Descriere: 8,The acclaimed story of the little bird that won the nation's heart He'll never live, the neighbors all said. But Robert, the abandoned quail chick would prove them wrong. Born on a kitchen counter in a house on Cape Cod, raised in a box surrounded by a lamb's wool duster and a small lamp, Robert's life began auspiciously.
Autori: Margaret Stanger | Editura: Harper Paperbacks | Anul aparitiei: 1992 | ISBN: 9780060812461 | Numar de pagini: 128 | Categorie: Animals
Karen Dawn
Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals
"An Inconvenient Truth" meets animal rights in this smart, hip, and accessible primer from one of the most respected members of the activist community. Full-color photos and cartoons throughout.
David Alderton (Author)
Parrots of the World: Every Species, Everywhere
Parrots are a big and popular group of birds. Parrots of the World is a co
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
The Hidden Life of Deer: Lessons from the Natural World
7,"Through the eyes of this extraordinary woman, a reader slowly loses view of 'the wild' and instead begins to see individual creatures. It's as if we're granted access to an extended family that includes deer, bears, turkeys, and all the wild things of New England. The Hidden Life of Deer is a glorious achievement, giving new meaning to what it is both to be human and to be alive on this planet of wonders." --New York Review of BooksIn The Hidden Life of Deer, renowned anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Dogs, turns her attention to wild deer, and the many lessons we can learn by observing nature. The animal kingdom operates by ancient rules, and the deer in our woods and backyards can teach us many of them--but only if we take the time to notice. In the fall of 2007 in southern New Hampshire, the acorn crop failed and the animals who depended on it faced starvation. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas began leaving food in small piles around her farmhouse. Soon she had over thirty deer coming to her fields, and her naturalist's eye was riveted. How did they know when to come, all together, and why did they sometimes ...