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Author : Raymond Carver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Elephant and Other Stories written by Raymond Carver and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories.
Author : Alex Boese
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 075222686X
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (522 download)
Download or read book Elephants on Acid written by Alex Boese and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a world of outrageous experiments with the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Elephants on Acid. Guided by Alex Boese's engaging storytelling, unearth answers to questions that have tickled your curious mind – from the unusual to the hilariously absurd. 'Excellent accounts of some of the most important and interesting experiments in biology and psychology' – Simon Singh, author of The Code Book A riveting look at historical experiments that challenge conventional thinking: If left to their own devices, would babies instinctively choose a well-balanced diet? - Discover the secret of how to sleep on planes - Which really tastes better in a blind tasting - Coke or Pepsi? - Would your dog run to fetch help if you fell down a disused mineshaft? - What would happen if you gave an elephant the largest ever single dose of LSD? Elephants on Acid humorously delves into these and more, delivering a unique blend of popular psychology and historical science – a fascinating insight into the bizarre world of scientific experiments.
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Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 0763659169
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)
Download or read book The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India written by and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2012 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.
Author : Herbert Ernest Bates
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780811210881
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Elephant's Nest in a Rhubarb Tree & Other Stories written by Herbert Ernest Bates and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers who have discovered the delights of the British master storyteller H.E. Bates will welcome this third collection. Gathered here are twenty stories written between 1938 and 1964 which are gems of human observation.
Author : Lisa Mantchev
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481416472
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)
Download or read book Strictly No Elephants written by Lisa Mantchev and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." --The New York Times Book Review "Sweet and affirming." --Kirkus Reviews When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book. Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.
Author : Belinda Gallagher
Publisher : Miles Kelly Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848104995
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)
Download or read book The Elephants Child and Other Stories written by Belinda Gallagher and published by Miles Kelly Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simply retold and wonderfully illustrated, this series brings together charming tales that children will enjoy. Each story takes approximately 10 minutes to read.
Author : Jenni Desmond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781592702640
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Elephant written by Jenni Desmond and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Africa to Asia, the elephant makes its home. Light on their feet, despite their great weight, these magnificent creatures appear light and graceful because they're always walking on their tip-toes. They have excellent hearing and can detect the rumblings of other elephants from six miles away. And, just like humans being right handed or left handed, elephants can be right tusked or left tusked!
Author : Vicki Croke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1400069335
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book Elephant Company written by Vicki Croke and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the onset of World War II, [Billy] Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own 'Hannibal Trek, ' [becoming] a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them"--
Author : Martin Sherman
Publisher : NeWest Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Elephant Hook and Other Stories written by Martin Sherman and published by NeWest Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the stories in this unique collection take place in what seems like an exotic, alien world -- the circus. But a clown's make-up is no more jolting to the clown than the last glimpse in a mirror on Monday morning taken by someone going off to work after a weekend in T-shirts and jeans. Exploring relationships in the alein hyperworlds of circus performers as well as the seemingly more mundane worlds of cab drivers and single fathers -- Martin Scherman weaves a magic spell over reader and character alike as he deftly convinces us that the lines between who we are and what we do are both mutable and muddied.
Author : Mathias Énard
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811227057
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants written by Mathias Énard and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelangelo’s adventure in Constantinople, from the “mesmerizing” (New Yorker) and “masterful” (Washington Post) author of Compass In 1506, Michelangelo—a young but already renowned sculptor—is invited by the sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. The sultan has offered, along with an enormous payment, the promise of immortality, since Leonardo da Vinci’s design was rejected: “You will surpass him in glory if you accept, for you will succeed where he has failed, and you will give the world a monument without equal.” Michelangelo, after some hesitation, flees Rome and an irritated Pope Julius II—whose commission he leaves unfinished—and arrives in Constantinople for this truly epic project. Once there, he explores the beauty and wonder of the Ottoman Empire, sketching and describing his impressions along the way, as he struggles to create what could be his greatest architectural masterwork. Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants—constructed from real historical fragments—is a thrilling page-turner about why stories are told, why bridges are built, and how seemingly unmatched fragments, seen from the opposite sides of civilization, can mirror one another.
Author : G. A. Bradshaw
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300154917
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Elephants on the Edge written by G. A. Bradshaw and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “At times sad and at times heartwarming . . . Helps us to understand not only elephants, but all animals, including ourselves” (Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation). Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. Wars, starvation, mass culls, poaching, and habitat loss have reduced elephant numbers from more than ten million to a few hundred thousand, leaving orphans bereft of the elders who would normally mentor them. As a consequence, traumatized elephants have become aggressive against people, other animals, and even one another; their behavior is comparable to that of humans who have experienced genocide, other types of violence, and social collapse. By exploring the elephant mind and experience in the wild and in captivity, Bradshaw bears witness to the breakdown of ancient elephant cultures. But, she reminds us, all is not lost. People are working to save elephants by rescuing orphaned infants and rehabilitating adult zoo and circus elephants, using the same principles psychologists apply in treating humans who have survived trauma. Bradshaw urges us to support these and other models of elephant recovery and to solve pressing social and environmental crises affecting all animals—humans included. “This book opens the door into the soul of the elephant. It will really make you think about our relationship with other animals.” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation
Author : Carol Buckley
Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780884482833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Just for Elephants written by Carol Buckley and published by Tilbury House Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the complexity and intelligence of elephants. Written by the keeper of an elephant sanctuary.
Author : Michael Czyzniejewski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Elephants in Our Bedroom written by Michael Czyzniejewski and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining, well-written short story collection for those who enjoy seeing the form played with.
Author : Charles R Ault Jr.
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781501704673
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Do Elephants Have Knees? And Other Stories of Darwinian Origins written by Charles R Ault Jr. and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. Do Elephants Have Knees? invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children’s books. Charles R. Ault Jr. weds children’s literature to recent research in paleontology and evolutionary biology. Inquiring into the origin of origins stories, Ault presents three portraits of Charles Darwin—curious child, twentysomething adventurer, and elderly worm scientist. Essays focusing on the origins of tetrapods, elephants, whales, and birds explain fundamental Darwinian concepts (natural selection, for example) with examples of fossil history and comparative anatomy. The imagery of the children’s story offers a way to remember and recreate scientific discoveries. By juxtaposing Darwin’s science with tales for children, Do Elephants Have Knees? underscores the importance of whimsical storytelling to the accomplishment of serious thinking. Charles Darwin mused about duck beaks and swimming bears as he imagined a pathway for the origin of baleen. A "bearduck" chimera may be a stretch, but the science linking not just cows but also whales to moose through shared ancestry has great merit. Teaching about shared ancestry may begin with attention to Bernard Wiseman’s Morris the Moose. Morris believes that cows and deer are fine examples of moose because they all have four legs and things on their heads. No whale antlers are known, but fossils of four-legged whales are. By calling attention to surprising and serendipitous echoes between children’s stories and challenging science, Ault demonstrates how playful thinking opens the doors to an understanding of evolutionary thought.
Author : Madhuri Ramesh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789383145737
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (457 download)
Download or read book Speaking to an Elephant written by Madhuri Ramesh and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of unusual folklore features the world of the Kadars, a small indigenous community in south India. Originally narrated to the authors by Kadar elders, these stories recall ways of living in forest habitats that hold important lessons for all those interested in regrowing our forests. Textured and evocative illustrations by Matthew Frame bring alive the world of animals and foliage in a tropical forest.
Author : Steve Bloom
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500650554
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Elephants written by Steve Bloom and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Bloom's breathtaking photos carry this book and will keep it being reread. Familiar animals, appearing newly grand. --Chicago Tribune
Author : John A. S. Rogers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781882265015
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (65 download)
Download or read book The Elephant on the Tracks and Other Stories written by John A. S. Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
