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The butterfly effect : insects and the making of the modern world / by Melillo, Edward D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-237) and index.The Bug in the System -- Shellac -- Silk -- Cochineal -- Resurgence and Resilience -- Nobel Flies -- Lords of the Floral -- A Six-Legged Menu -- Epilogue: Listening to Insects"An insightful, entertaining dive into the fruitful, centuries-long relationship between humans and insects, revealing the fascinating and surprising array of ways humans depend on these minute, six-legged pests"--
Subjects: Beneficial insects.; Insects; Insects;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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The mating and breeding of poultry / by Lamon, Harry M.(CARDINAL)780967; Slocum, Rob R.(Rob Roy),1883-1944.(CARDINAL)529529;
Subjects: Poultry;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The god of small things / by Roy, Arundhati.(CARDINAL)341104;
Paradise pickles & preserves -- Pappachi's moth -- Big man the Laltrain, small man the Mombatti -- Abhilash talkies -- God's own country -- Cochin kangaroos -- Wisdom exercise notebooks -- Welcome home, our Sophie Mol -- Mrs. Pillai, Mrs. Eapen, Mrs. Rajagopalan -- River in the boat -- God of small things -- Kochu Thomban -- Pessismist and the optimist -- Work is a struggle -- Crossing -- Few hours later -- Cochin harbor terminus -- History house -- Saving Ammu -- Madras mail -- Cost of living.The story of an Indian family during the 1969 Communist disturbances in Kerala province. It is told through the eyes of a boy and his sister who are the children of a rich rubber planter. Politics, family drama, illicit love. A debut in fiction.840LMan Booker Prize for Fiction, 1997.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Cousins; Downing; Social classes; Social classes; Twins;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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Passover around the world / by Lehman-Wilzig, Tami.(CARDINAL)672396; Wolf, Elizabeth,1954-(CARDINAL)394452;
Passover : a celebration of freedom -- The seder table -- United States : the night before Passover -- Gibraltar : preparing the seder plate -- Turkey : reenacting the story -- Ethiopia : the Passover sacrifice -- Cochin : the four questions -- Israel : telling the story, part II -- Iran : dayenu -- Morocco : maimouna -- Potpourri.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Passover;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Free the children : a young man's fights against child labor and proves that children can change the world / by Kielburger, Craig.(CARDINAL)653464; Major, Kevin.(CARDINAL)505186;
Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Kielberger, Craig.; Social reformers; Child labor.; Children's rights.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A salad only the devil would eat : the joys of ugly nature / by Hood, Charles,1959-Author(DLC)n 90710879 ;
I heart ugly nature -- The lure of the list -- Nature journals for fun and profit -- Fifty dreams for forty monkeys -- Two thousand palm trees -- Things you can do with water -- Divorce insurance -- A small, humble addiction -- Confessions of an amateur -- Today I will draw a penguin -- Love and sex in natural history dioramas -- Cochineal and the color red -- Audubon's tiny houses -- Landscape with unicorns and barnacles."In these wry and explosively funny essays, nature obsessive Charles Hood reveals his abiding affection for the overlooked and undervalued parts of the natural world"--.
Subjects: Nature; Nature;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Myths and legends of North America : southwestern United States and Mexico / by Leonard, Scott A.(CARDINAL)821898; World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Includes bibliographical references and index.How coyote brought fire to the world: The world of the Apache -- The origin of corn: The world of the Zuni -- Wise son and the Grand Canyon: The world of the Hopi -- Cochin and Miochin: The world of the Pueblo Indians -- Old-salt-woman is refused food: The world of the old-salt-woman -- Nayenezgani slays the monsters: The world of the Navajo -- The sacrifice of Cocijo: The world of the Zapotec -- The creation of earth: The world of the Aztec -- The birth of Huitzilopochtli: The world of Aztec warriors -- The departure of Quetzalcoatl: The world of the Toltec -- Deities of Southwestern United States and Mexico."Myths and legends from the Southwest of the United States and Mexico. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Indians of North America; Indians of Mexico; Indians of North America; Indians of Mexico;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Graphic art of the 18th century / by Adhémar, Jean.(CARDINAL)129657;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240) and index.France in the 1st quarter of the eighteenth century -- The illustrated books: oudry, Boucher, Cochin, and the vingette engravers -- William Hogarth -- Painter-etchers in Italy: Canaletto, Tiepolo, and Piranesi -- The art of the French painter-engravers: Fragonard, Saint-Aubin and the amateurs -- France in the sixties professional engravers, first attempts at colour, popular prints -- Germany and England Chodowiecki: the engravers after Reynolds -- The years 1770-89 the Paris School of engravers: Lavrience, Moreau-Le-Jeune, Debucourt -- The French Revolution, Gillray, Rowlandson -- Goya's Caprichos -- The end of the century -- Various opinions of the prints of the eighteenth century, from their own day until now.A review of engraving, etching, aquatint and mezzotint by such masters as Tiepolo, Canaletto, Hogarth, Goya, and others. 168 illustrations, nine in color.
Subjects: Engraving; Engraving.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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In pursuit of color : from fungi to fossil fuels, uncovering the origins of the world's most famous dyes / by MacDonald, Lauren,author.(CARDINAL)885612; Atelier Editions,publisher.(CARDINAL)884284;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Over the centuries our manipulation of the natural world has resulted in an explosion of synthetic dye production and application globally. To gain insight into the history of how folk practices have been lost and technical processes found, anthropologist and textile artist Lauren MacDonald explores a practice that is both ancient and wholly modern: coloring cloth. The pursuit of color has long spurred economic and social contest, and through this deeply researched volume we explore the stories that the materials used to dye cloth tell us about our complex relationship to nature, our troubling ideas about progress and our understanding of power and labor. In Pursuit of Color brings together historic techniques, archive photography, specimens and present-day events to tell the histories of some of the world's most important dyestuffs. A 32-page supplement accompanies the volume, detailing practical applications and the chemistry behind dyeing processes.
Subjects: Informational works.; Color.; Dyes and dyeing; Pigments.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The modern natural dyer : a comprehensive guide to dyeing silk, wool, linen, and cotton at home / by Vejar, Kristine,author.(CARDINAL)622812; Remington, Sara,photographer.(CARDINAL)592841;
Includes bibliographical references (page 189) and index.Dyes from nature -- Choosing fiber -- Dyeing 101 -- Dyeing with whole dyestuffs -- Dyeing with extracts -- Dyeing with indigo -- Surface designs.Thousands of natural materials can produce glorious color--the cochineal insect produces pink, maroon and purple, and more than 500 species of plants produce indigo blue. Now, in The Modern Natural Dyer, expert Kristine Vejar shares the most user-friendly techniques for dyeing at home with foraged and garden-raised dyestuffs as well as with natural dye extracts. Demystifying the "magic," Vejar explains in straightforward, easy-to-follow detail how to produce consistent, long-lasting color. With stunning photography of the dyes themselves, the dyeing process, and 20 projects for home and wardrobe, The Modern Natural Dyer is a complete resource for aspiring and experienced dye artisans.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Dyes and dyeing; Dyes and dyeing.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 9
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