Dead As A Dodo

Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Overamstel Uitgevers
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789049985424

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Dead as a Dodo by Jane Langton Pdf

While lecturing in England, Homer confronts the criminal dons of Oxford William Dubchick is too keen a student of the writings of Charles Darwin to not see that the world of biology has evolved past him. Decades ago, he was the foremost mind in Oxford University’s department of natural sciences, but as the field’s focus narrowed to the microscopic level he became nothing more than a gray-haired, cantankerous relic. He has a small fiefdom, manned by Helen Farfrae, a committed disciple who, Dubchick is annoyed to learn, someone is trying to kill. It is into this world that Homer Kelly, Emersonian scholar and part-time sleuth, comes to spend a semester lecturing. Though expecting a vacation, he finds Oxford to be a swamp of theft, fraud, and murder. Besides the attempts on Farfrae’s life, he must reckon with a murdered priest, the theft of a dodo’s portrait, and suspicious claims that long-lost Darwinian artifacts have been found. With an academic climate like this, it’s amazing that any of the Oxford dons live to see tenure.

Author : Venita Coelho
Publisher : Hachette India
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789350098486

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Dead As A Dodo by Venita Coelho Pdf

MISSION DEAD AS A DODO Mission Brief: Somebody is on an extinction operation, stealing all the last specimens of highly endangered species. This mysterious crook has somehow managed to discover the impossible ? a living specimen of Raphus cucullatus, aka, the dodo. Yes, the same flightless bird that was hunted to oblivion in Mauritius more than 300 years ago! This dodo has become the single most priceless creature on the planet and it must be rescued immediately. Without delay, Animal Intelligence Agency agents are assigned to this urgent mission. NOTE: The Animal Intelligence Agency is a multi-species nongovernmental agency. Specially trained Animal and Human agents work undercover to save animals and save the world. Some of them have a licence to kill. Agent no. 002 Species: Panthera tigris tigris Name: Bagcha Currently the only agent with a licence to kill. He is the most dangerous and experienced operative, with the scars to prove it. Agent no. 015 Species: Semnopithecus entellus Name: Kela This operative was formerly a disgraced agent, stripped of his number. However, after his sterling performance in Mission Tiger by the Tail, his number and privileges have been restored. Agent no. 11.5 Species: Homo sapiens sapiens Name: Rana One of only two people in the world who use JungleSpeak to communicate across species. Extremely good with computers and all things tech. Far from dangerous or lethal. However, his intelligence is a real contribution to a mission. His allergies are a real problem. Indications are that the mission will take the agents to Mauritius, America, and as far off as the Arctic Circle and the North Pole. They must not fail, come what may. This dodo must not die.

Author : Shaurya Singh Thapa
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781946869838

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Dead as a Dodo by Shaurya Singh Thapa Pdf

What do dodos, Adolf Hitler and the small pox virus have in common? They’re all DEAD. But sometimes, unexpected things happen. When Kevin Smith, a money-minded auctioneer and Ned, his booze-loving, failed-writer dad are shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean, they have absolutely no idea of the series of weird incidents that are about to follow. • Dodos coming back to life. • A Greek god solving writer’s block issues. • Poop getting auctioned. …they just have no idea.

Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453247655

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Dead as a Dodo by Jane Langton Pdf

Visiting Oxford, the Harvard professor/sleuth gets a crash course in Darwin’s survival of the fittest in a high-spirited whodunit that’s “vintage Langton” (Booklist). William Dubchick is too keen a student of the writings of Charles Darwin to not see that the world of biology has evolved past him. Decades ago, he was the foremost mind in Oxford University’s department of natural sciences, but as the field’s focus narrowed to the microscopic level he became nothing more than a gray-haired, cantankerous relic. He has a small fiefdom, manned by Helen Farfrae, a committed disciple who, Dubchick is annoyed to learn, someone is trying to kill. It is into this world that Homer Kelly, Emersonian scholar and part-time sleuth, comes to spend a semester lecturing. Though expecting a vacation, he finds Oxford to be a swamp of theft, fraud, and murder. Besides the attempts on Farfrae’s life, he must reckon with a murdered priest, the theft of a dodo’s portrait, and suspicious claims that long-lost Darwinian artifacts have been found. With an academic climate like this, it’s amazing that any of the Oxford dons live to see tenure.

Author : Lynne Edwards,Brian Edwards
Publisher : Parents Magazine Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Dodo
ISBN : 0819306401

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Dead as the Dodo by Lynne Edwards,Brian Edwards Pdf

Upon reading in a book that he is extinct, a dodo bird attempts to set the British government straight.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:2016330364

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Dead as a Dodo by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Palmatier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1995-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313368387

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Speaking of Animals by Robert Palmatier Pdf

No other nonhuman source has served as the basis for more metaphors than animals. Speaking of Animals is a dictionary of animal metaphors that are current in American English. It is comprehensive, historical, and metaphor-based. Each entry refers to the other dictionaries that catalog that same metaphor, and the dates of first appearance in writing are supplied, where possible, for both the metaphor and the name of the source. The main text is organized alphabetically by metaphor rather than by animal or animal behavior; all the metaphors are classified according to their animal source in a list at the end of the book. An animal metaphor is a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses a resemblance or similarity between someone or something and a particular animal or animal class. True metaphors are single words, such as the noun tiger, the verb hog, and the adjective chicken. Phrasal metaphors combine true metaphors with other words, such as blind tiger, hog the road, and chicken colonel. Other animal metaphors take the form of similes, such as like rats leaving a sinking ship and prickly as a hedgehog. Still others take the form of proverbs, such as Don't count your chickens before they hatch and Let sleeping dogs lie. The horse is the animal most frequently referred to in metaphors, followed closely by the dog. The Bible is the most prolific literary source of animal metaphors, followed closely by Shakespeare.

Author : Sam Goldstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1990-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0930937546

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Dead As a Dodo - Or Deader by Sam Goldstein Pdf

Author : Andrew Charman
Publisher : Kingfisher
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996-09-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0753450143

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I Wonder Why the Dodo is Dead by Andrew Charman Pdf

Answers questions about extinct animals and animals in danger of becoming extinct, with a focus on reasons for endangerment and conservation efforts.

Author : Carol Freeman,Elizabeth Leane,Yvette Watt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351949514

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Considering Animals by Carol Freeman,Elizabeth Leane,Yvette Watt Pdf

Considering Animals draws on the expertise of scholars trained in the biological sciences, humanities, and social sciences to investigate the complex and contradictory relationships humans have with nonhuman animals. Taking their cue from the specific 'animal moments' that punctuate these interactions, the essays engage with contemporary issues and debates central to human-animal studies: the representation of animals, the practical and ethical issues inseparable from human interactions with other species, and, perhaps most challengingly, the compelling evidence that animals are themselves considering beings. Case studies focus on issues such as animal emotion and human 'sentimentality'; the representation of animals in contemporary art and in recent films such as March of the Penguins, Happy Feet, and Grizzly Man; animals' experiences in catastrophic events such as Hurricane Katrina and the SARS outbreak; and the danger of overvaluing the role humans play in the earth's ecosystems. From Marc Bekoff's moving preface through to the last essay, Considering Animals foregrounds the frequent, sometimes uncanny, exchanges with other species that disturb our self-contained existences and bring into focus our troubled relationships with them. Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, this collection demonstrates that, in the face of species extinction and environmental destruction, the roles and fates of animals are too important to be left to any one academic discipline.

Author : Vincent Van Gouache
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1545124310

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Dead As a Dodo, Now What? by Vincent Van Gouache Pdf

This easy-to-use book is an excellent place to gather all the useful information your loved ones will need once you've gone. Having a will is the most important thing you can do to help loved ones left behind, but this book comes a close second! Everything from account numbers, to the songs you'd like played at your funeral. From insurance details to what you want done with your possessions. Make life easier for those you leave behind. They will certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness in their time of grief.

Author : John Murray
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781907515774

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Reading Explorers Year 3 by John Murray Pdf

A Guided Skills-Based Journey is a series of books aimed at developing key reading and study skills. This brilliant new series provides teachers with a wide variety of genres, both fiction and non-fiction, which will allow children to access, interpret and understand what they are reading. It increases the child's knowledge and understanding of why certain words are chosen by an author. It gives the reader the chance to speculate on the tone and purpose of the texts, as well as consider both the texts' themes and audience.

Author : Matthew Evanoff
Publisher : Matthew Evanoff
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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English Idioms by Matthew Evanoff Pdf

Learning English idioms can be difficult for ESL speakers. This book will help simplify some of the common words and expressions native English speakers use. Use it as a reference, or read it as a learning exercise, and you will improve your English in no time at all!

Author : Johann Ludwig Tieck
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547321156

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Wake Not the Dead by Johann Ludwig Tieck Pdf

Wake Not the Dead is a horror tale by Johann Ludwig Tieck. Walter has never gotten over the death of his wife. Lying in tears on her grave, he is met by a man of dark magick who offers him a chance to bring her back to life.

Author : Andrew Charman
Publisher : I Wonder Why
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Endangered species
ISBN : 0753432749

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I Wonder Why the Dodo Is Dead by Andrew Charman Pdf

This highly popular and long-running series has been revamped for a new generation of readers, with a clean, crisp redesign and colourful covers. The series explores questions that young readers ask about the world around them in an unrivalled child-friendly style. The conversational format is perfect for delivering solid information in a natural, amusing and imaginative way.