Animal Fact And Fable

Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781623341350

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Animal Fact/Animal Fable by Seymour Simon Pdf

This unusual and striking picture book combines fun with scientific facts. Seymour Simon has collected a fascinating variety of common beliefs about animals and presented them in the form of a guessing game. Each belief appears on one page with a witty illustration by Diane deGroat (Gilbert) that carries the belief to its funniest extreme and asks, Fact or Fiction? The correct answer appears on the following page, accompanied by a scientifically accurate illustration that shows the animal as it really behaves. The best kind of book, one that entertains while it educates. (Publishers Weekly) “Fact or Fiction?” The correct answer appears on the following page, accompanied by a scientifically accurate illustration that shows the animal as it really behaves. "The best kind of book, one that entertains while it educates."—Publishers Weekly

Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1995-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0517155249

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Animal Fact and Fable by Seymour Simon Pdf

Author : Harcourt School Publishers Staff,Seymour Simon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01
Category : Animals
ISBN : 0153052090

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Animal Facts and Animal Fables by Harcourt School Publishers Staff,Seymour Simon Pdf

Describes common beliefs about animals and explains which are fact and which are fable.

Author : Jo Wimpenny
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781399401524

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Aesop’s Animals by Jo Wimpenny Pdf

Turns a critical eye on Aesop's Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements, but have the stories also informed how we regard their animal protagonists? If so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race? In Aesop's Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables to discover whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of the animal kingdom. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest findings on some of the most fascinating branches of ethological research – the study of why animals do the things they do. In each chapter she interrogates a classic fable and a different topic – future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception – concluding with a verdict on the veracity of each fable's portrayal from a scientific perspective. By sifting fact from fiction in one of the most beloved texts of our culture, Aesop's Animals explores and challenges our preconceived notions about animals, the way they behave, and the roles we both play in our shared world.

Author : Charles Williams,T. Mason and G. Lane (Firm),H.R. Piercy & Co,Methodist Episcopal Church. Sunday School Union
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Animals
ISBN : OCLC:82788888

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Facts Not Fables by Charles Williams,T. Mason and G. Lane (Firm),H.R. Piercy & Co,Methodist Episcopal Church. Sunday School Union Pdf

Author : Jo Wimpenny
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781472966933

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Aesop’s Animals by Jo Wimpenny Pdf

Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements, but have the stories also informed how we regard their animal protagonists? If so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race? In Aesop's Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables to discover whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of the animal kingdom. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest findings on some of the most fascinating branches of ethological research – the study of why animals do the things they do. In each chapter she interrogates a classic fable and a different topic – future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception – concluding with a verdict on the veracity of each fable's portrayal from a scientific perspective. By sifting fact from fiction in one of the most beloved texts of our culture, Aesop's Animals explores and challenges our preconceived notions about animals, the way they behave, and the roles we both play in our shared world.

Author : Ralph Nader
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609807535

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Animal Envy by Ralph Nader Pdf

Ralph Nader's newest work of the imagination, Animal Envy, is a fable about the kinds of intelligences that are all around us in other animals. What would animals tell us—about themselves, about us—if there were a common language among all animal species? A bracingly simple idea, one that has been used before in books like George Orwell's Animal Farm and E. B. White's Charlotte's Web among others, but never like this. In Animal Envy, Ralph Nader proposes, quite plausibly, that a programmer has created a "digital translation" app whereby animals of different species, from insects to whales, can speak to one another, and through a "hyper-advanced converter" these animals can then also speak, both collectively and individually, to humans. It is decided that there will be a global assembly. It will be called "The Great Talkout." Humans are persuaded to reserve 100 hours of network coverage so The Great Talkout may begin and will be viewed by humans everywhere, in all human languages, as well as all animal languages. The narrative that ensues is deeply felt and powerfully informed. Just as he did when he wrote Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us, Nader shows here that his visionary genius knows no limits.

Author : Charles Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Animals
ISBN : UIUC:30112071026253

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Facts Not Fables by Charles Williams Pdf

Author : Robert Grillo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1940184347

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Farm to Fable by Robert Grillo Pdf

Why do the vast majority of us continue to consume animals when we could choose otherwise? What are the cultural forces that drive our food choices?Our beliefs about eating animals remain, in mainstream culture, largely unexamined, and therefore unchallenged, Robert Grillo argues. In this significant book, he attempts to uncover what drives our food choices, and specifically how the fictions of popular culture -- literature, movies, TV -- continually reinforce our current beliefs and behaviour. The insights revealed in Farm to Fable will be of great value and interest to seasoned animal advocates as well as casual readers.

Author : Colleen Dolphin,Katherine Hengel
Publisher : Super SandCastle
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1617146781

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Fact and Fable by Colleen Dolphin,Katherine Hengel Pdf

This series introduced young readers to the United States through stories about state animals on big adventures! Each entertaining and educational narrative incorporates state symbols, history, and geography. Factual sidebars, full-color photographs, and state-appropriate recipes support each title. Each book ends with state facts at a glance, a reading comprehension quiz, and a map with more things to see and do around the state. This series is a great way to explore the United States in preparation for state reports or family vacations. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Author : Aesop
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1853261289

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Aesop's Fables by Aesop Pdf

A collection of animal fables told by the Greek slave Aesop.

Author : Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9004114548

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History of the Graeco-Latin Fable by Francisco Rodríguez Adrados Pdf

Spanning from Sumer to the present day few literary genres show greater continuity throughout their history than the fable. Historical evidence reaching as far back as Antiquity, supports the study of more than 500 works considered to be fables. This translation of the original Spanish, standard work on the fable, traces the history of the Graeco-Latin fable, investigates its origins, reconstructs lost collections from the Hellenistic Age, and establishes relationships between the fablist of the Imperial Age and the study of Medieval, Greek and Latin fables. Supplements at the end of each chapter have been added, giving information on a new bibliography and some new data, together with references to subsequent studies.

Author : Alan J. Hesse,Louise H. Emmons
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781647040765

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Fables of the Amazon by Alan J. Hesse,Louise H. Emmons Pdf

“Fables of the Amazon delivers important forest lessons, animal facts, and moral tales through humorous stories and vivid images that will broaden children’s minds to the unique world of the Amazon.” — Readers’ Favorite Natural history and ecology are fascinating but complex subjects. What better way to discover them than through a comic that is both funny and scientifically accurate? A perfect learning resource for nature-loving kids and adults, as well as a perfect classroom book for science teachers! Written by conservation scientists, this comic features facts about jungle animals drawn from actual field observations from the Amazon Jungle. What you will discover: - Eleven comic strip short fables featuring a wide array of South American jungle animals. Each fable comes with an ecology lesson. - An intimate look at the secret lives of wild guinea pigs, rare macaws, jaguars, leaf-cutter ants, the elusive Maned Wolf, and many others. - The authors' own natural history notes from the field with photos and cartoons. - Meet the quirky and unique animal characters of the mighty Amazon forest by buying this book! A word about the authors: Conservation scientists Dr. Louise Emmons and Alan J. Hesse have decades of field experience in the jungles of South America. Their unique, personal knowledge of wild animals and the secrets of the tropical forest is revealed in these short stories, brought to life by the humour of cartoons.

Author : Ronald Albert Marchant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Animals
ISBN : UIUC:30112032856962

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Beasts of Fact & Fable by Ronald Albert Marchant Pdf

Author : Beverly N. Parke
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015029222315

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Gifted Students in Regular Classrooms by Beverly N. Parke Pdf