Wild Talk: How Animals Talk to Each Other
de Marilyn Baillie (Ed. Maple Tree Press) Isbn : 189568854X
15.43 € / 101.21 FF
Descriptions du produit Ingram In this book we meet animals from around the world and learn how they communicate. Find out how Japanese cranes greet each other with a dance, whales sing mysterious songs, lemurs touch and clean each other's fur, and fireflies blink in the dark skies. Full-color illustrations throughout.

L'émergence de l'homme
de Ian Tattersall (Ed. Editions Gallimard) Isbn : 2070427943
7.10 € / 46.57 FF
Descriptions du produit Idées clés, par Business Digest Aujourd'hui, les découvertes en génétique moléculaire, éthologie ou morpho-linguistique, modifient les données sur la question des origines de l'homme. L'auteur, conservateur du département d'anthropologie à l'American Museum of Natural History de New York, restitue la profonde discontinuité de notre évolution, le décalage constant entre les progrès des caractéristiques anatomiques et ceux de l'intelligence. Il réintroduit la formidable part de hasard opportuniste dans l'évolution, responsable de l'émergence accidentelle de notre espèce.

Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
de Marc Bekoff (Ed. Greenwood Pub Group) Isbn : 0313352577
Prix : NC
Descriptions du produit From School Library Journal Grade 7 Up?Concerned with the dignity of animals and humans' responsibilities toward them, this book offers both sides of major issues regarding animal rights, including both theoretical matters and practical applications. The signed entries are alphabetically arranged and contain cross-references to other relevant topics. Each one is followed by a selected bibliography. Topics include "Animal Cognition," "Education and the Use of Animals," "Genetic Engineering," "Hunting," "Laboratory Animal Use," "Pain," "Pet Theft," "Reproductive Control," "Sympathy for Animals," and "Zoos." A chronology of historical events related to the use of animals and animal rights precedes the entries. Appendixes include a list of related organizations along wi...

Hippos in the Night: Autobiographical Adventures in Africa
de Christina M. Allen (Ed. HarperCollins Publishers) Isbn : 0688178278
13.76 € / 90.26 FF
Descriptions du produit From School Library Journal Grade 5-8-A chatty recounting of an auto/bicycle trek through Kenya and into Tanzania. A spin-off from Classroom Connect Inc.'s "Quest" series, this pleasant "AfricaQuest" journal is undated and episodic, and the incidents included appear random and unrelated (the Internet site might provide cohesive glue). As the team follows the Great Rift Valley, Allen joyfully records meetings with several tribal groups, numerous animals, rhino "bodyguards," and biologists studying baboons and hyenas and attempting to "educate" intrusive lions. Her enthusiasm is evident, as are her emotional responses to the encounters and sightings. The illustrations consist of a few small black-and-white photos and soft black-and-white drawings, in keeping with the ...

Whale
de Vassili Papastavrou (Ed. Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd) Isbn : 075136018X
18.96 € / 124.37 FF
Descriptions du produit From School Library Journal Grade 3-6-Although indexed and divided into chapters, this introduction to whales is more an attractive browsing item than a substantive work of nonfiction. The two-page entries cover such topics as evolution, physical characteristics, social life, reproduction, and more; headings such as "I am the Walrus" attempt to introduce a hint of humor into the text. Every page is laced with full-color photographs and drawings of marine mammals in a collage type arrangement, and every now and then a small cartoon or "funny bit" is inserted. The writing is often vague and imprecise, e.g., in the evolution entry, "sea otters entered the oceans relatively recently" is stated to explain their still-furry appearance and dependence upon land, but what do...

Let's Take a Field Trip to a Beehive
de Kathy Furgang (Ed. Rosen Publishing Group,U.S.) Isbn : 0823954439
11.62 € / 76.22 FF
Descriptions du produit From School Library Journal Grade 3-5-Animals living in colonies are the focus of these short, simply written introductions. In both, a page of large-print text alternates with another page of one or more color photos. Beehive briefly describes the tasks performed within the hive, bee communication, honey production, honeycomb construction, plant pollination, and the ecological and economical importance of honeybees. Coral Reef discusses some general characteristics of coral polyps, how and where these reefs are formed, types, representative plants and animals, and the damage caused to these colonies by starfish and humans. While the writing in these loosely organized titles is generally clear, both omit vital data. Beehive merely states that the insects "are six-le...

Teeth That Stab and Grind
de Diane Swanson (Ed. Sterling Publishing) Isbn : 1550547682
Prix : NC
Descriptions du produit From School Library Journal Grade 2-4-This fine entry focuses on how teeth are used by many different animals for chomping, grinding, stabbing, etc. Each chapter has two pages of readable text; crisp, color photos; and small, captioned, ink-and-watercolor drawings. The facts and photos have been carefully selected to entertain and astonish children. The wide-open mouths of a hippo and a viperfish are sure to draw oohs and aahs. The writing style is conversational and clear. Despite the index, this is not primarily a research tool. It is enjoyable enough to read cover-to-cover-and just may keep kids awake during Dental Health Week.Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

When I Lived With Bats
de Faith McNulty (Ed. Cartwheel Books) Isbn : 0590049801
3.07 € / 20.14 FF
Descriptions du produit From School Library Journal Grade 1-4-These two beginning chapter books will whet the appetites of young scientists. Hopping introduces children to an amazing and deadly natural phenomenon. Many interesting facts about the study of lightning from the historical (Ben Franklin) to the modern (today's computer technology) are included as well as cultural connections (Zeus) and the experiences of people who have survived being struck by lightning. The watercolor illustrations include maps, diagrams, and action scenes. McNulty shares information about bats through her memories of a summer spent in a house filled with these winged creatures. Full- and double-page illustrations show various family members reacting to the animals. This combination of personal narrative and ...

Life in the Undergrowth
de (Ed. ) Isbn : 0691127034
27.05 € / 177.44 FF
Descriptions du produit From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. A companion to a new television program on Animal Planet, this wonderful exploration of invertebrates exceeds the requirements for a great nature book through the strength of its photographs and the quality of its prose. It helps that veteran naturalist and author Attenborough (The Life of Birds) brings the enthusiasm of an animal lover and the knowledge of a polymath to his goal: tracing the broad history of the development of "this vast invertebrate world, which constitutes by far the greatest numbers of both species and individuals on earth." His material is arranged in five chapters ranging from the first "invasion" of land by invertebrates to the complex "supersocieties" that many have developed. Along the way he describes...

We Are Bears
de Molly Grooms, Lucia Guarnotta (Ed. Tormont/Brimar Publications) Isbn : 2764113439
7.73 € / 50.71 FF
Descriptions du produit From Publishers Weekly Following the same format as their previous collaboration (We Are Wolves, which Groom wrote under the pen name Melinda Julietta), author and artist here chronicle a day in the life of a mother bear and her two cubs. "This new world looks so BIG!" says a cub, as he and his brother emerge from their den for the very first time. The mother teaches them how to search for food, escape a hive of bees, etc., recapping the lessons with simplistic summaries ("We are climbers"; "we are searchers"; "we are swimmers" and so on). Back in the den for dinner and sleep, Mother Bear concludes with "We are bears." Groom genially presents succinct chunks of information, but the juxtaposition of factual information with the bears' purported "dialogue" may be off-...