Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

10 Things I Know Abt Penguins
de CALICO BOOKS(Ed. McGraw-Hill Contemporary) Isbn : 0809243490
6.6 €
PreSchool-- Within these titles is a wealth of very brief trivia illustrated with cartoons and full-color photographs. Readers are given a fact or two per two-page spread. The statements are straightforward, and the illustrations are clear and appropriate to the text. Unfortunately, the audience for these books will be extremely limited. While children might be interested in some of the information, it won't satisfy their curiosity. They're likely to ask why or how or when after hearing each statement, thereby making the books a rather frustrating experience for both parent and child. Books in the "New True Series" (Childrens) are better choices. --J. J. Votapka, Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, Oyster Bay, NY bpp, pl. send type, galleys, and one lightly waxed set, thanks Grades 3-6...

Duck
de David Lloyd(Ed. Random House Inc) Isbn : 039486669X
1.86 €
PreS The narrator recalls a time ``long ago'' when a toddler named Tim called all animals ``duck'' and all vehicles ``truck.'' His Granny graciously corrected him with the appropriate nomenclature as she showed him the real things and rewarded him with a kiss after he correctly said ``duck'' or ``truck.'' Then, in an awkward part of the book, Tim doesn't say a word as he examines his toy train and truck. And to prove he has assimilated this naming process, he calls out ``duck'' when he sees a real one at the pond, and he kisses Granny back after she kisses him. The book looks inviting, but the text is repetitive and tedious. The simple, delicate muted drawings of popular objects (dogs, cats, toys) will invite younger children to explore the pages. They bear that light, familiar, Burningham...

Prairie Water: Wildlife at Beaverhills Lake, Alberta
de Dick Dekker, Edgar T. Jones(Ed. University of Alberta Press) Isbn : 088864308X
25.48 €
Prairie Water Beaverhills Lake, near Tofield, Alberta, lies at the heart of one of North America's most important wetlands. The lake supports hundreds of plant and animal species in its still, shallow waters, undisturbed by boats or swimmers. An engaging text with beautiful full-colour photographs, the book is a must-read for birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts. Full description

Portland Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species
de James Kavanagh(Ed. Waterford Press Ltd) Isbn : 1583552405
6.6 €
Portland Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. This guide covers birding hotspots and sanctuaries in Portland, Oregon. Whether you're on a nature hike or in your own backyard, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable guide. The Pocket Naturalist series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability.

Population Ecology of Raptors
de Ian Newton(Ed. Academic Press Inc) Isbn : 0856610232
33.02 €
Population Ecology of Raptors provides a synthesis of recently discovered facts concerning the population regulation in raptors. The author details their social behaviour, their dispersion, numbers, movements, breeding, and mortality. He also deals with the effects of pesticides and other pollutants on raptors. Including all relevant material and information from around the world, this book provides a sound basis for further research and more effective conservation. It will be of great value not only to the professional research worker, but also to anyone else with a general interest in these birds.

Population Biology of Passerine Birds: An Integrated Approach (NATO ASI Series / Ecological Sciences)
de Jacques Blondel(Ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH Co. K) Isbn : 3540517596
110.76 €
Population Biology of Passerine Birds is an up-to-date synthesis of the most recent developments in its field, especially in the framework of modern life history theories. Major topics include quantitative genetics, ecological physiology, the study of social structures using individually marked birds in the wild, and finally biometry, which allows to quantify such important parameters as survival at different stages of life and to create a model of the overall demography of the populations.

Population Biology of Passerine Birds: An Integrated Approach : Proceedings
de Physiological, Behavioural, and Genetical Aspects of Population Biolog(Ed. Springer Verlag) Isbn : 0387517596
206.16 €
Population Biology of Passerine Birds is an up-to-date synthesis of the most recent developments in its field, especially in the framework of modern life history theories. Major topics include quantitative genetics, ecological physiology, the study of social structures using individually marked birds in the wild, and finally biometry, which allows to quantify such important parameters as survival at different stages of life and to create a model of the overall demography of the populations.

The Takahe: Fifty Years of Conservation Management and Research
de William G. Lee, Ian G. Jamieson(Ed. Otago University Press) Isbn : 1877276014
19.12 €
Polynesian settlement of the islands of New Zealand about 1,000 years ago and large-scale European colonization in the 19th century caused massive environmental changes for indigenous animals. Fifty-five species of endemic birds, or 41 percent of land and freshwater species, were lost. In response to these extinctions and the marked population decline of many species, national government agencies supported conservation initiatives throughout the 20th century. For more than fifty years attempts to conserve the takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) a large, flightless, herbivorous bird have pioneered techniques for protected natural management, habitat manipulation, captive rearing, wild releases, and island translocations. The takahe is well known in New Zealand as a bird thought for several deca...

The Amateur Astronomer's Pathfinder
de Colin Humphrey(Ed. John Wiley Sons Ltd) Isbn : 0471934526
26.58 €
Plenty of original four-color graphics, photos, diagrams plus a user-friendly layout provide an entertaining and clear introduction to practical and theoretical astronomy. Explains basic concepts and facts in an interesting yet simple way. The observing sections can be done with either a telescope or binoculars and include star charts.

Title: Pipits and Wagtails
de Per, Mild, Krister Alstrom(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691088349
139.63 €
Pipits and Wagtails is the first comprehensive, one-volume guide to the twenty-six species and all subspecies that occur in the vast swath of Europe, Asia, and North America known as the Holarctic. These birds are a notoriously difficult group to differentiate, and so the authors--the world's two leading authorities in this field--have gone to exhaustive lengths to ensure that no aspect of identification has been omitted. Twenty-six full color plates and some part plates depict all the species and distinct subspecies in different plumages. To help further with identification, the book includes nearly 250 color photographs, numerous line drawings, and color distribution maps for each species.The detailed species accounts cover all aspects of identification: taxonomy, size and structure, plu...