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Lions or Jellyfish

Author : Raymond B. Blake
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442628308
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Lions or Jellyfish written by Raymond B. Blake and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared "I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish." He was only the latest in a long line of Newfoundland premiers who have fought for that province's interests on the national stage. From Joey Smallwood and the conflict over Term 29 of the Act of Union to Williams and his much-publicized clashes with Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, Newfoundland and Labrador's politicians have often expressed a determination to move beyond a legacy of colonialism and assert greater control over the province's own affairs. Lions or Jellyfish? examines the history of these federal-provincial clashes with both clarity and wit. Written by a noted expert on Newfoundland politics and intergovernmental affairs in Canada, this book studies a vital but frequently overlooked aspect of modern Canadian federalism.

Spineless

Author : Juli Berwald
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735211280
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Spineless written by Juli Berwald and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A book full of wonders" —Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk "Witty, insightful. . . .The story of jellyfish. . . is a significant part of the environmental story. Berwald's engaging account of these delicate, often ignored creatures shows how much they matter to our oceans' future." —New York Times Book Review Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for well over half a billion years, longer than any other animal that lives on the planet. They make a venom so toxic it can kill a human in three minutes. Their sting—microscopic spears that pierce with five million times the acceleration of gravity—is the fastest known motion in the animal kingdom. Made of roughly 95 percent water, some jellies are barely perceptible virtuosos of disguise, while others glow with a luminescence that has revolutionized biotechnology. Yet until recently, jellyfish were largely ignored by science, and they remain among the most poorly understood of ocean dwellers. More than a decade ago, Juli Berwald left a career in ocean science to raise a family in landlocked Austin, Texas, but jellyfish drew her back to the sea. Recent, massive blooms of billions of jellyfish have clogged power plants, decimated fisheries, and caused millions of dollars of damage. Driven by questions about how overfishing, coastal development, and climate change were contributing to a jellyfish population explosion, Juli embarked on a scientific odyssey. She traveled the globe to meet the biologists who devote their careers to jellies, hitched rides on Japanese fishing boats to see giant jellyfish in the wild, raised jellyfish in her dining room, and throughout it all marveled at the complexity of these alluring and ominous biological wonders. Gracefully blending personal memoir with crystal-clear distillations of science, Spineless is the story of how Juli learned to navigate and ultimately embrace her ambition, her curiosity, and her passion for the natural world. She discovers that jellyfish science is more than just a quest for answers. It’s a call to realize our collective responsibility for the planet we share.

Jellyfish

Author : David C. King
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761418672
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Jellyfish written by David C. King and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of jellyfish.

The Atlas of the World's Strangest Animals

Author : Paula Hammond
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1782742328
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of the World's Strangest Animals written by Paula Hammond and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With chapters devoted to each of the continents and the world’s oceans, The Atlas of the World’s Strangest Animals is a fascinating introduction to some of nature’s most curious beasts.

The Animal Awards

Author : Martin Jenkins
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1786037793
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Animal Awards written by Martin Jenkins and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the most spectacular species in the animal kingdom with this amazing book of animals, illustrated by Tor Freeman. â??â??â??â??â?? 'entertaining, engaging and charming illustrations' â??â??â??â??â?? 'too adorable to pass up' â??â??â??â??â?? 'great for the classrooms, inspiring for teachers and children' Fifty fantastic creatures are awarded prizes to celebrate their most dazzling talents and some unusual skills. Roll up, roll up! The Animal Awards are about to begin. Who will win the Terrific Teeth Award? Who will claim the title of Most Smelly? Who will win the prize for Best at Pretending To Be A Plant? Celebrate with 50 brilliant animals from around the world who represent nature's rich tapestry. Featuring: Mound-building termite - great bustard - chimpanzee - peregrine falcon - deep-sea anglerfish - giant octopus - emperor penguin - African elephant - wandering albatross - earthworm - leaf-cutter ant - Cuvier's beaked whale - lion - chameleon - honey bee - naked mole rat - honey badger and honey guide bird - wolf - bat - skunk - tiger - electric ray - giant panda - humpback whale - European eel - Arctic tern - caribou - beaver - orb-web spider - kangaroo - giraffe - mosquito - lyre-bird - pistol shrimp - woodpecker - blacksmith bullfrog - cheetah - dung beetle - vulture - tortoise - ostrich - leaf-tailed gecko - flounder - false coral snake - cuttlefish - lion's mane jellyfish - axolotl - giant clam - polar bear

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726586495
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Adventure of the Lion's Mane written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock has retired. Now living in Sussex, he’s enjoying a pleasant walk along the beach when he runs into a friend, Harold Stackhurst, headmaster at The Gables. The two acquaintances have just started chatting when they’re interrupted by one of the teachers at Stackhurst’s school, Fitzroy McPherson. The man appears to be in a great deal of pain and only manages to mutter something about a lion’s mane before collapsing, dead. He has strange wounds on his back. Then comes another of the teachers, Ian Murdoch, who claims to have no idea what happened, having just arrived himself. But there is no one else close by. "The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane" is part of "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309086329
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-05-04 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For an unknown reason, the Steller sea lion population in Alaska has declined by 80% over the past three decades. In 2001, the National Research Council began a study to assess the many hypotheses proposed to explain the sea lion decline including insufficient food due to fishing or the late 1970s climate/regime shift, a disease epidemic, pollution, illegal shooting, subsistence harvest, and predation by killer whales or sharks. The report's analysis indicates that the population decline cannot be explained only by a decreased availability of food; hence other factors, such as predation and illegal shooting, deserve further study. The report recommends a management strategy that could help determine the impact of fisheries on sea lion survival-establishing open and closed fishing areas around sea lion rookeries. This strategy would allow researchers to study sea lions in relatively controlled, contrasting environments. Experimental area closures will help fill some short-term data gaps, but long-term monitoring will be required to understand why sea lions are at a fraction of their former abundance.

Under Southern Seas

Author : Neil Andrew
Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 13 : 9780868406572
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Under Southern Seas written by Neil Andrew and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Australians live in the southern half of their vast continent and within striking distance of the coast. While great recreational and commercial use is made of the reefs that fringe this enormous coastline, our understanding of the reefs is only fragmentary. In this full colour guide to our reefs, leading marine biologists look at our current understanding of the ecology of subtidal reefs and their fisheries.

Animal

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465470867
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book Animal written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: View the animal kingdom up close as never before in this breathtaking title, which has already sold over 1.5 million copies. Written by 70 specialists, it features stunning wildlife photography of more than 2000 of the world's most important wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. With around two million species identified to date, animals are the dominant and most varied form of life on the planet. Animal presents a representative selection, ranging from the giant baleen whale, to fast-moving predators such as sharks, big cats, and birds of prey, as well as microscopic beetles barely 1mm long and other insects. It presents some of the latest species to be described: meet the cute but elusive olinguito from South America, which was only identified in 2013, or the skywalker hoolock gibbon that was named after a Star Wars character in 2017. Animal also explains how the earth's biodiversity is in sharp decline and the conservation projects underway to safeguard precious species. For each one, it gives a locator map and statistics, including its conservation status. For anyone who wants a reliable and enthralling reference, in which you can find the answers to everything - from why zebras are striped or how the sunbear got its name - Animal is your essential one-stop guide.

Underwater Encounters

Author : Mary L. Peachin
Publisher : Peachin Adventure
ISBN 13 : 0991198107
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Underwater Encounters written by Mary L. Peachin and published by Peachin Adventure . This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published as The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sharks (Alpha/Penguin) in 2003, this new text includes updated information, all presented in non-scientific terminology, including new shark species as well as up close and personal shark encounters experienced by the author as well as her dive buddies and others. One of the early recreational divers to venture into a shark cage, Mary Peachin has expanded on many personal up-close underwater encounters with dozens of shark species to include all-encompassing, non-scientific information about sharks.

Connecticut Wildlife

Author : Geoffrey A. Hammerson
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584653691
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Connecticut Wildlife written by Geoffrey A. Hammerson and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best comprehensive look at wildlife in Connecticut

Weird-o-pedia

Author : Alex Palmer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 162087332X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Weird-o-pedia written by Alex Palmer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities: HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD (there’s a reason no one sells Tabasco-flavored cat food). NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A HEART ATTACK (assuming you are not operating heavy machinery at the time). PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN ASSESS YOUR PERSONALITY FROM HOW YOU DIP FRIES IN KETCHUP (nice fries, sociopath). SURFING THE INTERNET ACTUALLY MAKES YOU SMARTER (but not as smart as reading this book will). Now the next time someone tells you smugly that Pluto isn’t a planet, you can counter with any one of these hundreds of weird facts and remain king or queen of the cocktail (or kegger) chatter.

When Devil Fish Come Out To Play

Author : Cal Smith
Publisher : No-diet Diet
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Devil Fish Come Out To Play written by Cal Smith and published by No-diet Diet. This book was released on 2009 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Popular Science Kids: Weird, Wild & Wonderful

Author : Centennial Books
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1951274865
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Popular Science Kids: Weird, Wild & Wonderful written by Centennial Books and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our world is teeming with amazing animals of every kind—small and sweet, big and bad, fun, fantastic, freaky, and downright scary! The Giant Book of Anmials will give kids a close-up look at many of these, both familiar and unfamiliar, from the huge blue whale to the tiny pink fairy armadillo and dozens of other animals from all around the globe. They’ll also get a fanciful glimpse of a few mythical creatures that have only existed in legendary tales, as well as a look at very real animals that are now permanently gone from the planet. Finally, kids will learn about some of the many species that are critically endangered today, giving them their first awareness of how important it is to respect and protect all of Earth’s animal life.

Ten Million Aliens

Author : Simon Barnes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476730350
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Ten Million Aliens written by Simon Barnes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in 2014 in Great Britain by Short Books."--Title page verso.

Venom

Author : Marilyn Singer
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1728429862
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Venom written by Marilyn Singer and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxic creatures can be found almost anywhere—in the woods, in the desert, in your own backyard . . . even in your room! Some, such as poison dart frogs and puffer fish, have poisonous skin or other organs. Others are venomous—they have stingers, spines, or fangs to injects their toxins. You know some of them already: black widow spiders, killer bees, rattlesnakes, stingrays, and scorpions. There are lots of other toxic species, too. Just take a look inside . . . if you dare! "Sharp, full-color photos loaded with icky details are sure to catch readers' eyes and hold their interest."—School Library Journal "For biology reports or for students interested in the subject, this book will be a winner."—VOYA

Pocket Genius Ocean

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744050820
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Pocket Genius Ocean written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you ever wanted to know about Earth's oceans in easy-to-read e-guide. Nearly 97 percent of our planet's water is held in the vast oceans that teem with life. This incredible ebook on oceans for children aged 9-12 uses stunning images and clear artworks to reveal the secrets of this underwater world. Within the pages of this ebook you'll discover the range of organisms - from colossal whales to microscopic plankton - that call the oceans home. Find out about tidal pools, salt marshes, coral reefs, ocean floor ridges, and the other natural features of these vast bodies of water. Learn how the oceans formed, what causes tsunamis, how tidal waves are used to generate electricity, and what marine experts are doing to save our oceans. The catalog format of this mini-encyclopedia features an amazing photograph of every animal or natural feature, and breaks down even the most complex topics into simple, bite-size chunks of information, supported by helpful stats. Whether you are a reluctant young reader who wants to digest key points about the oceans or a budding Jacques Costeau-like ocean explorer excited to learn all about them, the style of the Pocket Eyewitness series is perfect for all children.