Animal Lore And Legend

Author : Ruth Binney
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780486828756

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Animal Lore and Legend by Ruth Binney Pdf

What makes owls wise and foxes sly? How did the lion become the king of beasts, and why do serpents symbolize evil? This survey of legends, folk tales, myths, and superstitions chronicles the human fascination with the animal kingdom. Assembled by a noted naturalist, Ruth Binney, this charmingly illustrated collection abounds in animal lore from around the world and throughout history. Binney provides captivating examples of attempts to explain nature's wonders and mysteries with animal-related proverbs and folk wisdom. She explores the historic associations of wild and domestic animals with kindling romance, bringing good and bad luck, and fostering improved health, as well as their roles in forecasting weather and serving as omens of everything from sudden wealth to imminent death. A gallery of mythical figures features dragons, werewolves, mermaids, and other creatures with supernatural powers. Brimming with enchantment, this compilation of folkloric traditions will delight animal lovers of every stripe!

Author : Vee Browne,Diana Magnuson
Publisher : Cartwheel Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 0590224883

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Animal Lore and Legend-Owl by Vee Browne,Diana Magnuson Pdf

Includes both factual information and Indian legends about North American owls.

Author : Joseph Krutch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 113853952X

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The World of Animals by Joseph Krutch Pdf

Human beings share the earth with many other living creatures and have dealt with them in many different ways. Animals have furnished humans with food, done their work, aroused their curiosity, provided them with "sport," stimulated their sense of beauty, and provoked their wonder. They have also shared affection, when both the human and animal have decided to give it. No less varied or avoidable are the attitudes humans have developed toward these creatures. This collection of writings selected from a vast literature about animals is also about the people who have been inspired to write on that subject. Sometimes consciously and sometimes unconsciously the writer implies an answer to one or more of the questions that any concern with an animal must raise, such as: What is an animal's place in nature? Are they here primarily to serve as a food source? Do they possess inherent rights and privileges? How are they alike or different from humans? The answers to these questions are as varied as the authors. Each narrative description, or exposition contributes something to an over-all picture of human beings' relations with and attitudes toward the animal kingdom. It is a remarkable conclusion, illustrated by Krutch's chronological arrangement within categories, that almost every major attitude and activity that has ever existed concerning animals still exists today even though there has been a drift in certain directions. Although the editor fairly represents the opposing view, his sympathies lie with those for whom the animal world embodies something to be loved and learned from rather than merely to be studied or exploited.

Author : Joseph Wood Krutch
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412843300

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The World of Animals by Joseph Wood Krutch Pdf

This collection of writings selected from a vast literature about animals contributes something to an over-all picture of human beings' relations with and attitudes toward the animal kingdom.

Author : Joseph Wood Krutch
Publisher : Transaction Pub
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 1412814405

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The World of Animals by Joseph Wood Krutch Pdf

This collection of writings selected from a vast literature about animals contributes something to an over-all picture of human beings' relations with and attitudes toward the animal kingdom.

Author : Percy Ansell Robin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015006577368

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Animal Lore in English Literature by Percy Ansell Robin Pdf

Author : Edward F. Dolan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0804105529

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Animal Folklore by Edward F. Dolan Pdf

Entertaining myths, superstitions--and even a few facts about our animal friends and foes, from the author of The Old Farmer's Almanac Book of Weather Lore.

Author : Anthony Wootton
Publisher : Blandford
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:39000005596817

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Animal Folklore, Myth and Legend by Anthony Wootton Pdf

Author : Ruth Binney
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780486828749

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Plant Lore and Legend by Ruth Binney Pdf

From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice about which flowers, trees, and plants could provide foods, remedies, and construction materials. This richly illustrated volume provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, exploring the sound principles behind traditional advice, along with a wealth of fanciful beliefs. Naturalist Ruth Binney recounts charming examples of floral symbolism, linking roses with romance, lilies with purity, and poppies with sleep. She examines tree lore and the association of trees with wisdom and knowledge, from the coveted crown of laurel awarded to ancient Greek poets and Roman generals to the palm branches presented to pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. A survey of the power of plants ranges from the rituals that ensure a good harvest and a newly married couple's fertility to the healing qualities of oil of cloves for toothache, cherries for gout, and aloe vera for burns. Abounding in fascinating facts and fancies, this absorbing compilation will captivate lovers of plants and gardens.

Author : Richard Van Camp
Publisher : Children's Book Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0892391448

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A Man Called Raven by Richard Van Camp Pdf

Back in stock! When Chris and Toby Greyeyes find a raven in the garage, they try to trap it and hurt it with hockey sticks. To them, ravens are just a nuisance because they spread garbage all over the street. Or so they think--until a mysterious man who smells like pine needles enters their lives and teaches them his story of the raven. In this intriguing book, George Littlechild, internationally acclaimed artist and author of the Jane Addams Awardwinning book This Land Is My Land, returns to collaborate with Richard Van Camp, an exciting voice in Native American literature. Set in the Northwest Territories of Canada, Van Camp's contemporary story draws from the animal legends and folklore told to him by his Dogrib elders. Littlechild's bold use of color and perspective captures the sense of mystery and magic surrounding the strange raven man who teaches the boys the meaning of respect for nature. Blending past with present, the magical with the real, A Man Called Raven is both a tribute to the wisdom of the raven and a positive reminder that we can all learn from nature.

Author : Joseph Wood Krutch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Animals
ISBN : OCLC:1296987010

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The World of Animals by Joseph Wood Krutch Pdf

Author : Joan Negrescolor
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781452175652

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Animal City by Joan Negrescolor Pdf

Nina journeys to a secret jungle city populated by animals, plants, and lost objects. The reason for her visit: story hour, where a book's power holds the wild in thrall. The animals are eager for stories about space, the sea, and other worlds. But their favorite story of all is the one told here: a story about a mysterious place, laden with legend and lore, and now overtaken by nature. Five Pantone colors infuse each illustrated spread with a vibrant, electric energy, making this powerful celebration of nature—and stories—as vivid visually as its narrative is engrossing.

Author : Tiffany Midge,Diana Magnuson,Vic Warren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : American bison
ISBN : 0590224891

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Animal Lore & Legend--buffalo by Tiffany Midge,Diana Magnuson,Vic Warren Pdf

Includes both factual information and Indian legends about the buffalo or American bison.

Author : Margo DeMello
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1440839344

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Animal Folklore by Margo DeMello Pdf

This intriguing encyclopedia provides a comprehensive look at animals in folklore, addressing the most common folklore animals, the primary motifs and themes found in their stories, and the historical and cross-cultural locations ascribed to such tales. A-to-Z entries discuss the meanings of animal folklore and the animals featured in the stories, while connecting the dots between the many cultures that have told these stories through the ages. Because of the important role folklore plays in the socialization of children and the conveying of cultural values, animal tales are also investigated for their role in the continuity of cultural values and beliefs. The volume includes thematic essays, topical entries, and tale excerpts. Each entry also states the method by which it is classified (e.g., Aarne-Thompson-Uther, Perry, etc.) to enable readers to easily find other tales of the same type. Most entries feature a list of further reading for those who desire more information, and a glossary at the end of the book covers the classification of folklore overall. As an added bonus, the volume discusses many of the most important folklore collections in the world.

Author : David Dary
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033123212

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The Buffalo Book by David Dary Pdf

The journals and memoirs of nineteenth-century explorers and travelers in the American West often told of viewing buffalo massed together as far as the eye could see. This book appropriately covers the subject of the buffalo as extensively as that animal covered the plains. Other recent accounts of the buffalo have focused on two or three aspects, emphasizing its natural history, the hunters and the hunted in prehistoric time, the relationship between the buffalo and the American Indian. David Dary's treatment stretches from horizon to horizon. Of course he discusses the origin of the buffalo in North America, its locations and migrations, its habits, its significance and role in both Indian and white cultures, its near demise, its salvation. But more. Dary weaves throughout his fact-filled book fascinating threads of lore and legend of this animal that literally helped mold who and what America is. Further, in addition to detailing the extinction which almost befell this mythic beast and the attempts to give life again to the herds, Dary concentrates significant attention on the buffalo as part of twentieth-century America in terms of captivity, husbandry, and symbol. The Buffalo Book rounds up all the contemporary buffalo. Dary has located just about every single buffalo alive today in the United States. He has visited or corresponded with everyone who raises a private or government herd, small or large. He maps their location, size, purpose, future. There are even some instructions about how to raise buffalo if one is so inclined. For the gourmet, The Buffalo Book provides a number of recipes, such as Sweetgrass Buffalo and Beer Pie or Buffalo Tips à la Bourgogne. From the buffalo nickel to Wyoming's state flag, from the University of Colorado's mascot to Indiana's state seal, we picture and use the buffalo in hundreds of ways; Dary surveys the nineteenth- and twentieth-century symbolic adaptation of the animal.