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The power of trees : how ancient forests can save us if we let them / by Wohlleben, Peter,1964-author.(CARDINAL)343998; Billinghurst, Jane,1958-translator.(CARDINAL)343995;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-261) and index."From the international bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them. In his beloved book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in The Power of Trees, he turns to their future, with a searing critique of forestry management, tree planting, and the exploitation of old growth forests. As human-caused climate change devastates the planet, forests play a critical role in keeping it habitable. While politicians and business leaders would have us believe that cutting down forests can be offset by mass tree planting, Wohlleben offers a warning: many tree planting campaigns lead to ecological disaster. Not only are these trees more susceptible to disease, flooding, fires, and landslides, we need to understand that forests are more than simply a collection of trees. Instead, they are ecosystems that consist of thousands of species, from animals to fungi and bacteria. The way to save trees, and ourselves? Step aside and let forests--which are naturally better equipped to face environmental challenges--heal themselves. With the warmth and wonder familiar to readers from his previous books, Wohlleben also shares emerging scientific research about how forests shape climates both locally and across continents; that trees adapt to changing environmental conditions through passing knowledge down to their offspring; and how old growth may in fact have the most survival strategies for climate change. At the heart of The Power of Trees lies Wohlleben's passionate plea: that our survival is dependent on trusting ancient forests, and allowing them to thrive."--

Subjects: Informational works.; Old growth forest conservation.; Old growth forest ecology.; Forest conservation.; Trees; Forest ecology.;

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The education of Laura Bridgman : first deaf and blind person to learn language / by Freeberg, Ernest.(CARDINAL)706878;

Includes bibliographical references and index.In quest of his prize -- Mind over matter -- In the public eye -- Body and mind -- The instinct to be good -- Punishing thoughts -- Sensing God -- Crisis -- Disillusionment -- A new theory of human nature -- My sunny home -- Legacy."In the mid-nineteenth century, Laura Bridgman, a young child from New Hampshire, became one of the most famous women in the world. Philosophers, theologians, and educators hailed her as a miracle, and a vast public followed the intimate details of her life with rapt attention. This girl, all but forgotten today, was the first deaf and blind person ever to learn language." "Laura's dark and silent life was transformed when she became the star pupil of the educational crusader Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe. Against the backdrop of an antebellum Boston seething with debates about human nature, programs of moral and educational reform, and battles between conservative and liberal Christians, Freeberg weaves an extraordinary tale of mentor and student, scientist and subject." "Under Howe's constant tutelage, Laura voraciously absorbed the world around her, learning to communicate through finger language as well as to write with confidence. Her remarkable breakthroughs vindicated Howe's faith in the power of education to overcome the most terrible of disabilities. In Howe's hands, Laura's education became an experiment that he hoped would prove his own controversial ideas about the body, mind, and soul."--Jacket.

Subjects: Biographies.; Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889.; Deafblind women; Deafblind women;

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Vertebrate biology / by Linzey, Donald W.(CARDINAL)317101;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-554) and index.1. The vertebrate story -- Vertebrate features -- Body form -- Integument -- Skeleton -- Respiration -- Circulation -- Digestion -- Nervous system -- Endocrine system -- Kidney excretion -- Reproduction -- Growth and development -- Role of vertebrates -- Discovering new vertebrate species -- 2. Systematics and vertebrate evolution -- Binomial nomenclature -- Classification -- Aristotelean essentialism -- Evolutionary (classical or traditional) classification -- Phenetic (numerical) classification -- Cladistic (phylogenetic) classification -- Evolution -- Species and speciation -- Geographic variation -- Molecular evolution -- 3. Vertebrate zoogeography -- Introduction -- Geographic distribution -- Geologic distribution -- Climatic changes -- Ecological distribution -- Changes caused by human activity -- 4. Early Chordates and jawless fishes -- Introduction -- Calcichordates -- Conodonts -- Early Cambrian fishlike fossils -- Evolution -- Morphology --Reproduction -- Growth and development -- 5. Gnathostome fishes -- Evolution -- Evolution of jaws -- Evolution of paired fins -- Acanthodians and placoderms -- Chrondichthyes -- Osteichtyes -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth and metamorphosis -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- 6. Amphibians -- Introduction -- Evolution -- Labyrinthodontia -- Lepospondyli -- Lissamphibia -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Oviparous -- Viviparous -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth and metamorphosis -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- 7. Evolution of reptiles -- Introduction -- Evolution -- Ancestral reptiles -- Dinosaur nests and eggs -- Ancient and living reptiles -- Ancestral birds -- Modern birds -- Origin of flight -- 8. Morphology, reproduction, and development of turtles, tuataras, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds -- Turtles, tuataras, lizards and snakes -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- Crocodilians and birds (archosaurs) -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching -- Parental care -- Growth -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity --9. Mammals -- Introduction -- Evolution -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development (oviparous) -- Prenatal development (viviparous) -- Duration of embryonic / fetal development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- 10. Population dynamics -- Introduction -- Population density -- Reproductive (biotic) potential -- Environmental resistance -- Density-dependent factors -- Density-independent factors -- Cycles -- Irruptions -- 11. Movements -- Introduction -- Home range -- Dispersal / invasion -- Migration -- Microgeograhic (short-distance) migration -- Altitudinal migration -- Macrogeograpic (long-distance) migration -- Navigational cues used in migration -- Homing -- Emigration -- 12. Intraspecific behavior and ecology -- Introduction -- Social interactions -- Sensory reception and communication -- Olfaction -- Sound -- Vision -- Tactile signals -- Electrical signals -- Feeding behavior -- Torpor (dormancy) -- Winter survival and hibernation -- Estivation -- 13. Interspecific interactions -- Introduction -- Competition -- Symbiosis -- Commensalism -- Mutualism -- Parasitism -- Predation -- Human interactions -- 14. Techniques for ecological and behavioral studies -- Introduction -- Capture techniques -- Identification techniques -- Marking -- Tagging -- Photography -- Radio transmitters -- Satellite tracking -- Mapping techniques -- Censusing techniques -- Aging techniques -- 15. Extinction and extirpation -- Introduction -- Natural extinction -- Permian -- Triassic -- Cretaceous -- Human impacts on extirpation and extinction -- Declining amphibians -- Cape buffalo and lions -- Effects of introduced species -- Restoring endangered species -- Fish farming and sea lice -- Water pollution (oil and toxic chemicals) -- Commercial fisheries (gill-nets and shrimp nets) -- Effects of whaling -- International Trade -- Ingestion of human-related debris -- Highways -- 16. Conservation and management -- Introduction -- Regulatory legislation affecting vertebrates in the United States -- Endangered species in the United States -- Sanctuaries and refuges -- Value of museum collections -- Wildlife conservation in a modern world -- Wildlife management in a modern world -- Appendix A. Classification of living vertebrates -- Appendix B. Endangered vertebrate species in the United States and/or Trust Territories -- Appendix C. Common names for the sexes, young, and groups of animals.This single-authored text, now in its second edition, offers a cohesive, detailed presentation suitable for a college-level course. Linzey (biology, Wytheville Community College has thoroughly updated this comprehensive survey. Coverage includes systematic and evolution; zoogeography, ecology, morphology, and reproduction; early chordates; fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals; population dynamics; movement and migration; behavior; and extinction processes, among other topics. Illustrations are in black & white. A glossary and an extensive bibliography are included.

Subjects: Vertebrates.;

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Designing greenways : sustainable landscapes for nature and people / by Hellmund, Paul Cawood.(CARDINAL)373922; Smith, Daniel S.(Daniel Somers)(CARDINAL)373921;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Greenways.; Landscape ecology.;

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Contemporary synagogue art; developments in the United States, 1945-1965. by Kampf, Avram.(CARDINAL)172405;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.The Synagogue: A house of prayer, study and assembly -- Synagogue and ancient temple -- A house of the people instead of a house of God -- Worship by prayer and not sacrifice -- Instruction and debate replace magical elements -- New relation of individual to service -- The origin of the synagogue -- Löw's Theory -- From city gate to people's house to synagogue -- The view of S. W. Baron -- conditions for growth of self government in ancient Israel -- The synagogue as institution adapted to survival of religious-ethnic group in many lands -- The synagogue as house of instruction -- Prayer as instruction -- Psychological consequences of daily prayer -- The synagogue as house of assembly -- Community functions of the synagogue --Philo on the synagogue -- The Interpretation of the Second Commandment: Strict and liberal interpretations of the second commandment -- General retarding effect on development of plastic arts -- Sculptures in the biblical temple -- David Kaufmann revises historical view of Jewish attitude toward arts -- The work of Leopold Löw -- Abraham Geiger's Responsum -- View of contemporary scholarship -- The archeological evidence of an ancient Jewish art -- Liberal and conservative talmudic views -- Jewish craftsmen as makers of idols -- The view of Maimonides -- Art among the Jews of Italy and Poland -- Philosophic considerations -- Judaism's preference for the spoken word -- Views of Grätz and Herman Cohen -- The Jewish concept of God -- Attitude toward images reflecting religious situations in the ancient world -- Pervasiveness of a moral view of life -- The American Synagogue Today: The return to the synagogue -- The rise of the synagogue center -- Jewish survival under conditions of freedom -- The quest for Jewish identity -- The expansion of synagogue activities -- The quest for decorum -- Demand for art coming from tradtional sources and new conditions -- The view of Dr. M. 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Kaplan -- The idea of the Holy -- The adoption of modern architecture -- What should a synagogue look like? -- The view of Lewis Mumford -- The need for reconciliation of function and expression in synagogue architecture --The failure of functional planning to satisfy psychological needs -- The need for the work of art -- relationship of art and modern architecture -- the solutions to the problem of art in architecture by Sullivan, Wright, the International Style and the Bauhaus -- Leaders in architecture build synagogues -- The function of art in today's architecture -- Percival Goodman's contribution to the problem -- Collaboration among the arts -- Aft for Today's Synagogue: The expression of the Jewish ethos -- The communal art of a seventeenth-century synagogue -- The breakdown of the traditional Jewish world view -- Jewish theology today -- The function of art in the reestablishment of Jewish communal and religious values -- The artist vis-à-vis the community -- The position of the architect -- The role of the rabbi -- The need for his education in the arts -- art as an avenue of religious experience -- Modern art for the synagogue -- The expansion of the repertoire of Hebrew art -- A monumental scale for Jewish Analytic, expressive, and decorative tendencies of contemporary art in the synagogue -- The problem of communication in modern synagogue art -- The Hebrew letter -- Didactic art -- Synthesis of the abstract and the concrete in synagogue art -- synagogue art and the freedom of the artist -- Existence of Jewish motives in contemporary art of which the synagogue is unaware -- A genuine religious art for which the synagogue is a natural home -- Younger American artist and their Jewish subjects -- The place of the isolated work of art in the synagogue -- Relation of Jewish community to Jewish artists -- The case of Ben-Zion -- Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn, New Jersey: Contemporary artists in the service of the synagogue -- Artwork integrated into exterior -- Sculpture aiding architecture in expressing the building's purpose -- The burning bush -- Use of new materials and new techniques -- A mural on the theme of the temple wall -- Inscriptions on the walls of the prayer hall -- A congregation remembers -- Stones from destroyed synagogues -- Torah curtains designed by artist and executed by women of congregation -- The signs of the curtain -- The reaction of the congregation -- The aims and achievements of the artist -- Artwork on Synagogue Exteriors -- The pillar of fire in hammered bronze -- The creation of the world and the liberation from bondage in sgraffito, terrazzo and metal -- Eight relief sculptures on persistent ideas of Judaism -- "Not by might but by my spirit..." -- The use of Hebrew mythology for representation of spirit and might -- "On three things the world is founded" -- A bronze sculpture of Moses and the burning bush -- A menorah designed in brick -- The pillar of fire and pillar of smoke in concrete, and a menorah resembling a chariot -- Five tile murals on Jewish ideas from the Bible -- A sculptural metaphor on theme of the menorah -- Sculpture in wrought iron -- The ladder, the Torah and the crowns -- A sculpture in metal and glass -- Artwork in the Vestibule: House of prayer, house of study , house of assembly, a mosaic mural on the contemporary synagogue -- the burning bush and the Messianic hope -- The yoke of Torah, a ladder to heaven -- Jacob's dream --The Messianic theme, another version of a mosaic mural -- The Miracle -- Artwork in the Prayer Hall-Part I: The ark as receptacle for the Torah scrolls -- Ark and bimah, two centers competing for attention -- The bimah, from a small platform to an imposing structure -- The representation of the ark in ancient Hebrew art -- The enlargement of the ark's frame -- The Torah curtains and the Eternal Light -- The menorah, a cosmic tree transformed as symbol of Judaism -- The memorial light -- The Torah ornaments -- The commanding position of the ark today -- The prayer hall embodying tensions within Judaism--the point of view of a Jewish theologian -- The functions of the synagogue are indivisible -- The need to evoke the numinous -- The use of stained-glass windows -- Different artistic conceptions of the prayer hall -- The wall which shelters the ark -- The ark, free standing and recessed -- The impact of contemporary design and materials on the ark -- The menorah today, search for depth and asymmetry -- A variety of Eternal Light lamps -- The memorial tables -- The use of electricity questioned -- Artwork in the Prayer Hall-Part II: Interiors designed by Erich Mendelsohn -- The evocation of the Holy by darkness and emptiness -- The bimah of Temple B'nai Israel in Bridgeport, Conn. -- The Beth El, Springfield, Mass. -- The primitive invades a modern synagogue -- Evocation of time and mobility in the arks of the Hebrew Congregation in Indianapolis, Ind. -- Silver ark doors narrate the biblical story in Temple Beth El in Great Neck, N.Y. -- Sculptured lead doors which recall the Holocaust -- Human figures and artist's self portrait carved on ark doors -- A modern carving of an old Hebrew fold motif -- The winged ark at Brandeis University -- The meeting of man with God -- The bronze ark of Temple B'rith Kodesh in Rochester, N.Y. -- Stained-Glass Windows: Stained-glass windows -- Man and community -- The windows in Temple B'nai Aaron, St. Paul, Minn. -- Stained-glass walls at the Milton Steinberg House in New York City and at Temple Shalom in Newton, Mass. -- Jewish history in stained glass at Har Zion in Philadelphia, Pa. -- Aspects of American Jewish history at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh -- Stained-glass windows as backdrop for the ark in New York City -- Fragments of old stained-glass windows worked into a modern design -- the unity of man, god, and the universe -- Abraham Rattner bases the design of a window on the cabala -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.

Subjects: Synagogue art, American.; Synagogue architecture;

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Remix : changing conversations in museums of the Americas / by Holo, Selma,editor.(CARDINAL)853171; Alvarez, Mari-Tere,editor.(CARDINAL)853170;

Includes bibliographical references.Introduction: panarchy and the museum -- Chapter One -- Origins -- Reflecting on origins / Selma Holo and Mari-Tere Álvarez, United States -- What legacy will we leave on these walls? / Óscar Arias Sánchez, Costa Rica -- A project to create a peace museum in Costa Rica : a nation that abolished the army / Manuel Araya-Incera, Costa Rica -- Rethinking the spirit of a museum : Atzompa archaeological site / Nelly M. Robles García, Mexico -- Lessons learned in the principles and practice of community museums / Cuauhtémoc Camarena and Teresa Morales, Mexico -- The Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, or, the reconstitution of a history of art / Héctor Feliciano, Puerto Rico -- Peru does not need museums / Mario Vargas Llosa, Peru -- A Mexican national museum in Chicago : integrating cultures / Carlos Tortolero, United States -- The multinodal institution : going off the grid / Lori Starr, United States -- The Museum of Oaxaca / Edward Rothstein, United States -- Chapter Two -- Conserving -- Reflections on conserving : conservation and conservatism / Selma Holo and Mari-Tere Álvarez, United States -- Conservation, stewardship, and the future of AMA: Art Museum of the Americas, part I / Lydia Bendersky, Chile -- Stewardship and the future of AMA: Art Museum of the Americas, part II / Andrés Nava, Colombia -- For whom the human remains? / Ben Garcia, United States -- Reimagining an ethical approach to museum collections / Stephen E. Nash and Chip Colwell, United States -- Small museums and the 'cultural revolution' in Venezuela, 2001-2012 / Guillermo Barrios, Venezuela -- Repairing a lost history in Rio de Janeiro: a challenge for the twenty-first century / Piedade Grinberg, Brazil -- On and off the hill in Los Angeles : making connections and making a difference / Clare Kunny, United States -- Art and beyond : some contemporary challenges for art and anthropology museums / Ivan Gaskell, United States -- A museum is a museum is a museum is a museum : museums and networks / Vanda Vitali, Canada -- Chapter 3 -- Uncertainty -- Reflecting on uncertainty and reform / Selma Holo and Mari-Tere Álvarez, United States -- Freeing up art museums / Maxwell L. Anderson, United States -- The arts and citizens in transition : a case study from the Pulitzer / Kristina Van Dyke, United States -- The contemporary museum in a new creative agenda / Richard Koshalek and Erica Clark, United States -- A new 'place' for museums in the digital age / Susana Smith Bautista, United States -- The artist in crisis : the artist embracing society / Demian Flores, Mexico -- Museum freefall : excerpts from a long conversation at the Getty Museum / Fred Wilson and David Wilson, United States -- A mountain of broken mirrors : museums with a social approach / Marco Barrera Bassols, Mexico -- The planet's flatulence and the likelihood of our extinction / Alejandro de Ávila B., Mexico -- Chapter Four -- Renewal -- Reflection, renewal, and rebirth / Selma Holo and Mari-Tere Álvarez, United States -- A new vision for a treasured Canadian institution and the opportunities and challenges we face along the way / James D. Fleck with Nichole Anderson, Canada -- What's the big idea? Rethinking the permanent collection / Graham W.J. Beal, United States -- Reimagining access to the Met / Thomas P. Campbell, United States -- Rethinking immigrant integration in the American South: can museums help communities address a major social challenge? / Tom Hanchett, United States -- A rebirth: the (new) Nevada Museum of Art, a museum of ideas / JoAnne S. Northrup and William Fox, United States -- Reenvisioning children and families into the museum : arts for NexGen, LACMA / Jane Burrell and Karen Satzman, United States -- 100 years later : the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County reactivated and reimagined / Jane G. Pisano, United States -- Reinvention : collector as custodian / Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Venezuela -- Tales from the Ibero-American Museum Network : realigning the power / Santiago Palomero Plaza, Spain -- Realigning Mexican museums in today's world : some proposals for communication, development, and evaluation of our museum institutions / Miguel Fernández Félix, Mexico -- Creating your own conversations in a panarchy of museums -- Our writers: a PanAmerican highway"Celebrating the diversity of institutions in the United States, Latin America, and Canada, Remix aims to change the discourse about museums from the inside out, proposing a new, "panarchic"--Nonhierarchical, adaptive, community-oriented--vision for museum practice and audience engagement. Selma Holo and Mari-Tere Álvarez offer an unconventional approach to museum studies, one premised on breaching conventional systems of communications and challenging the dialogues that drive the field. Featuring more than forty authors in and around the museum world, Remix frames a series of vital case studies demonstrating how specific museums, large and small, have profoundly advanced or redefined their goals in creative ways"--

Subjects: Museums; Museums; Museums;

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Somalia / by Hassig, Susan M.,1969-author.(CARDINAL)340553; Latif, Zawiah Abdul,author.(CARDINAL)340545; Bjorklund, Ruth,author.(CARDINAL)340554;

Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.Somalia today -- Geography. Peaks and valleys -- The Haud -- Monsoons and droughts -- Hardy plants -- In the wild -- Noble creatures -- Ways of life -- History. Religious clashes -- New beginnings -- Foreign expansion -- Battleground -- Politics -- A new republic -- Government. A fragile union -- Communist coup -- Regime change -- Forming government -- Economy. Main industries -- Farming and herding -- Wealth from the sea -- Manufacturing and natural resources -- By land, sea, and air -- Information and communication -- Environment. Need for conservation -- Losing precious land -- Threatened species -- Waste dumping -- Damage to the seas -- Illegal fishing -- Environmental protection -- Somalis. Population -- Somali society -- Artisanry -- Clothing -- Lifestyle. Family ties -- Social status -- Foreigners -- Marriage and divorce -- Growing up Somali -- Women's roles -- Schools -- City dwellings -- Medical needs -- Homes to go -- Religion. The Five Pillars of Islam -- The holy book -- Sufism and Wahhabism -- Places of worship -- Sainthood -- Widowhood - The politics of religion -- Language. Arabic -- Somali names -- Manners of speaking -- Greetings -- Arts. Influences -- Theater -- A world of stories -- The power of words -- Arts and crafts -- Architecture old and new -- Leisure. A cup of coffee -- The marketplace -- Handicrafts -- Diving in -- Score! -- Out on the town -- Taking a break -- Festivals. Nonreligious celebrations -- The first month -- "Oh Hussein! Oh Hussein!" -- Ashura -- The Prophet's birthday -- The holiest month -- Breaking fast -- In praise of sacrifice -- Marriage celebrations -- Rites of passage -- Food. Popular dishes -- Cooking methods -- Fasting -- Feasting -- Family meals -- Dining out -- Favorite dishes -- Drink -- Map of Somalia -- About the economy -- About the culture -- Timeline -- Glossary.Somalia is a unique country with a rich and varied history. This book explores Somalia and examines its place in the global community. Presenting a comprehensive overview of the country, the book studies aspects such as geography, economy, language, and leisure activities.Accelerated Reader AR

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Elephants : up close and personal / by Stewart, Ellen Greene,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Elephants are a keystone species and have been a part of the magic of the thickly forested land of South Africa for millennia. This book focuses on the history and work of Knysna Elephant Park, a leading South African elephant research facility that has been home to more than 40 elephants in 25 years. Unfortunately, all the mystique of the Knysna elephant has been reduced to a single elephant left alive. Exploring a wide range of topics, this book covers the impact of elephants' interactions with tourists, how they recover from trauma and even their relevance in human healthcare. Renowned elephant researchers explain the majesty of the elephant brain, which has the largest temporal lobe devoted to communication, language, spatial memory and cognition. To this effect, the book emphasizes the threat of poaching to these gentle giants, which has almost forced them to extinction. Perhaps if humans pay attention to how elephants symbolize our relationship with nature, we can learn important lessons about humanity itself"--

Subjects: Anecdotes.; African elephant; African elephant; African elephant;

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America the beautiful [videorecording] / by Meyer, Ronald C.,author, producer, director.(CARDINAL)277842; James, Kenny,editor.; Arkenstone, David,composer.; Keasley, Alphonse,narrator.(CARDINAL)337228; Centre Communications.(CARDINAL)277912; Mill Creek Entertainment.(CARDINAL)340929;

disc 1: Great Smoky Mountains, crown jewel of the Appalachians ; The Black Hills and the Badlands, gateway to the West -- disc 2: The Everglades, a subtropical paradise ; Grand Canyon, a wonder of the natural world -- disc 3: Yellowstone, the world's first national park ; Yosemite, the high Sierras -- disc 4: Death Valley, thriving land of extremes ; Glacier, crown of the continent -- disc 5: Acadia, the first national park east of the Mississippi ; Voyageurs, spirit of the boundary waters -- disc 6 (bonus disc) America's national parks: an eagle's view.Executive producers, Ian Warfield, Jeff Hayne ; camera, Ron Meyer, Kenny James ; music, David Arkenstone ; editor, Kenny James.Narrator, Alphonse Keasley.Over 12 Hours Of Our Nation's Greatest Treasures! In 1872 President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law our nation s first National Park, Yellowstone. The purpose was to preserve the breathtaking scenery and the wildlife within the historic landscape. Since then, other significant pieces of land and sea have been designated as National Parks, in hopes to conserve the past and present glory of each unique ecosystem. Now you can journey through the ecology, geology and beauty of our amber plains, rugged mountain ranges and salty shores in this spectacular collection of majestic beauty - like you have never seen before! Discover the wonder and mystery of these parks and enjoy over 6 DVDs of breathtaking beauty and exciting exploration of our country's most fascinating destinations!Rated TVG.DVD, region 1 NTSC.

Subjects: Travelogues (Motion pictures); Documentary films.; National parks and reserves;

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Costa Rica / by Foley, Erin,1967-author.(CARDINAL)385125; Cooke, Barbara,1966-author.(CARDINAL)480632; Ryckman, Tatiana,author.(CARDINAL)412600;

Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.Costa Rica today -- Geography. Geographical regions -- Geography and climate -- Environment and wildlife -- Human habitats -- History. Discovering Costa Rica -- Spanish conquest -- Early elite -- Colonial period -- A move for independence -- Simón Bolívar -- A young nation -- Civil war and revolution -- The modern period -- Political and economic crises -- Government. National government -- Foundations and regulations -- Local government -- National security -- Economy. Facts and figures -- Economic setbacks -- Exports and assets -- Industry -- Tourism -- Transportation and communications -- Environment. Natural protection -- Deforestation -- National parks and conservation -- Waste management -- Drinking water and marine life -- Agricultural impact -- Costa Ricans. Diversity -- Indigenous peoples -- Other cultures -- Society and status -- Socioeconomic classes -- Dress -- Lifestyle. Etiquette -- Friends and family -- Gender roles -- Rural and urban lifestyles -- Housing -- Health and longevity -- Major events -- Religion. National religion -- Spiritual revival -- Places of worship -- Other religions -- Traditional beliefs and folklore -- Folk medicine -- Language. Evolution of a language -- Ticos -- Cultural norms -- Common expressions -- Forms of address -- Arts. Performing arts -- Music -- Dance -- Theater -- Literature -- Visual art -- Folk arts -- Leisure. Recreation -- Community and communications -- Diversions -- Festivals. Religious holidays -- Secular holidays -- Celebrating with family and friends -- Fiestas cívicas -- Fiestas patronales -- Food. Cooking at home -- Common ingredients -- A typical meal -- Specialties -- Beverages -- Holiday meals -- Marketplaces -- Map of Costa Rica -- About the economy -- About the culture -- Timeline -- Glossary.Costa Rica is a diverse Latin American country with flourishing wildlife and ecotourism opportunities. This book gives an in-depth study of the country, examining what makes the country unique.Accelerated Reader AR

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