Goat In The Snow

Author : Emily Pettit
Publisher : Birds
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Broadsides
ISBN : 0982617763

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Goat in the Snow by Emily Pettit Pdf

Poetry. "Emily Pettit has included a number of 'how to' poems in her nimble and dazzling first collection, such as: 'How to Make No Noise, ' and the especially useful 'How to Avoid Confronting Most Large Animals.' Her kindness is always ahead of us, anticipating the problems we will or won't run into, and we always end up in a different, precise place than the one we started out from, as she reassuringly tells us: 'You know / you know you know. It's all uncertainty / and your neck. You walk slowly / in a calm voice.' GOAT IN THE SNOW is multicolored, ever-changing, a delight to try to clasp." John Ashbery "GOAT IN THE SNOW is like a taste test between an etch-a-sketch and a spotlight, a race between a wind-up beetle and an idea. The certainty of Pettit's 'I know, ' and 'I think' quickly turns into a quicksand of questions. Perceptive, jumpy and perfectly odd, this book encourages you to 'try to maneuver like a spacecraft / passing sufficiently close to a planet / in order to make some relatively detailed observations / Without landing.'" Matthea Harvey "The poems in GOAT IN THE SNOW often ask odd, penetrating questions. 'What do you call a field of black telephones ringing?' 'Where did you find such a stunning embankment?' 'Is this what loving someone is like?' 'Do you remember the basement?' 'In what direction do you look when someone says something true?' These poems are full of mortal awareness, and are sophisticated without being ornate or 'poetic.' When the poet says, 'Once in modest and murky water, I had a very disturbing conversation with a boat,"' I don't feel as if she is writing in metaphor. I feel like something real has happened." Matthew Zapruder"

Author : Shafqat Hussain
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780295746586

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The Snow Leopard and the Goat by Shafqat Hussain Pdf

Following the downgrading of the snow leopard’s status from “endangered” to “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2017, debate has renewed about the actual number of snow leopards in the wild and the most effective strategies for coexisting with these enigmatic animals. Evidence from Pakistan and other countries in the snow leopard’s home range shows that they rely heavily on human society—domestic livestock accounts for as much as 70 percent of their diet. Maintaining that the snow leopard is a “wild” animal, conservation NGOs and state agencies have enacted laws that punish farmers for attacking these predators, while avoiding engaging with efforts to mitigate the harms suffered by farmers whose herds are reduced by snow leopards. This ethnography examines the uneven distribution of costs and benefits involved in snow leopard conservation and shows that for the conservation of nature to be successful, the vision, interests, and priorities of those most affected by conservation policies—in this case, local farmers—must be addressed. A case history of Project Snow Leopard in the mountains of northern Pakistan, which inspired similar programs in India, Bhutan, Nepal, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, describes how the animal’s food habits are studied, how elusive individuals are counted, and how a novel kind of “snow leopard insurance” has protected the species by compensating farmers for livestock losses. The Snow Leopard and the Goat demonstrates that characterizing this conflict as one between humans (farmers) and wildlife (snow leopards) is misleading, as the real conflict is between two human groups—farmers and conservationists—who see the snow leopard differently.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0803264216

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A Beast the Color of Winter by Anonim Pdf

"In North America there is one large animal that belongs almost entirely to the realm of towering rock and unmelting snow. Pressing hard against the upper limit of life's possibilities, it exists higher and steeper throughout the year than any other big beast on the continent. It is possibly the best and most complete mountaineer that ever existed on any continent. Oreamnos americanus is its scientific name. Its common name is mountain goat." Resourceful, belligerent, and unbelievably sure-footed, the mountain goat is a white-coated survivor from the Ice Age. Oreamnos americanus shares its dizzying alpine world with elk, eagles, bighorn sheep, and grizzlies. This first full-length book on the mountain goat offers a superbly written portrait of its life, habits, and environment. Douglas H. Chadwick tracked mountain goat herds for seven years, and his observations are richly textured and replete with fascinating and dramatic details. We learn of the mountain goats' lives from birth to adulthood, their feeding habits, unique social behavior and courtship rituals, and their long history. Chadwick also makes clear the troubling and escalating impact of the modern world on the mountain goat's wilderness home. This Bison Books edition features a new introduction by the author.

Author : Joe Sinclair,Sara Fox
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1497543843

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Lulu the Snow Goat by Joe Sinclair,Sara Fox Pdf

Lulu the Snow Goat is the remarkable true story of a Nubian goat living on a farm in North Carolina who always knows when snow is coming. Even when meteorologists fail to predict it, without fail Lulu heads to the barn and snuggles up in the hay…and a few hours later, snow begins to fall. Soon Lulu's owner Earl realizes that the only time she goes to the barn is when it is going to snow. And so, the next time he sees Lulu head to the barn, Earl alerts school superintendent Joe Sinclair so he can close the schools in time to keep kids safe at home. But when Lulu's “prediction” doesn't match the local meteorologist's, Dr. Joe decides to ignore Earl's advice. A few hours later, the buses are struggling to stay on the road due to the ice and snow that has fallen. Dr. Joe decides to trust Lulu's instincts from then on, no matter how foolish he might look taking advice from a goat! Soon, Lulu the Snow Goat becomes a local hero. And not only does she help keep kids safe, but her fame also helps raise scholarship money to send kids to college.

Author : Jennifer McGaha
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781492655398

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Flat Broke with Two Goats by Jennifer McGaha Pdf

When life gets your goat, bring in the herd Jennifer McGaha never expected to own a goat named Merle. Or to be setting Merle up on dates and naming his doeling Merlene. She didn't expect to be buying organic yogurt for her chickens. She never thought she would be pulling camouflage carpet off her ceiling or rescuing opossums from her barn and calling it "date night." Most importantly, Jennifer never thought she would only have $4.57 in her bank account. When Jennifer discovered that she and her husband owed back taxes—a lot of back taxes—her world changed. Now desperate to save money, they foreclosed on their beloved suburban home and moved their family to a one-hundred-year-old cabin in a North Carolina holler. Soon enough, Jennifer's life began to more closely resemble her Appalachian ancestors than her upper-middle-class upbringing. But what started as a last-ditch effort to settle debts became a journey that revealed both the joys and challenges of living close to the land. Told with bold wit, unflinching honesty, and a firm foot in the traditions of Appalachia, Flat Broke with Two Goats blends stories of homesteading with the journey of two people rediscovering the true meaning of home.

Author : Emily Winfield Martin
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780553538205

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Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin Pdf

Give the gift of this stunningly illustrated fairy-tale reimagining from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of The Wonderful Things You Will Be this holiday season—sure to be a modern classic! Snow and Rose didn’t know they were in a fairy tale. People never do. . . . Once, they lived in a big house with spectacular gardens and an army of servants. Once, they had a father and mother who loved them more than the sun and moon. But that was before their father disappeared into the woods and their mother disappeared into sorrow. This is the story of two sisters and the enchanted woods that have been waiting for them to break a set of terrible spells. In Snow & Rose, bestselling author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin retells the traditional but little-known fairy tale “Snow White and Rose Red.” The beautiful full-color illustrations throughout and unusual yet relatable characters will bring readers back to this book again and again. “The deeper meanings of the [story] do emerge, but the pleasure . . . is paramount.” —The New York Times

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030176564

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Olympic National Park (N.P.), Mountain Goat Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mem Fox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442436817

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Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox Pdf

I can see the airport goats and I can see their cases. But can you count the pilot goats with goggles on their faces? This hilarious count-to-ten book features goats of all shapes, sizes, hobbies, and professions—and each spread gives readers a delightful opportunity to count the funny four-legged creatures. Acclaimed author Mem Fox’s renowned humor and infectious rhyme merge with celebrated illustrator Jan Thomas’s bold and brilliant illustrations to make this an instant goat-by-numbers classic.

Author : Bruce Degen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1643105639

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Snow Joke by Bruce Degen Pdf

After trading mean jokes with her friend Red on a snowy day, Bunny's act of compassion brings the two friends back together. From Children's Literature review: ''This is a delightfully illustrated book that delivers a positive message about empathy, kindness, and forgiveness.''

Author : Shafqat Hussain
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300213355

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Remoteness and Modernity by Shafqat Hussain Pdf

This groundbreaking book is the first sustained anthropological inquiry into the idea of remote areas. Shafqat Hussain examines the surprisingly diverse ways the people of Hunza, a remote independent state in Pakistan, have been viewed by outsiders over the past century. He also explores how the Hunza people perceived British colonialists, Pakistani state officials, modern-day Westerners, and others, and how the local people used their remote status strategically, ensuring their own interests were served as they engaged with the outside world.

Author : Kate Riggs
Publisher : Creative Education
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1608187853

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GOATS by Kate Riggs Pdf

The popular Seedlings series offers irresistible introductions to animals, birds, sea life, insects, eco systems, and an array of transporation. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these books spotlight the bodies, behaviors, and habitats of living things and the parts, operation, and roles of vehicles. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge! A kindergarten-level introduction to horses, covering their growth process, behaviors, the farms they call home, and such defining features as their manes and tails.

Author : Brad Kessler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416560999

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Goat Song by Brad Kessler Pdf

The author, a novelist, describes his life as he and his wife moved to a farm in Vermont, becoming a goatherd and cheesemaker.

Author : Ryan Middaugh
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1492111953

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Snow Goat by Ryan Middaugh Pdf

A mountain goat is worried that the arrival of winter means that all of his fun is over. To keep himself occupied, he invents new games, finds new friends, and begins to discover that winter can be fun after all!

Author : Madison Grant
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547041092

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The Rocky Mountain Goat by Madison Grant Pdf

Madison Grant played an active role in wildlife and environmental preservation and discussed the special rocky mountain goat. This book describes the characteristics of the rocky mountain goat in comparison with the mountain sheep and mountain antelope among others. He also describes some specific physiological features and internal features of the animal including the skull.

Author : William Deverell
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551993225

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Snow Job by William Deverell Pdf

In bestselling Deverell’s latest hilarious mystery, Arthur Beauchamp moves to Ottawa, and all hell breaks loose Arthur Beauchamp has followed his wife, the leader and first elected member of the Green Party, to Ottawa. But he hates it there: the cold, the politics, and his place in his wife’s shadow. So when a delegation of government officials from Bhashyistan is blown sky high on Bronson Avenue and the shares of a Calgary-based oil company promptly drop like a stone, Arthur is only too happy to jump to the defence of the missing suspected assassin. Deverell’s latest Arthur Beauchamp novel cranks the wily old lawyer’s adventures up several notches, and then some. It’s wildly imaginative, utterly Canadian, and irresistibly funny.