Why Do Camels Have Long Eyelashes?

Why Do Camels Have Long Eyelashes?

Author: Jennifer Shand

Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.

Published: 2017-12-13

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13: 168444103X

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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Why do camels have long eyelashes? Come along on a desert adventure and have fun learning the special things about desert animals that help them survive a hot and dry climate.


Why Do Camels Have Long Eyelashes?

Why Do Camels Have Long Eyelashes?

Author: Jennifer Shand

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 2014-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781486706181

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Why do camels have long eyelashes? Is it because they were playing with their mother's make-up? No, that s silly! Camels have long eyelashes because it keeps the sand that is blowing around out of their eyes! Come along on a desert adventure and have fun learning the special things about desert animals that help them survive a hot and dry climate.


Comparative Hemostasis in Vertebrates

Comparative Hemostasis in Vertebrates

Author: James H. Lewis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1475797680

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The author examines hemostasis in animals from all seven major vertebrate classes. Her research provides unique insights into the phylogenetic development of the various phases and components of hemostasis. This monograph is a valuable reference for students, researchers, and teachers of biology, zoology, veterinary science, and human medicine.


Creature ABC

Creature ABC

Author:

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1452143528

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An elegant addition to any library, this deluxe alphabet book features 120 pages of Andrew Zuckerman's breathtaking wildlife photography. From alligator to zebra, each featured animal boasts two striking studio portraits against a clean white background, offering a unique up-close view of the animal kingdom. Readers are treated to a helpful glossary at the end for extra information. From the sleek beauty of a smiling hippo to the powerful majesty of a roaring lion, this gorgeous ebook is both a stunning work of art and a ferociously fun way for young animal-lovers to learn their ABCs.


Hairy Hezekiah

Hairy Hezekiah

Author: Dick King-Smith

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2007-08-21

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1429998032

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BAD-TEMPERED RUNAWAY CAMEL. Funny, fast, and satisfying--a hilarious yarn from the "master of animal stories."* Tired of his lonely life at the zoo, Hezekiah--an ornery, very hairy Bacrian camel--busts out and heads across country. His adventure leads him to an eccentric (and equally hairy) aristocrat, a new life at a wildlife park, and company in the form of a female camel. Laughs, action, short chapters, and a genuine appreciation of the animal world make this a satisfying choice for newly independent readers. Nick Bruel's antic black-and-white drawing add to the fun. *The Guardian (London)


The Photo Ark

The Photo Ark

Author: Joel Sartore

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1426217773

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This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.


Learn to Paint Portraits Quickly

Learn to Paint Portraits Quickly

Author: Hazel Soan

Publisher: Batsford Books

Published: 2022-02-17

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 1849947813

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Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan delivers a concise and approachable guide to portrait painting, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you are using watercolour, oils or acrylic, Learn to Paint Portraits Quickly explains the key elements of catching a likeness in portrait painting in a mixture of mediums. The book is filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises that can be digested in a short period of time, and written in an accessible way for all artists to learn about portraiture. The key elements of portraiture covered in this concise book include: Finding the likeness Creating form – the light and shade The facial features Painting the hair Skin tone and colouring The body, clothing and background Illustrated with Hazel's magnificent, colourful paintings, and with practical advice and demonstrations throughout, this book is the perfect tool to help beginners master portrait painting – quickly.


Hamster and Cheese: Book 1

Hamster and Cheese: Book 1

Author: Colleen AF Venable

Publisher: Graphic Universe ™

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1467735000

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There's a sandwich thief in Mr. Venezi's pet shop. Everyone is a suspect, from the chinchillas to the goldfish. Never fear! The world's fluffiest detective on the case: Sasspants, PI(G). By day, Sasspants is your average book-loving, gizmo-inventing guinea pig. By night she solves pet shop mysteries with the help of her sidekick, Hamisher the hamster. Our furry little heroes will stop at nothing to find the sandwich thief! This is the first book in the Guinea PIG, Pet Shop Private Eye series. "Absolutely adorable drawings, blended with witty dialogue in a way that makes this comic a perfect read for all ages . . . and Owly would like to add that 'little Hamisher and his drawings are equal to awesome.'"—Andy Runton, author of Owly "Move over Miss Marple, never mind the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, here's the real mistress of the whodunit. She's sharp. And she's furry. This one's a keeper."—Mark Siegel, illustrator of To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel


Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations

Author: Julie K. Lundgren

Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1615357661

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Early readers investigate various animal adaptations.


The Desert Between Us

The Desert Between Us

Author: Phyllis Barber

Publisher: University of Nevada Press

Published: 2020-04-15

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1948908573

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2020 Reading the West Book Awards, Longlist for Fiction 2020 Association for Morman Letters Finalist, Fiction The Desert Between Us is a sweeping, multi-layered novel based on the U.S. government’s decision to open more routes to California during the Gold Rush. To help navigate this waterless, largely unexplored territory, the War Department imported seventy-five camels from the Middle East to help traverse the brutal terrain that was murderous on other livestock. Geoffrey Scott, one of the roadbuilders, decides to venture north to discover new opportunities in the opening of the American West when he—and the camels—are no longer needed. Geoffrey arrives in St. Thomas, Nevada, a polygamous settlement caught up in territorial fights over boundaries and new taxation. There, he falls in love with Sophia Hughes, a hatmaker obsessed with beauty and the third wife of a polygamist. Geoffrey believes Sophia wants to be free of polygamy and go away with him to a better life, but Sophia’s motivations are not so easily understood. She had become committed to Mormon beliefs in England and had moved to Utah Territory to assuage her spiritual needs. The death of Sophia’s child and her illicit relationship with Geoffrey generate a complex nexus where her new love for Geoffrey competes with societal expectations and a rugged West seeking domesticity. When faced with the opportunity to move away from her polygamist husband and her tumultuous life in St. Thomas, Sophia becomes tormented by a life-changing decision she must face alone.