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Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World
by Alan WeismanThe story of Gaviotas, a village in a remote area of Colombia once thought uninhabitable, and the simple, affordable technology that was developed there and is now in use throughout Colombia.
2182 kHz: A Novel
by David MasielBy all accounts, Henry Seine should have packed it in long ago, certainly before he started scanning marine distress channels for fun. But sixteen-hour days spent hauling heavy cargo aboard tugs and icebreakers along the frozen arctic offshore (not to mention smoking copious amounts of Cannabis indica) can warp a man's sense of reality. Desperate for real human contact, he tunes the sideband radio to 2182 kHz (twenty-one eighty-two kilohertz), the international distress channel, in the vague hope of finding someone he can save. Soon, though, even the paycheck that fattens his wallet each season isn't enough to fix his interest. Seine journeys south, but weathers a capsizing that leaves his fellow crewmen dead. Unable to break from his old habits, and haunted by the ghosts of dead shipmates, he flies north for another season. One day, idly monitoring 2182, Seine catches a fading distress call from somewhere out in the circumpolar twilight. A scientist named Louis Moneymaker is trapped alone on an ice floe that threatens to melt beneath his feet. Cobbling together a motley rescue team--the frostbitten Wolf, a six-foot-eight Russian known as Big Man, a tattooed Eskimo nicknamed the Buff, and an intrepid, dark-eyed sailor named Julia--Seine travels farther north than he's ever gone, determined to save Moneymaker and exorcise his demons in one grand sweep. 2182 kHz combines the white-knuckle adventure of The Perfect Storm with the dark humor and deadpan wit of Chuck Palahniuk to create an absorbing tale of search-and-rescue. David Masiel introduces us to a compelling antihero who is only one step away from either destruction or salvation.
Sharks (Worldlife Library)
by Doug PerrineFrom the Book Jacket: There are some 375 recognised species of sharks around the world, with exciting discoveries of new species every year. Like so many creatures of the underwater world, researchers are only just beginning to understand sharks and their life in a delicate marine habitat. SHARKS explores the changing times of these often misunderstood creatures. Popularly described as 'killers' and 'primitive', recent research reveals that they are rarely dangerous to humans and that they have evolved into sophisticated hunters, with unique adaptations to sustain them as top marine predators. Despite their resilience, sharks have not yet developed a protection against unnatural pressures from mankind. Fishing, sporting interests and pollution now account for the death of some 100 million sharks every year. Clearly, swift and far-reaching conservation measures are necessary to secure the healthy future of sharks, and the priceless balance of their marine environment. Discover the world's most-loved animals in the Worldlife Library by Voyageur Press. This highly acclaimed series brings you the latest research and the personal experiences of international authorities and leading naturalists.
Snowed In with Grandmother Silk
by Carol FennerRuddy loves trucks and computer games and playing outside. Grandmother Silk loves high heels and Masterpiece Theatre. And she doesn't like noise. Neither of them thinks they have much in common, but when a surprise snowstorm comes howling through, Ruddy and his grandmother are stranded. Can surviving together turn them into friends? Ruddy's grandmother isn't much fun. She calls him Rudford, and she doesn't like noise or dirt or television. When Ruddy's parents go on a cruise and leave him with Grandmother Silk, Ruddy knows it's going to be a loooong ten days. Then a snowstorm comes howling through. Ruddy and his grandmother are left without light, heat, and water-and they have no one to talk to but each other. Slowly, with the help of a chessboard, the moon, and a gorilla suit, they reach out to each other in surprising ways. Partly a survival story, this is mostly a tale of two people who think they aren't alike at all-until they look for the things they have in common. Photos described.
Sun Dancing: A Vision of Medieval Ireland
by Geoffrey MoorhouseThe Irish monks of the Middle Ages have been credited with saving Western civilization. But what is known of their day-to-day lives-the spiritual struggles and triumphs or the unbelievable physical hardships they endured? Exploring the origins of Ireland's religious traditions, acclaimed writer Geoffrey Moorhouse travels back 1,400 years to re[create life on Skellig Michael, a cruel rock island off Ireland's west coast and home to a community of monks for over six hundred years. Sun Dancing's imaginative stories not only capture a particularly intense form of monastic life, they illuminate one of the most mysterious yet important chapters of Celtic history. Entertaining and enlightening, Sun Dancing makes medieval Ireland come alive. The book begins with several accounts of the personal experiences of individual monks through the life of this tiny community who live close to nature, at the mercy of all weathers from warm and balmy to freezing and tempestuous with no wood to burn and primitive, rock-built shelter. Then Moorhouse provides brief accounts, both accurate and fascinating, of major historic characters, customs, and spiritual and political developments in Ireland from about 588 to 1222. The bibliography is included.
Management of Park and Recreation Agencies
by Betty Van Der Smissen Merry Moiseichik Vern J. HartenburgAims to more effectively share with students and professionals desirable management practices embodied in the Standards for National Accreditation. The standards are divided into ten categories, which form the basis of the 21 chapters of this book. This book uses the CAPRA Standards to develop an understanding of the components of park and recreation management. Each chapter addresses specific standards, with the standards listed in the Compendium. The thrust of this book is on management of the public agency, the nonprofit association, and the private for-profit enterprise that operates parks, recreation areas and facilities, providing recreation programs and services. It is not on the management of individual parks, or the conduct and supervision of specific recreation programs or leisure services. It is focused on what the manager should know, not what the program director/supervisor or the maintenance supervisor should know.
Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in North America
by Daniel J. Decker Tommy L. Brown William F. SiemerThe term human dimensions covers a broad set of ideas and practices, including economic and social values, individual and group behavior, citizen involvement in planning and implementation of management, and communication.
Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird
by Andrew D. BlechmanFrom the Book Jacket: They have been worshiped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of man, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. One delivered the results of the first Olympics in 119 B.C. and another brought the news of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo more than 2,500 years later. Charles Darwin relied heavily upon them to help formulate and support his theory of evolution. Yet the pigeon is reviled today as a rat with wings. How did we come to misunderstand one of mankind's most steadfast companions? In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman travels across the United States and Europe in a quest to chronicle the bird's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw. From Brooklyn's Main Event, the pigeon world's equivalent of the Kentucky Derby, to the eighty-third Grand National, with its thousands of bizarre and beautiful show pigeons, and from a pigeon shoot where people pay to gun down live birds, to the nation's oldest and biggest squab farm, Blechman takes the reader deep into the weird and wonderful world of pigeon fanaticism. He meets with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters alike, includingthe Queen of England's Royal Loft Manager and members of the radical "pro-pigeon underground"; chases Mike Tyson, America's most famous pigeon lover; and for the first time tells the remarkable story behind this seemingly unremarkable bird. You'll never look at a pigeon the same way again. ! ANDREW D. BLECHMAN is an award- winning journalist who has worked for the Los Angeles Times and the Des Moines Register. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Smithsonian magazine and The New York Times. He currently divides his time between Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Germany.
The Christmas Blizzard
by Helen KettemanOld Mr. Jenkins tells Sissy about the year when he was a boy that Santa moved his workshop, elves, Mrs. Clause, and the reindeer and polar bears to their town because it was too hot at the North Pole. The trouble was they couldn't work unless it snowed. Young Maynard Jenkins always followed by his dog, gets a little too much help and after a great wind, it's so icy the reindeer keep falling down. Then the snow starts and doesn't stop. Find out how Santa will be able to make Christmas deliveries and how the town gets a new name. The funny pictures are described. This story is a tall tale.
Walt Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh All Year Long
by A. A. MilnePooh and his friends find fun activities to do do all year long. Other books about Pooh and his friends are available from Bookshare.
Amy's (Here Come the Brownies Book , #4)
by Jane O'ConnorPopular in her Brownies troop because she is always so much fun, Amy worries that she will lose her popularity when she gets sick on a camp-out and can't participate in any of the activities.
Anatomy of a Park: Essentials of Recreation Area Planning and Design (Third Edition)
by Donald J. MolnarThis book lays bare the essentials of park design. Although it may serve as an overview or refresher for park designers, this book is written primarily for nondesigners such as lay members of park boards, park directors and superintendents, recreation leaders, and anyone directly affected by what a designer proposes for the development of parklands.
Jaguar
by Roland SmithWhile on a trip up the Amazon River going to a jaguar preserve with his father, 14-year-old Jake must contend with dangerous animals and fortune hunters.
Not This Bear
by Bernice MyersAn amusing story for preschoolers or young readers with the pictures described. Herman is walking through the woods to visit Aunt Gert when a bear sees his furry hat and coat and thinks he's the bears' cousin Julius. Big Brown bear takes Herman home to his cave. Herman has fun eating supper with the friendly bears but he can't make them believe he's a little boy. Herman doesn't want to hibernate all winter long with them. Children will have fun finding out how Herman finally manages to go along his own way.
Landscapes of Promise: The Oregon Story, 1800-1940
by William G. Robbins William CrononBefore the first white trappers reached the Oregon country in the late 18th century, Native Americans had already had a profound impact on the landscape by regularly burning forest undergrowth to open grazing land for elk and deer. Europeans and Americans, however, viewed the land as a series of commercial opportunities and exploited resources they believed to be unlimited. Drawing upon newspaper accounts, journals, and a host of other primary sources, the author explores human activity in Oregon and the attitudes which affected it.
The Fear Place
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorWhen he and his older brother Gordon are left camping alone in the Rocky Mountains, 12-year-old Doug faces his fear of heights and his feelings about Gordon, with the help of a cougar.
Flambards In Summer (Flambards #3)
by K. M. PeytonAt age 21, widowed by the death of her equally young pilot husband, Christina returns to the decaying country estate Flambards. Left with no known family, two aged servants, an estate and grounds in ruins, and her beloved horses gone to the war effort, Christina sets out to restore the estate and gather together the remnants of Flambards, including her cousin Mark's illegitimate son, and a former servant, Dick, who had been Christina's childhood friend. Finding herself pregnant, Christina redoubles her efforts to make Flambards a viable estate. But when her cousin Mark, Flambards true owner, appears, returning from imprisonment as a POW in Turkey after being presumed dead, all of Christina's plans are in jeopardy, and she must decide which course her life will take. Recommended for grades 7 - 9
Poison In Paradise (The Secret World Of Alex Mack #9)
by Diana G. GallagherPoisoned Waters! When Raymond goes searching for a major scoop for the local newspaper, he and Alex accidentally discover that Paradise Valley Chemical is dumping barrels of toxic waste into a nearby lake. For the Native American reservation that borders the lake, the waste is an ecological time bomb just waiting to go off. But a legal loophole means the reservation can't do anything about it. Something has to be done, though, and soon! And whatever it is will probably require the use of Alex's powers-and the risk of exposure. Alex is stumped. Then a new friend from the reservation gives her an idea....
Hailstones and Halibut Bones
by Mary O'NeillThe Colors live Between black and white In a land that we Know best by sight. But knowing best Isn't everything, For colors dance And colors sing, And colors laugh And colors cry- Turn off the light And colors die, And they make you feel Every feeling there is From the grumpiest grump To the fizziest fizz. And you and you and I Know well Each has a taste And each has a smell And each has a wonderful Story to tell....
How Spider Stopped the Litterbugs
by Robert KrausThe hero of this short story is a big, green, guitar playing spider who goes to bug school and has bug friends. His teacher is Miss Quito. A class picnic seems like a good idea until the bugs find litter dumped all over the park. They clean up the mess but before they can start having fun, a big gang of litterbugs come dumping more trash everywhere. It looks as if the little bugs will have to run back to school until Spider has a surprising idea that turns a spoiled picnic into a big party. Most of the pictures are described.
Take A Hike! (The Secret World Of Alex Mack #7)
by Cathy East DubowskiTrouble in Paradise The Junior High School Science and Nature Club is sponsoring a weekend camping trip as their end-of-year project. Alex needs the extra credit in science. What she doesn't need are the chaperones-her parents! And just to make the trip a complete disaster, Vince and Dave are loose in the woods, dead- set on nailing the GC-161 kid. With the help of her friends, Alex actually has some fun and gets a little closer to Scott. This trip is looking up...until Kelly leads them off the trail and straight into Vince and Dave's trap! Now Alex has to find a way out of the woods...and out of danger!
The Terhune Omnibus
by Albert Payson Terhune Max J. HerzbergIn this collection of the work of Albert Pason Terhune, the author shares many of his favorite dog stories, as well, as some of the other stories of animal friends he has written over the years.
Amazing But True Fishing Stories
by Allan Zullo Bruce NashA school of fish raining from the sky . . . anglers catching eighty-three sailfish in one day-fish tales? No, Amazing but True Fishing Stories. In the tradition of Nash and Zullo's Amazing but True Golf Facts and The Sports Hall of Shame book series comes a compendium of true tales, angling antics, and fish facts. This is a book that once again demonstrates how truth can be stranger than fiction. Consider: the Frenchman who caught 590 fish in one hour with a single pole; the angler who used his rod and reel to hook and save a drowning woman; the man who lost his thumb in a boating accident-and found it seven months later, in the belly of a trout! These and many more terrific tales, crazy catches, and daring duels can be found in Amazing but True Fishing Stories.
The Spotted Owl (Endangered in America)
by Alvin Silverstein Virginia Silverstein Robert SilversteinDescribes the three types of spotted owls with emphasis on the northern spotted owl and timber cutting, but also describes the California spotted owl and the Mexican spotted owl.
All About Seeds
by Melvin BergerWhat are seeds? Where do they come from? What do they need to grow into plants? In this book you will learn All About Seeds by collecting, planting, and cooking them.