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You're A Rude Pig, Bertie!
by Claudia BoldtBertie is the most vain, rude and outspoken pig you’ll ever meet. He can’t help offending his friends and pretty soon he doesn’t have any left. But a beautiful bunny and a disastrous party all lead Bertie to a startling realization, and a change of heart…
Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Lonely Lion Cub (Zoe's Rescue Zoo #1)
by Amelia CobbFantastic series for animal lovers everywhere. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb!When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret! In this first book, a tiny lion cub comes to stay at the zoo and Zoe must ask Leonard, the grumpy old lion, for his help.
Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Playful Panda (Zoe's Rescue Zoo #3)
by Amelia CobbFantastic series for animal lovers everywhere. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb!When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret! In the third book in the series, panda twins arrive at the zoo. How will Zoe tell them apart? Because one is sooo naughty, that's how.
Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Puzzled Penguin (Zoe's Rescue Zoo #2)
by Amelia CobbFantastic series for animal lovers everywhere. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb!When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe and her mum, the zoo's vet, to settle them into their new home. Zoe's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret! In this second book, a tiny penguin arrives at the zoo. He's really cute, but a bit of a puzzle - he just doesn't seem to know he's a penguin!
Zoo
by Louis MacNeice'I go the zoo half because I like looking at the animals and half because I like looking at the people... The pleasure of dappled things, the beauty of adaptation to purpose, the glory of extravagance, classic elegance or romantic nonsense and grotesquerie - all these we get from the Zoo.' In 1938 Louis MacNeice published his second collection of poems with Faber; his 'personal essay' Modern Poetry for OUP; and Zoo, a prose commission from Michael Joseph to write an impressionistic 'guide' to the London Zoo in Regents Park. Envisioned as a breezy assignment MacNeice's Zoo inevitably became a richer endeavour, taking in side-trips to Paris and Belfast. Zoo also benefited from illustrations by the painter Nancy Sharp, with whom MacNeice had begun an affair after moving to London in 1936.This Faber Finds edition returns to circulation a delightful rarity by one of the twentieth century's most brilliant poets.
Zoo Animal Welfare (Animal Welfare #14)
by Terry Maple Bonnie M PerdueZoo Animal Welfare thoroughly reviews the scientific literature on the welfare of zoo and aquarium animals. Maple and Perdue draw from the senior author’s 24 years of experience as a zoo executive and international leader in the field of zoo biology. The authors’ academic training in the interdisciplinary field of psychobiology provides a unique perspective for evaluating the ethics, practices, and standards of modern zoos and aquariums. The book offers a blueprint for the implementation of welfare measures and an objective rationale for their widespread use. Recognizing the great potential of zoos, the authors have written an inspirational book to guide the strategic vision of superior, welfare-oriented institutions. The authors speak directly to caretakers working on the front lines of zoo management, and to the decision-makers responsible for elevating the priority of animal welfare in their respective zoo. In great detail, Maple and Perdue demonstrate how zoos and aquariums can be designed to achieve optimal standards of welfare and wellness.
Zooarchaeology and Modern Human Origins: Human Hunting Behavior during the Later Pleistocene (Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology)
by Jamie L. Clark and John D. SpethRecent genetic data showing that Neanderthals interbred with modern humans have made it clear that deeper insight into the behavioral differences between these populations will be critical to understanding the rapid spread of modern humans and the demise of the Neanderthals. This volume, which brings together scholars who have worked with faunal assemblages from Europe, the Near East, and Africa, makes an important contribution to our broader understanding of Neanderthal extinction and modern human origins through its focus on variability in human hunting behavior between 70-25,000 years ago—a critical period in the later evolution of our species.
Zookeeping: An Introduction to the Science and Technology
by Mark D. Irwin John B. Stoner Aaron M. CobaughAs species extinction, environmental protection, animal rights, and workplace safety issues come to the fore, zoos and aquariums need keepers who have the technical expertise and scientific knowledge to keep animals healthy, educate the public, and create regional, national, and global conservation and management communities. This textbook offers a comprehensive and practical overview of the profession geared toward new animal keepers and anyone who needs a foundational account of the topics most important to the day-to-day care of zoo and aquarium animals. The three editors, all experienced in zoo animal care and management, have put together a cohesive and broad-ranging book that tackles each of its subjects carefully and thoroughly. The contributions cover professional zookeeping, evolution of zoos, workplace safety, animal management, taxon-specific animal husbandry, animal behavior, veterinary care, public education and outreach, and conservation science. Using the newest techniques and research gathered from around the world, Zookeeping is a progressive textbook that seeks to promote consistency and the highest standards within global zoo and aquarium operations.
Zookeeping: An Introduction to the Science and Technology
by Mark D. Irwin John Stoner Aaron M. CobaughAs species extinction, environmental protection, animal rights, and workplace safety issues come to the fore, zoos and aquariums need keepers who have the technical expertise and scientific knowledge to keep animals healthy, educate the public, and create regional, national, and global conservation and management communities. This textbook offers a comprehensive and practical overview of the profession geared toward new animal keepers and anyone who needs a foundational account of the topics most important to the day-to-day care of zoo and aquarium animals. The three editors, all experienced in zoo animal care and management, have put together a cohesive and broad-ranging book that tackles each of its subjects carefully and thoroughly. The contributions cover professional zookeeping, evolution of zoos, workplace safety, animal management, taxon-specific animal husbandry, animal behavior, veterinary care, public education and outreach, and conservation science. Using the newest techniques and research gathered from around the world, Zookeeping is a progressive textbook that seeks to promote consistency and the highest standards within global zoo and aquarium operations.
Zum Umgang mit aquatischen Organismen: Versuchstierkundliche Grundlagen
by Beate Adam Maren Schürmann Ulrich SchweversDas Tierschutzgesetz fordert, dass im Namen der Verantwortung des Menschen seinen Mitgeschöpfen wissentlich weder Schmerzen noch Leiden zugefügt werden dürfen. Dies gilt auch für den Umgang mit zehnfüßigen Krebsen, Neunaugen und Fischen. Den Bedürfnissen dieser aquatischen Organismen wird allerdings bislang sowohl im Bereich der gewässerökologischen Feldforschung als auch in der ökotoxikologischen und genetischen Laborarbeit wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellen die Autoren die Gültigkeit des Tierschutzes auch für aquatische Versuchstiere in den verschiedenen Einsatzgebieten dar. Neben Aspekten der Beantragung eines Tierversuches befassen sie sich mit Fragen zur Beschaffung, Hälterung und dem Umgang mit Krebsen, Neunaugen und Fischen. Darüber hinaus werden im Sinne eines Handbuches die gebräuchlichsten Markierungsmethoden sowie die für diese Eingriffe erforderlichen Techniken Schritt für Schritt erläutert. Ziel ist es, mit dem Buch ein besseres Verständnis für aquatische Organismen und ihre Bedürfnissen zu wecken und einen Standard für den schonenden Umgang mit solchen Versuchstieren zu setzen.
Scruffy Bear and the Lost Ball
by Christopher WormellScruffy Bear sees a red ball, and does what comes naturally - kicks it! But the ball is lost, high up in a tree, and the owners aren't very pleased. Never fear, plucky Scruffy Bear can climb trees. Even very, very high trees with all kinds of cross creatures in them?
Animal Studies: An Introduction
by Paul WaldauAnimal studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that incorporates scholarship from public policy, sociology, religion, philosophy, and many other areas. In essence, it seeks to understand how humans study and conceive of other-than-human animals, and how these conceptions have changed over time, across cultures, and across different ways of thinking. This interdisciplinary introduction to the field boldly and creatively foregrounds the realities of nonhuman animals, as well as the imaginative and ethical faculties that humans must engage to consider our intersection with living beings outside of our species. It also compellingly demonstrates that the breadth and depth of thinking and humility needed to grasp the human-nonhuman intersection has the potential to expand the dualism that currently divides the sciences and humanities. As the first holistic survey of the field, Animal Studies is essential reading for any student of human-animal relationships and for all people who care about the role nonhuman animals play in our society.
Peppa Pig: Fun at the Fair (Peppa Pig)
by Mark Baker Neville AstleyThis colourful storybook is based on the number one and award-winning preschool children's TV show on Channel 5 and Nickelodeon - Peppa Pig. Read this story at playtime, preschool or even tucked up in bed and join Peppa and George on their exciting adventure at the fairground!
Peppa Pig: George's First Day at Playgroup (Peppa Pig)
by Mark Baker Neville AstleyThis colourful storybook is based on the number one and award-winning preschool children's TV show on Channel 5 and Nickelodeon - Peppa Pig. Read this story and join Peppa and George as they go to playgroup. It is George's first day and Peppa doesn't really want him there. But when all of her friends want a little brother too, will Peppa change her mind? Find out in this lovely little piggy tale. Read the story to help your little ones find out what it's like to have their first day at preschool, nursery, playgroup or school, with the reassurance that Peppa Pig and George did it too!
Peppa Pig: School Bus Trip (Peppa Pig)
by LadybirdSchool Bus Trip is a colourful storybook, based on the award-winning television character Peppa Pig.Peppa and her friends are going on a school bus adventure up a mountain. But what will they find at the very top? Read this delightful story to find out.The Peppa Pig range of books are fun, interactive and educational, ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: George Catches a Cold, Peppa's First Glasses, Dentist Trip and many more.
Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes Swimming (Peppa Pig)
by Mark Baker Neville AstleyJoin Peppa and her family in these beautiful storybooks. Perfect for piglets everywhere! In this piggy tale it's George's first visit to the swimming pool and he's scared of the water. How will Mummy and Daddy Pig ever convince him to get in?
Peppa Pig: Dentist Trip (Peppa Pig)
by Mark Baker Neville AstleyJoin Peppa and her family in these beautiful storybooks. Perfect for piglets everywhere! Peppa, George and Mr Dinosaur are going to the dentist. It's George's first visit and he's a teeny bit nervous. Find out how the trip goes in this lovely little adventure.
Peppa Pig: Daddy Pig's Old Chair (Peppa Pig)
by LadybirdNaughty Mummy Pig has given Daddy Pig’s favourite old chair to the jumble sale! How is he ever going to get it back?
North America: A World in One Continent
by Huw CordeyThe North American continent stretches over 9.5 million square miles, and is home to more than 500 million people, who share it with hundreds of thousands of species of mammals, birds, insects, and plants-many of them extraordinary, unforgettable, and unique. With 150,000 miles of coastline, North America also has the longest and most abundant shores of any continent on Earth.In the stunning seven-part series from Discovery Channel, renowned nature producer Huw Cordey travels from the Arctic to the Tropics, revealing the wonders of the most dynamic continent on Earth-from the stunning glow of the Aura Borealis in Alaska to the thousands of tornadoes that batter the Great Plains each year to the 55-ton crystals in Mexico's Crystal Cave.North America, the companion book to the television series, follows the producers as they tell the story of this rich and eclectic land through more than 250 gorgeous full-color photographs and engaging essays. Chock-full of interesting facts about the various ecology and wildlife of the many regions of the continent- Prairies, Coasts, Mountains, Freshwater, Deserts, and Forests- North America exposes the continent as you've never seen it before.
Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism
by Jacob Darwin HamblinWhen most Americans think of environmentalism, they think of the political left, of vegans dressed in organic-hemp fabric, lofting protest signs. In reality, writes Jacob Darwin Hamblin, the movement--and its dire predictions--owe more to the Pentagon than the counterculture. In Arming Mother Nature, Hamblin argues that military planning for World War III essentially created "catastrophic environmentalism": the idea that human activity might cause global natural disasters. This awareness, Hamblin shows, emerged out of dark ambitions, as governments poured funds into environmental science after World War II, searching for ways to harness natural processes--to kill millions of people. Proposals included the use of nuclear weapons to create artificial tsunamis or melt the ice caps to drown coastal cities; setting fire to vast expanses of vegetation; and changing local climates. Oxford botanists advised British generals on how to destroy enemy crops during the war in Malaya; American scientists attempted to alter the weather in Vietnam. This work raised questions that went beyond the goal of weaponizing nature. By the 1980s, the C.I.A. was studying the likely effects of global warming on Soviet harvests. "Perhaps one of the surprises of this book is not how little was known about environmental change, but rather how much," Hamblin writes. Driven initially by strategic imperatives, Cold War scientists learned to think globally and to grasp humanity's power to alter the environment. "We know how we can modify the ionosphere," nuclear physicist Edward Teller proudly stated. "We have already done it." Teller never repented. But many of the same individuals and institutions that helped the Pentagon later warned of global warming and other potential disasters. Brilliantly argued and deeply researched, Arming Mother Nature changes our understanding of the history of the Cold War and the birth of modern environmental science.
House of Memories (Dark Hunter)
by Benjamin Hulme-CrossA six-book series of supernatural horror scares that will hook even the most reluctant readers. The Dark Hunter Mr Blood and his young assistants Edgar and Mary take on a series of terrifying mysteries, dealing with ghosts, vampires, werewolves and even weirder threats. In this tale, Mary and Edgar must confront a demonic terror from their forgotten childhood.Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Dark Hunter encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 11+, at a manageable length (64 pages) and reading level (7+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.Book band: Lime
Insect Migration (Collins New Naturalist Library #36)
by C. B. WilliamsHighlighting the significance of the widespread distribution of the migratory habit throughout the insect world. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com
Peppa Pig: Peppa Plays Football (Peppa Pig)
by Mark Baker Neville AstleyPeppa Plays Football is a colourful storybook based on the award-winning television series Peppa Pig.Peppa Pig and Suzy Sheep like playing tennis, but when all their friends arrive and they don't have enough racquets Daddy Dog suggests they play football instead. But what will happen when they decide to play girls against boys? Find out in this delightful piggy tale.The Peppa Pig range of books are fun, interactive and educational, ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Pig Little Library, Dentist Trip, Peppa's First Glasses, Peppa Goes Camping and many more.
Can't Sleep Without Sheep
by Mike Wohnoutka Susanna Leonard HillWhenever Ava can't sleep, she counts sheep. But Ava takes so long to fall asleep, it's the sheep that are growing tired-until finally, they quit! When the sheep promise to find a replacement that Ava can count on, chaos ensues as chickens, cows, pigs, hippos, and more try their hand at jumping over Ava's fence. Finding the perfectly peaceful replacement for sheep might not be so easy after all.With irresistibly adorable art, this delightful take on a familiar sleep tactic is sure to become a bedtime favorite.
Chick 'n' Pug
by Jennifer SattlerChick lives for adventures. Pug lives for, well, sleep. In Chick's eyes, however, Pug can do no wrong. In fact, he is WONDERPUG! But with danger around every corner and a hero who's a little low on energy, it may be up to Chick to save the day and earn the prized role of sidechick (er, sidekick . . .) From an exceptional new talent, this is a funny, heartwarming story of misplaced hero worship as well as the beginning of a beautiful friendship.