Whale Day

Author : Billy Collins
Publisher : Random House
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780399589768

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Whale Day by Billy Collins Pdf

A wondrous collection from Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author of The Rain in Portugal “The poems are marked by his characteristic humor and arise out of small, banal moments, unearthing the extraordinary or uncanny in the everyday.”—The Wall Street Journal Whale Day brings together more than fifty poems and showcases the deft mixing of the playful and the serious that has made Billy Collins one of our country’s most celebrated and widely read poets. Here are poems that leap with whimsy and imagination, yet stay grounded in the familiar, common things of everyday experience. Collins takes us for a walk with an impossibly ancient dog, discovers the original way to eat a banana, meets an Irish spider, and even invites us to his own funeral. Sensitive to the wonders of being alive as well as the thrill of mortality, Whale Day builds on and amplifies Collins’s reputation as one of America’s most interesting and durable poets.

Author : Billy Collins
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781529064544

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Whale Day by Billy Collins Pdf

‘Funny but serious, accessible but rich in meaning, consistently surprising – the world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem. He’s a one-off, an American treasure’ Nick Laird These are poems of whimsy and imaginative acrobatics, but they are grounded in the familiar, common things of everyday experience. Collins takes us for a walk with an impossibly ancient dog, discovers the proper way to eat a banana, meets an Irish spider, and invites us to his own funeral. Facing both the wonders of being alive and the thrill of mortality, these new poems can only solidify Collins’s reputation as one of America’s most durable and interesting poets.

Author : Tomas Pernecky,Michael Lück
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415809931

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Events, Society and Sustainability by Tomas Pernecky,Michael Lück Pdf

The growth of the events industry brings with it concerns of sustainable management, the sharing of available resources, and ensuring that people and places are not over-exploited. This book brings together emerging critical perspectives, innovative conceptual frameworks and contemporary case studies concerning events, society, and sustainability.

Author : Mary Lou Jones,Steven L. Swartz,Stephen Leatherwood
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080923727

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The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius Robustus by Mary Lou Jones,Steven L. Swartz,Stephen Leatherwood Pdf

The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius robustus provides an introduction to the understanding of Eschrichtius robustus or the gray whale. This book explores the life processes, reproduction, and growth of large cetacean populations. Organized into four parts encompassing 25 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the gray whale evolution, fossils, and subfossil remains, range, and systematics in historical times. This text then presents the historical of gray whale exploitation and the economic importance of these whales to humans. Other chapters consider the gray whale migration, abundance, and seasonal distribution in the wake of the California population's recovery from depletion. This book discusses as well the methods used in shore-based censuses during migration and in aerial surveys of gray whales taken on their winter grounds. The final chapter deals with some innovative approaches to the study of free-ranging cetaceans. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists, paleontologists, biologists, and naturalists.

Author : Laura Dawn Lewis
Publisher : LEEP Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781311047380

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2014 LEEP Event, Editorial & Promotional Calendar by Laura Dawn Lewis Pdf

3,800+ Holidays, Promotions, Events for 2014 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canadian, Australian and Chinese Markets. The 2014 LEEP features over 3,800 dates in over 53 categories arranged alphabetically (with source URLs), chronologically and by length. This calendar of holidays and events for 2014 includes National, Promotional, Industry and International Events, Federal Holidays, Major Sporting Events and industry specific promotions. The LEEP Calendar is the invaluable time-saving, idea generating, revenue building business reference tool that provides exceptional marketers, publishers and journalists a quantifiable critical advantage over the competition. Created by a marketing and publishing industry veteran for: Advertising Executives Authors Bloggers Business Networkers Business Owners Editors Educators Event Planners Journalists Marketing Executives Media Planners Media Sales Reps Promotional Products Retailers Public Relations Publicists Publishers Retail Executives Sales Executives Social Media Marketers and anyone who is curious!

Author : Joanne Ryder
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1994-10-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0688131107

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Winter Whale by Joanne Ryder Pdf

A skillful blending of poetry, science, and bold artwork helps young readers imagine what the life of a majestic humpback whale is like, "just for a day." "The best yet of Ryder's `Just for a Day' books. A fine celebration of this appealing creature."--Kirkus Reviews.

Author : Sian Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 0648161153

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A Whale of a Day in Botany Bay by Sian Turner Pdf

Have you ever wondered what happens when a whale sneezes? Join Wilbur and his friends as they swim, surf and fly to the bay. This wonderfully illustrated picture book turns the ridiculous into a story of friendship and joy that children will enjoy reading again and again. Wild Eyed Press totally supports the concept paying royalties for the use of manuscripts and artworks. Wild Eyed Press sees this as both a moral and intellectual obligation. When you read this book, you can do so with the knowledge that it was fully created by real people for real people. Creators affiliated with Wild Eyed Press sign contracts to say they do not use Artificial intelligence when illustrating or writing children's books for your child. Written and illustrated by real people for real children. Our creators care about literacy and child welfare. They support you, please support them.

Author : Leigh Calvez
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781632171870

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The Breath of a Whale by Leigh Calvez Pdf

From the author of The Hidden Lives of Owls, an exploration of the elusive lives of whales in the Pacific Ocean, home to orcas, humpbacks, sperm, blue, and gray whales. Leigh Calvez has spent a dozen years researching, observing, and probing the lives of the giants of the deep. Here, she relates the stories of nature's most remarkable creatures, including the familial orcas in the waters of Washington State and British Columbia; the migratory humpbacks; the ancient, deep-diving blue whales, the largest animals on the planet. The lives of these whales are conveyed through the work of dedicated researchers who have spent decades tracking them along their secretive routes that extend for thousands of miles, gleaning their habits and sounds and distinguishing peculiarities. The author invites the reader onto a small research catamaran maneuvering among 100-foot long blue whales off the coast of California; or to join the task of monitoring patterns of humpback whale movements at the ocean surface: tail throw, flipper slap, fluke up, or blow. To experience whales is breathtaking. To understand their lives deepens our connection with the natural world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : UCR:31210018910529

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Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bruce R. Mate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Artificial satellites
ISBN : UCSD:31822033836123

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Development of Satellite-linked Methods of Large Cetacean Tagging and Tracking in OCS Lease Areas by Bruce R. Mate Pdf

Author : Christine Erbe,David Peel,Jessica Redfern,Joshua Nathan Smith
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889660858

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Impacts of Shipping on Marine Fauna by Christine Erbe,David Peel,Jessica Redfern,Joshua Nathan Smith Pdf

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Author : Serge Dedina
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0816518459

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Saving the Gray Whale by Serge Dedina Pdf

Once hunted by whalers and now the darling of ecotourists, the gray whale has become part of the culture, history, politics, and geography of Mexico's most isolated region. After the harvesting of gray whales was banned by international law in 1946, their populations rebounded; but while they are no longer hunted for their oil, these creatures are now chased up and down the lagoons of southern Baja California by whalewatchers. This book uses the biology and politics associated with gray whales in Mexican waters to present an unusual case study in conservation and politics. It provides an inside look at how gray whale conservation decisions are made in Mexico City and examines how those policies and programs are carried out in the calving grounds of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay, where catering to ecotourists is now an integral part of the local economy. More than a study of conservation politics, Dedina's book puts a human face on wildlife conservation. The author lived for two years with residents of Baja communities to understand their attitudes about wildlife conservation and Mexican politics, and he accompanied many in daily activities to show the extent to which the local economy depends on whalewatching. "It is ironic," observes Dedina, "that residents of some of the most isolated fishing villages in North America are helping to redefine our relationship with wild animals. Americans and Europeans brought the gray whale population to the brink of extinction. The inhabitants of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay are helping us to celebrate the whales' survival." By showing us how these animals have helped shape the lifeways of the people with whom they share the lagoons, Saving the Gray Whale demonstrates that gray whales represent both a destructive past and a future with hope.

Author : Julie Demello
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781461747406

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Fun with the Family Hawaii by Julie Demello Pdf

Planning a vacation in paradise with the kids? From hiking trails with scenic views to a queen's summer palace to a petroglyph field, Hawaii offers many diverse activities for families to enjoy. Fun with the FamilyTM Hawaii leads the way to amusement parks, historical attractions, children's museums, wildlife habitats, festivals, parks, and much more. It takes you and the little ones on an exhilarating journey through the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Maui, The Big Island, Kauai, Molokai, and Lanai, doing these and many other things: Exploring Hawaii's rich multicultural roots and experiencing life on an early twentieth-century sugar cane plantation at Oahu's Hawaii Plantation Village Getting sprayed with ocean surf through a lava tube at Halona Blowhole Horseback riding on the slopes of Haleakala Crater in Maui Sailing on a sunset catamaran ride along the south shore of Kauai

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Whale oil
ISBN : UIUC:30112004282882

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Whaling, Whale Oil, and Scrimshaw by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Pdf

Author : Southwest Fisheries Center (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCSD:31822009149717

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Report of Activities by Southwest Fisheries Center (U.S.) Pdf