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Animal rights : a very short introduction / by DeGrazia, David.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The moral status of animals -- What animals are like -- The harms of suffering, confinement, and death -- Meat-eating -- Keeping pets and zoo animals -- Animal reserch.1340L
Subjects: Animal psychology.; Animal rights.; Animal welfare;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An introduction to drawing animals : anatomy, movement, perspective, character, composition / by Gallwey, Kay.;
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Animals in art.; Drawing; Zoological illustration.; Zoology;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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An introduction to drawing animals : anatomy, movement, perspective, character, composition / by Gallwey, Kay.(CARDINAL)685040;
Materials and equipment -- Anatomy -- Form and perspective -- Line and movement, light and shade -- Composition and layout -- Pencil and charcoal -- Pen or brush and ink -- Pastels -- Watercolor -- Monotypes and drawing -- Sketchbooks -- Expanding your skills-making a maquette -- Presentation and care of work.
Subjects: Animals in art.; Drawing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Walking catfish and other aliens / by Roth, Charles Edmund,1934-(CARDINAL)273192;
Describes various animal species not native to the United States, how they arrived on the North American continent, and their effect on the native wildlife.
Subjects: Introduced animals; Animal introduction;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All things harmless, useful, and ornamental : environmental transformation through species acclimatization, from colonial Australia to the world / by Minard, Peter Maxwell,author.(CARDINAL)855747;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-192) and index.[Edward Wilson] : acclimatization gets organized -- Local acclimatization theories -- Colonial creations -- Regulating and understanding Victorian fisheries -- Aquaculture -- Hunting Victoria -- The decline of terrestrial acclimatization -- The transformation of fish acclimatization."Species acclimatization -- the organized introduction of organisms to a new region -- is much maligned in the present day. However, colonization depended on moving people, plants and animals from place to place, and in centuries past, scientists, landowners and philanthropists formed acclimatization societies to study local species and conditions, form networks of supporters and exchange supposedly useful local and exotic organisms across the globe. Pete Minard tells the story of this movement, arguing that the colonies, not the imperial centers, led the movement for species acclimatization"--
Subjects: Introduced organisms; Animal introduction; Plant introduction; Acclimatization; Adaptation (Biology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Animal behavior : an introduction to behavioral mechanisms, development, and ecology. by Ridley, Mark.(CARDINAL)324741;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-270) and index.
Subjects: Animal behavior.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The giraffe that walked to Paris / by Milton, Nancy,1929-(CARDINAL)128651; Roth, Roger(Roger Almon),illustrator.(CARDINAL)497275; Roth, Roger(Roger Almon)(CARDINAL)497275;
Retells the true story of how the first giraffe ever to come to Europe was sent by the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France in 1826, and the giraffe walked from the disembarkation point of Marseilles to Paris to see the King.
Subjects: Animal introduction; Giraffe; Giraffe;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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A giraffe goes to Paris / by Holmes, Mary Tavener.(CARDINAL)185567; Cannell, Jon,illustrator.(CARDINAL)674272; Harris, John,1950 July 7-(CARDINAL)661662;
Recounts the 1827 journey of a young giraffe named Belle, a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to King Charles X of France, as she makes her way by boat and land to Paris, accompanied by her devoted caretaker, Atir.760LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Animal introduction; Giraffe; Voyages and travels;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 16
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Sea animals: an introduction for children from 6 to 10 / by Beaumont, Emilie(CARDINAL)535007; Selley, Lindsey,author;
Subjects: Ocean; Marine animals;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Yoga animals : a wild introduction to kid-friendly poses / by Towler, Paige,author.(CARDINAL)834079; Stiles, Tara,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)345114;
"Roar like a lion! Arch like a kitten! Stretch like a cobra! Did you know that many yoga poses were inspired by animals? Let these creatures inspire your young ones to get moving, practice mindfulness, or calm down after a long day. Simple step-by-step instructions explain the kid-friendly moves. Kids will get a kick out of the accompanying photos of animals that mimic each pose, and the sweet poem is sure to delight"--Grades K-1.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Picture books.; Illustrated works.; Hatha yoga for children; Animals;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 15
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