of goodness materialize, legacy in words all praise drew. Inspired poems established throughout the land amongst truth and right. Poetic children teaching culture, omen of goodness. Love and kindness inspire aspiration of creativeness, treasure peace and love for tomorrow. Long live poetry. This is a day for celebration hailing omen of goodness all precious gems. Exalted the affinity of wisdom a concept for the ages. The phenomenal magical muse, rhythmical verse enlighten the mind and musically incline. Poetry is life, poems brave the path, let walk in harmony, its poetry ordination.
Author | : Stanley Cohen |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2009-04-14 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1602396795 |
A Magic Summer tells of that remarkable season by chronicling the major events as viewed twenty years later. Interviews conducted twenty years after with members of the team--Seaver, Ryan, McGraw, and others--provide immediacy and, with that, fascinating updates and insights. This is a unique record and celebration of a season that Mets fans--and all baseball fans--will not soon forget. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports--books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author | : Andrea Wang |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2024-03-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 059311132X |
From Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tween who attends a Boston-based Chinese cultural overnight camp—and the many ways it transforms her. Phoenny Fang plans to have the best summer ever. She’s returning to Summertime Chinese Culture, Wellness, and Enrichment Experience (SCCWEE for short and “Squee” to campers in the know), and this year she’s a senior camper. That means she; her best friend, Lyrica Chu; and her whole Squad will have the most influence. It almost doesn’t matter that her brother is a CIT (counselor-in-training) and that her mom and auntie are the camp directors. Time spent at Squee is sacred, glorious, and free. On the day Phoenny arrives, though, she learns that the Squad has been split up, and there’s an influx of new campers this year. Phoenny is determined to be welcoming and to share all the things she loves about camp—who doesn’t love spending hours talking about and engaging in cultural activities? But she quickly learns how out of touch she is with others’ experiences, particularly of the campers who are adoptees. The same things that make her feel connected to her culture and community make some of the other campers feel excluded. Summer at Squee turns out to be even more transformative than Phoenny could’ve imagined, with new friendships, her first crush, an epic show, and a bigger love for and understanding of her community.