From the raven's role as trickster in Native American religion to its capacity to captivate ornithologists and biologists, the raven is an archetype in myth, dream, song, and ritual. In this beautifully illustrated study, Catherine Feher-Elston looks at ravens and crows in the contexts of Native American folklore, history, and science. Through ...
From the famed San Francisco coast to the bluffs of Big Sur, this book takes you beside and beneath the waters of the nation's largest marine sanctuary to explore the breathtaking habitats and incredible sea life that make this the crown jewel of sanctuaries. Playful sea otters tumble in nearshore kelp forests. Mysterious vampire squid hunt in the ...
Honored by Native Americans and other tribal peoples as a protector and persecuted by generations of Europeans and Americans, the wolf is one of the world's most misunderstood-and feared-animals. In "Wolfsong," Catherine Feher-Elston examines why the wolf has provoked such intense emotions in human beings, emotions that resulted in a campaign of ...
In this endearing childrenas tale, a grandfather teaches his grandson the way of Condor, North Americaas largest flying bird and a rare resident of the American Southwest. While setting traps at the bottom of the canyon, Little Feather sees Condor flying overhead and runs to his grandfather to ask what he has seen. His grandfather looks into the ...
Published by Grand Teton Natural History Association, "A Pika's Tail" is a winsome children's story based on the life cycle of the pika. The pika, a small member of the rabbit family, lives in high mountain environments. The story features a pika, Beejer, & his relationship with other wildlife in his world. Without a tail, Beejer searches the ...
Here are a pair of books about endangered creatures and the conditions that threaten their existence. In each book. brief essays introduce 10 animals, from the well-known gray wolf to the Mount Graham red squirrel, from the tiny salt marsh harvest mouse of California to the humpback whale. Turbak adopts a kid friendly tone. Watercolor, ink and ...
Here are a pair of books "about endangered creatures and the conditions that threaten their existence. In each book. brief essays introduce 10 animals, from the well-known gray wolf to the Mount Graham red squirrel, from the tiny salt marsh harvest mouse of California to the humpback whale. Turbak adopts a kid friendly tone. Watercolor, ink and ...
This fold-up map provides a handy driving and walking guide to a superb outdoor museum of the fortifications designed to guard the San Francisco Bay. The text chronicles generations of military history as reflected in seacoast fortifications, from the days of Spanish rule through the massive forts of the Civil War era, the development of powerful ...
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