The Ant's Gift

The Ant's Gift
Author: Shahrokh Meskoob
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2021-07-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 081565510X

Shahrokh Meskoob was one of Iran’s leading intellectuals and a preeminent scholar of Persian literary traditions, language, and cultural identity. In The Ant’s Gift, Meskoob applies his insight and considerable analytical skills to the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran completed in 1010 by the poet Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi. Tracing Iran’s history from its first mythical king to the fall of the Sasanian dynasty, the Shahnameh includes myths, romance, history, and political theory. Meskoob sheds new light on this seminal work of Persian culture, identifying the story as at once a historical and poetic work. While previous criticism of the Shahnameh has focused on its linguistic importance and its role in Iranian nationalism, Meskoob draws attention to the work’s pre-Islamic cultural origins.

Saving the Ants

Saving the Ants
Author: Ruth Gilmore
Publisher: Augsburg Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0806640804

Easy-to-use children's sermons for Year A of the Revised Common Lectionary.

Gifts

Gifts
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0152051236

A darkly compelling fantasy about a world in which each person has a magical, dangerous gift.

A Rare and Curious Gift

A Rare and Curious Gift
Author: Pauline Holdstock
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2005
Genre: Enslaved women
ISBN: 9780393059687

Through this fearless story of utterly convincing human passions, Holdstock paints a rich, beautifully textured portrait of the Italian Renaissance and its material and spiritual visions of human nature.

The Ants Go Marching

The Ants Go Marching
Author:
Publisher: Classic Books with Holes Soft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781846431050

One by one the ants march to get to shelter from the rain, in this illustrated version of the classic children's song.

The Ants

The Ants
Author: Bert Hölldobler
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 784
Release: 1990
Genre: Ants
ISBN: 0674040759

From the Arctic to South Africa - one finds them everywhere: Ants. Making up nearly 15% of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by their highly organized and complex social system. Their caste system, the division of labor, the origin of altruistic behavior and the complex forms of chemical communication makes them the most interesting group of social organisms and the main subject for sociobiologists. Not least is their ecological importance: Ants are the premier soil turners, channelers of energy and dominatrices of the insect fauna. TOC:The importance of ants.- Classification and origins.- The colony life cycle.- Altruism and the origin of the worker caste.- Colony odor and kin recognition.- Queen numbers and domination.- Communication.- Caste and division of labor.- Social homeostasis and flexibility.- Foraging and territorial strategies.- The organization of species communities.- Symbioses among ant species.- Symbioses with other animals.- Interaction with plants.- The specialized predators.- The army ants.- The fungus growers.- The harvesters.- The weaver ants.- Collecting and culturing ants.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index.

Anthony and the Ants

Anthony and the Ants
Author: Gemma Raynor
Publisher: Parragon Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05-02
Genre: Ants
ISBN: 9781472346025

Anthony Anteater likes to eat. But so do the hungry ants that have a habit of carrying away his food! Poor Antony is at his wits' end, until he has the clever idea of taking his breakfast somewhere those pesky ants cannot follow ...

Daily Gifts of Hope

Daily Gifts of Hope
Author: Women of Faith
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400204275

"The gifts of hope in this daily devotional will guide you to give your whole heart to God, reach out to Him for help, put away sin, and refuse to entertain evil in your home."--Introduction

Tsewa's Gift

Tsewa's Gift
Author: Michael Brown
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2006-01-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 081735364X

"A well-written and carefully crafted account of Aguaruna magic and its practical applications [that] diverges from more traditional approaches by focusing not only on the symbolic realm of magic but also on the instrumental intent." --American Anthropologist

A is for Ant

A is for Ant
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0744022436

Take a first look at the amazing world of ants in this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book, a perfect first gift for babies and toddlers. The friendly, read-aloud text and exciting illustrations by Kate Slater will have young nature-lovers smiling in no time as they learn fun words about ants that all begin with the letter "a". Have fun with your little ones by pointing to the colorful illustrations that tell the story of these awesome workers. Learn how ants work together, what they eat, and where they live. Filled with simple, fun facts, A is for Ant provides lots to talk about and is cleverly designed to encourage early learners to repeat the fun a-words.