The Troublesome Cub

The Troublesome Cub

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Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780937207314

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A black bear cub in the Great Smoky Mountains follows the scent of food and ends up eating out of a dumpster, teaching readers about why it is important not to feed wild animals or leave food out where they can find it.


Inro & Other Min. forms

Inro & Other Min. forms

Author: Melvin Jahss

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-12-18

Total Pages: 759

ISBN-13: 1462903835

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The most comprehensive book covering Japanese inro and netsuke this book an in-depth guide to Japanese miniature laquer art. Inro and Other Miniature Forms of Japanese Lacquer Art is designed both for the novice in Japanese lacquer art and for the advanced collector who specializes in such delightful forms of that art as the inro and the netsuke. For readers who desire a general acquaintance with the subject, there are absorbing chapters on the history of Japanese lacquer, on miniature lacquer forms and on the subject matter of lacquer art. For the collector, there is not only highly technical information on lacquer manufacture and techniques but also a comprehensive chapter on netsuke. Three other features of the book make it an invaluable one for collectors: Tthe biographical listing of more than 900 miniature-lacquer artists The genealogies of the outstanding lacquer schools The reproductions of 59 signatures of representative artists. Included are over 250 illustrations. All important miniature lacquer forms are represented. In addition, there is a well-selected and useful bibliography.


A Journey into the Soulful Garden

A Journey into the Soulful Garden

Author: L.M. Taylor

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2010-02-10

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1450202918

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A magical link connects all living beings on this planet, and in A Journey into the Soulful Garden, author L.M. Taylor describes her many and varied connections with members of the animal world. This collection of eleven essays details Taylors lighthearted adventures and the joy she experiences when interacting with natures special creatures. Experience a lesson in magic in the story Henry the Mule Deer as Taylor describes her attempts to help this animal rid himself of wind chimes that became entangled in his antlers. Read about a lesson in bravery as she rescues Tulip the mallard duck from a months accidental imprisonment in a drain pipe. Discover the special relationship Taylor has with Salem, a miniature, seven-pound, seventeen-year-old tabby cat. Infused with a deep love and admiration for wildlife, these first person stories serve to awaken the heart and provide a deeper insight into the heart and soul of nature.


Appalachian Children's Literature

Appalachian Children's Literature

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Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2010-04-13

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0786460199

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This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.


Wrigley Field Year by Year

Wrigley Field Year by Year

Author: Sam Pathy

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 1118

ISBN-13: 1683582977

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More than just a lavishly illustrated and highly readable book, Wrigley Field Year by Year, originally published in 2014 and updated through the 2018 season, is the result of a quarter century of meticulous research. Written by a baseball historian and recognized authority on the “Friendly Confines,” this is the first book to detail each year of the storied park’s existence. The book covers not only the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Federal League baseball teams in detail, it touches on the Chicago Bears football team, basketball, hockey, high school sports, track and field, and political rallies. It references activities and changes throughout the park and in its neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. In addition to pertinent Cubs statistics, the author’s year-by-year coverage includes: A “game of the year” A description of unusual and interesting happenings in the ballpark A quote from the year that best captures its essence Supplementing the year-by-year approach are nine chapters that divide Wrigley Field’s rich history into nine “innings” along with informative appendixes that will delight every Cubs fan, from the casual to the obsessed. The book’s easy-to-use format and wealth of information make it a resource that readers will turn to again and again.


Among the Bears

Among the Bears

Author: Benjamin Kilham

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2003-03

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780805073003

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Widely recognized for his contributions to wildlife science, a naturalist draws on his experiences of raising orphaned wild black bears as he refutes stereotypes and reveals previously unknown facets of bear behavior. 8-page color insert.


The Woman Who Loved Mankind

The Woman Who Loved Mankind

Author: Lillian Bullshows Hogan

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2012-07-01

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 0803243308

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The oldest living Crow at the dawn of the twenty-first century, Lillian Bullshows Hogan (1905–2003) grew up on the Crow reservation in rural Montana. In The Woman Who Loved Mankind she enthralls readers with her own long and remarkable life and the stories of her parents, part of the last generation of Crow born to nomadic ways. As a child Hogan had a miniature teepee, a fast horse, and a medicine necklace of green beads; she learned traditional arts and food gathering from her mother and experienced the bitterness of Indian boarding school. She grew up to be a complex, hard-working Native woman who drove a car, maintained a bank account, and read the local English paper but spoke Crow as her first language, practiced beadwork, tanned hides, honored clan relatives in generous giveaways, and often visited the last of the old chiefs and berdaches with her family. She married in the traditional Crow way and was a proud member of the Tobacco and Sacred Pipe societies but was also a devoted Christian who helped establish the Church of God on her reservation. Warm, funny, heartbreaking, and filled with information on Crow life, Hogan’s story was told to her daughter, Mardell Hogan Plainfeather, and to Barbara Loeb, a scholar and longtime friend of the family who recorded her words, staying true to Hogan’s expressive speaking rhythms with its echoes of traditional Crow storytelling.