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Bicycling with Butterflies

Author : Sara Dykman
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1643260456
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Bicycling with Butterflies written by Sara Dykman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What a wonderful idea for an adventure! Absolutely inspired, timely, and important.” —Alistair Humphreys, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and author of The Doorstep Mile and Around the World by Bike Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic ups and downs of the nearly nine-month odyssey. We’re beside her as she navigates unmapped roads in foreign countries, checks roadside milkweed for monarch eggs, and shares her passion with eager schoolchildren, skeptical bar patrons, and unimpressed border officials. We also meet some of the ardent monarch stewards who supported her efforts, from citizen scientists and researchers to farmers and high-rise city dwellers. With both humor and humility, Dykman offers a compelling story, confirming the urgency of saving the threatened monarch migration—and the other threatened systems of nature that affect the survival of us all.

Chasing Monarchs

Author : Robert Michael Pyle
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030020387X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Chasing Monarchs written by Robert Michael Pyle and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although no one had ever followed North American monarch butterflies on their annual southward journey to Mexico and California, in the 1990s there were well-accepted assumptions about the nature and form of the migration. But to Robert Michael Pyle, a naturalist with long experience in monarch conservation, the received wisdom about the butterflies’ long journey just didn’t make sense. In the autumn of 1996 he set out to uncover the facts, to pursue the tide of “cinnamon sailors” on their long, mysterious flight. Chasing Monarchs chronicles Pyle’s 9,000-mile journey to discover firsthand the secrets of the monarchs’ annual migration. Part road trip, part outdoor adventure, and part natural history study, Pyle’s book overturns old theories and provides insights both large and small regarding monarch butterflies, their biology, and their spectacular migratory travels. Since the book’s first publication, its controversial conclusions have been fully confirmed, and monarchs are better understood than ever before. The Afterword for this volume includes not only updated information on the myriad threats to monarch butterflies, but also various efforts under way to ensure the future of the world’s most amazing butterfly migration.

The Language of Butterflies

Author : Wendy Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501178083
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Language of Butterflies written by Wendy Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “deeply personal and lyrical book” (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world’s most resilient creatures—the butterfly—shedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives. “[A] glorious and exuberant celebration of these biological flying machines…Williams takes us on a humorous and beautifully crafted journey” (The Washington Post). From butterfly gardens to zoo exhibits, these “flying flowers” are one of the few insects we’ve encouraged to infiltrate our lives. Yet, what has drawn us to these creatures in the first place? And what are their lives really like? In this “entertaining look at ‘the world’s favorite insect’” (Booklist, starred review), New York Times bestselling author and science journalist Wendy Williams reveals the inner lives of these delicate creatures, who are far more intelligent and tougher than we give them credit for. Monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles each year from Canada to Mexico. Other species have learned how to fool ants into taking care of them. Butterflies’ scales are inspiring researchers to create new life-saving medical technology. Williams takes readers to butterfly habitats across the globe and introduces us to not only various species, but “digs deeply into the lives of both butterflies and [the] scientists” (Science magazine) who have spent decades studying them. Coupled with years of research and knowledge gained from experts in the field, this accessible “butterfly biography” explores the ancient partnership between these special creatures and humans, and why they continue to fascinate us today. “Informative, thought-provoking,” (BookPage, starred review) and extremely profound, The Language of Butterflies is a “fascinating book [that] will be of interest to anyone who has ever admired a butterfly, and anyone who cares about preserving these stunning creatures” (Library Journal).

Monarch Butterfly Migration

Author : Kari Schuetz
Publisher : Blastoff! Readers
ISBN 13 : 9781626178182
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (781 download)

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Download or read book Monarch Butterfly Migration written by Kari Schuetz and published by Blastoff! Readers. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For monarch butterflies, the crisp air of fall signals a time for change. Along with the changing colors of the trees, the skies are filled with these bright orange insects as they make their way to warmer weather. Monarchs' delicate wings help them glide with the southern wind during their migration to Mexico. This book contains vibrant photos and marked maps allow readers to become immersed in the lives of monarch butterflies. "

Bicycling with Butterflies

Author : Sara Dykman
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1643260901
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Bicycling with Butterflies written by Sara Dykman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic ups and downs of the nearly nine-month odyssey. We’re beside her as she navigates unmapped roads in foreign countries, checks roadside milkweed for monarch eggs, and shares her passion with eager schoolchildren, skeptical bar patrons, and unimpressed border officials. We also meet some of the ardent monarch stewards who supported her efforts, from citizen scientists and researchers to farmers and high-rise city dwellers. With both humor and humility, Dykman offers a compelling story, confirming the urgency of saving the threatened monarch migration—and the other threatened systems of nature that affect the survival of us all.

Four Wings and a Prayer

Author : Sue Halpern
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307787206
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Four Wings and a Prayer written by Sue Halpern and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every autumn, the monarch butterflies east of the Rockies migrate from as far north as Canada to Mexico. Memory is not their guide — no one butterfly makes the round trip — but each year somehow find their way to the same fifty acres of forest on the high slopes of Mexico’s Neovolcanic Mountains, and then make the return trip in the spring. In Four Wings and a Prayer, Sue Halpern sets off on an adventure to delve into the secrets behind this extraordinary phenomenon. She visits scientists and butterfly lovers across the country, offering a keenly observed portrait of the monarchs’ migration and of the people for whom they have become a glorious obsession. Combining science, memoir, and travel writing, Four Wings and a Prayer is an absorbing travelogue and a fascinating meditation on a profound mystery of the natural world.

Monarch Butterfly Migration

Author : Grace Hansen
Publisher : Abdo Kids Jumbo
ISBN 13 : 9781532100307
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Monarch Butterfly Migration written by Grace Hansen and published by Abdo Kids Jumbo. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about the migration of North American monarch butterflies, including why and when they migrate, how far they migrate, and where they migrate.

The Cave

Author : Tim Krabbe
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374529167
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book The Cave written by Tim Krabbe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-05-16 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning psychological thriller about friship, drugs, and murder from the author of The Vanishing. Egon Wagter and Axel van de Graaf met when they were both fourteen and on vacation in Belgium. Axel is fascinating, filled with an amoral energy by which the more prudent, less adventurous Egon is both mesmerized and repelled. Even as a teen, Axel has a strange power over those around him. He defies authority, seduces women, breaks the law. Axel chooses Egon as a friend, a friendship that somehow ures over time and ends up determining Egon's fate. During his university studies, Egon frequents Axel's house in Amsterdam, where there is a party every night and women fill the rooms. Though Egon chooses geology over Axel's life of avarice and drug dealing, he remains intrigued by his friend's conviction that the only law that counts is the law he makes himself. Egon believes that Axel is a demonic figure who tempts others only because he knows they want to be tempted. By the time he is in his forties, Egon finds himself divorced and with few professional prospects. He turns for help to Axel, who sends him to Ratanakiri, a fictional country in Southeast Asia. Axel gives Egon a suitcase to deliver-and Egon never returns. Utterly compelling and resonant, The Cave is an unforgettable story of betrayal in the spirit of Tim Krabbé's remarkable first novel, The Vanishing.

Monarchs and Milkweed

Author : Anurag Agrawal
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400884764
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Monarchs and Milkweed written by Anurag Agrawal and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed—a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged—and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species. The monarch life cycle begins each spring when it deposits eggs on milkweed leaves. But this dependency of monarchs on milkweeds as food is not reciprocated, and milkweeds do all they can to poison or thwart the young monarchs. Agrawal delves into major scientific discoveries, including his own pioneering research, and traces how plant poisons have not only shaped monarch-milkweed interactions but have also been culturally important for centuries. Agrawal presents current ideas regarding the recent decline in monarch populations, including habitat destruction, increased winter storms, and lack of milkweed—the last one a theory that the author rejects. He evaluates the current sustainability of monarchs and reveals a novel explanation for their plummeting numbers. Lavishly illustrated with more than eighty color photos and images, Monarchs and Milkweed takes readers on an unforgettable exploration of one of nature's most important and sophisticated evolutionary relationships.

Raising Butterflies in the Garden

Author : Brenda Dziedzic
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780228102250
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Raising Butterflies in the Garden written by Brenda Dziedzic and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Raising Butterflies in the Garden is a guide to attracting local species of butterflies and moths in your garden. Readers can do this by growing the plants that they use in all stages of their life cycles. The author profiles 40 species of butterfly and moth, lists the plants they use and guides the reader through each species' life cycle, from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult. Species are arranged by type and each profile includes a range map and many pictures."--

A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia 3/e

Author : Laurence G. Kirtan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781912081264
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (812 download)

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Download or read book A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia 3/e written by Laurence G. Kirtan and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photographic identification guide to the 280 butterfly species most commonly seen in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High-quality photographs from the area's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, habitats, behaviour, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is a classification of butterflies found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, from their superfamilies down to the level of genera to give an understanding of the relationships of butterflies.

Bike Cult

Author : David Brunn Perry
Publisher : Thunder's Mouth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568580272
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Bike Cult written by David Brunn Perry and published by Thunder's Mouth Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to bikes and cycling in sport, culture, history and leisure.

K'Aalogii

Author : James E Aarons DVM
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985859220
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (592 download)

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Download or read book K'Aalogii written by James E Aarons DVM and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During veterinary school, Katie Reynolds, a Navajo woman, develops feelings for Rory Evans, a white student not of her culture. Both individuals undergo individual growth and wade through massive amounts of self doubt and cultural misunderstanding in an effort to remain together. In the early 1970s Katie develops interest in veterinary medicine when she helps Dr. Colgrave, an extension veterinarian for the Navajo people, find the connection between animals on the reservation and the death of tribal members. She enters school fully intending to return to Dinetah, the Navajo homeland, to serve her people. Her foray into the white world is supported by Ellen, Dr. Colgrave's wife. As her love for this bilagaana, this white man called Rory, develops, Katie must seek guidance through her Navajo traditions, her mother, Ruth, and ultimately from Rory himself. Rory needs to grow as well. He must shed the cultural naivete typical of the Clint Eastwood, "few words, big actions," culture prevalent in the 70s and 80s. Rory's maturity is accelerated when Rene, a handsome Basque, whose history and family security offers Katie the confidence she is seeking herself, becomes an attractive alternative suitor. Being educated away from her people, Katie's path inexorably draws her away from her tribal goals, the ones she has clung to during the first part of her life. Suddenly, because of unexpected love, rigorous education, and exposure to a different culture, Katie realizes that her carefully constructed world is disintegrating. To maintain both their sanities, Katie must decide whether she will live in Rory's world or the one she has grown up in."

Summary of Sara Dykman's Bicycling with Butterflies

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Summary of Sara Dykman's Bicycling with Butterflies written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-10-12T22:59:00Z with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I biked from Mexico to Canada and back with the migrating monarch butterflies. #2 I biked from Mexico to Canada and back with the migrating monarch butterflies. #3 I biked from Mexico to Canada and back with the migrating monarch butterflies. #4 The monarch butterfly is an ectothermic animal that matches its environment temperature. As temperatures drop, they become unable to move and can’t seek out microclimates such as tree trunks.

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Author : Margaret McNamara
Publisher : Benchmark Education Company
ISBN 13 : 1606341707
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Life Cycle of a Butterfly written by Margaret McNamara and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual Big Book

Bicycle Log Journal

Author : Marta Wilke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Bicycle Log Journal written by Marta Wilke and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Unique book compostion created to help you record all informations about keeping your bike rides and trainings in one place. * You can record many informations like for example: Start Time, End Time, Distance, Weather, Avg. Speed, Route, Type Of Ride, Bike Accessories and much more! It is perfect tool to record all the data in one place and stay more organized with your trainings every single day! * Also this personalized book makes a unforgettable gift for all the people who want to improve their healthy life style and achieve goals. Get Yours Today! * Pages: 120 pages * Size: 6x9 Inches Bicycle Log Journal by Marta Wilke

Live to Ride

Author : Peter Flax
Publisher : Artisan
ISBN 13 : 1648293913
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book Live to Ride written by Peter Flax and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual celebration of the beauty and lure of bicycle culture by renowned cycling journalist Peter Flax Live to Ride is an ode to cycling from one of the world’s most respected cycling journalists. The bicycle is one of the greatest inventions in human history. It can literally transport you to places you want to go—to your school or office, to the summit of a local hilltop, to some objective in your pursuit of fitness—but it can do more than that. A bicycle can also transport you to an entirely different mindset, a place where you can embrace the unexpected and live in the moment. People are drawn to riding for many of the same reasons—to test themselves, find themselves, and express themselves. To find some peace and beauty. To inject fun and adventure into their busy lives. Live to Ride is an illustrated gift book for those who love to bike. It’s for every type of cyclist—from mountain bikers, to commuters, to tourers and triathletes and beach cruisers and bikepackers and messengers. To wheelie kids, to vintage bike collectors. Author, Peter Flax, a celebrated cycling journalist, is here to show us that cycling should be inclusive—that all riders are connected in various, yet similar, ways. Organized by theme, each one exploring what Flax believes are the shared reasons that people ride: Adventure, Speed, Utility, Nature, Competition, and Self-Expression. Within each chapter are interviews and profiles with a diverse list of famed riders, both legendary and contemporary. Also included is the ultimate destination ride, with a map, based on that chapter’s theme; and insider info like the one perfect bike; and essential gear that a rider needs to be in the know about. Modern and sleek in its design, and filled with a mix of photography and illustration, this is both a book any rider will cherish for years to come.