The Bird who Cleans the World

The Bird who Cleans the World

Author: Víctor Montejo

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 136

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A collection of Mayan folktales deals with themes of creation, nature, mutual respect, and ethnic relations and conflicts.


The Bird who Cleans the World

The Bird who Cleans the World

Author: Victor Montejo

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 136

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These Mayan fables and animal stories were collected and transcribed by the author from Jakaltek-Maya language, one of the 21 Mayan languages that are still spoken in Guatemala. The stories are firmly rooted in the world of nature, demonstrating and insisting on honesty, understanding and respect among people and their cultures.


The Bird who was Afraid to Clean the Crocodile's Teeth

The Bird who was Afraid to Clean the Crocodile's Teeth

Author: Paris Sandow

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 48

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Slim the bird is assigned to clean Gar the crocodile's teeth, but Gar is the most fearsome crocodile in the river, and Slim is afraid until Gar saves his life and explains why he looks so frightening.


Habitats of the World

Habitats of the World

Author: Iain Campbell

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 0691197563

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Habitats of Australasia (Australia, NZ and New Guinea) -- Habitats of the Neotropics (Central and South America) -- Habitats of the Afrotropics (SSaharan Africa) -- Habitats of the Palearctic (Europe, North Asia and North Africa) -- Habitats of the Nearctic (North America).


How the World Began

How the World Began

Author: Helmut Thielicke

Publisher: James Clarke & Co.

Published: 1964-01-07

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780227674840

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"The question of where we come from and where we are going is one of the elementary challenges of life. Perhaps it is THE question of life. Only when we get an answer to it do we learn who we are." With these striking words, Prof Helmut Thielicke begins this book about the most fundamental of all questions; the question of who we are, whence we came, and what God intended when he gave us life. Despite - perhaps even because of - the immense technological advances of our time, and the frightful consequences for the human race of the misuse of that power, man is brought face to face again with that basic problem which has haunted him since the beginning of time, the mystery of good and evil. Weaving these themes of origin and purpose, good and evil together, these are sermons for our times - highly intelligent, widely ranging, fascinating, and of quite exceptional power. There is nothing sloppy or sentimental in this book. These chapters are the creation of a 20th century man with a particularly penetrating mind.


Birds of the World

Birds of the World

Author: Frank Hall Knowlton

Publisher:

Published: 1909

Total Pages: 936

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"Set forth in non-technical language the salient facts regarding the birds of the world ... Every family has been reviewed ... The treatment of the so-called game birds, both aquatic and non-aquatic, has purposely been made very full ... Main attention has been given to the birds as they appear in their homes--that is, their plumage, habits, songs; nests and eggs, food, etc."--Preface. 233 illustrations--color and black & white photographs, line drawings. Indexed.


This Borrowed Earth

This Borrowed Earth

Author: Robert Emmet Hernan

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2010-02-02

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0230105270

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Over the last century mankind has irrevocably damaged the environment through the unscrupulous greed of big business and our own willful ignorance. Here are the strikingly poignant accounts of disasters whose names live in infamy: Chernobyl, Bhopal, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Love Canal, Minamata and others. And with these, the extraordinary and inspirational stories of the countless men and women who fought bravely to protect the communities and environments at risk.