Author: Catherine IpcizadePublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429648805
Category : Giraffe
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Discusses the characteristics and habits of giraffes.
Giraffe
Author: Anne Innis DaggPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107729440
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
With its iconic appearance and historic popular appeal, the giraffe is the world's tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Recent years have seen much-needed new research undertaken to improve our understanding of this unique animal. Drawing together the latest research into one resource, this is a detailed exploration of current knowledge on the biology, behaviour and conservation needs of the giraffe. Dagg highlights striking new data, covering topics such as species classification, the role of infrasound in communication, biological responses to external temperature changes and motherly behaviour and grief. The book discusses research into behaviour alongside practical information on captive giraffe, including diet, stereotypical behaviour, ailments and parasites, covering both problems and potential solutions associated with zoo giraffe. With giraffe becoming endangered species in Africa, the book ultimately focuses on efforts to halt population decline and the outlook for conservation measures.
A Tower of Giraffes
Author: Anna WrightPublisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1607349191
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A drove of pigs, a romp of otters, an ostentation of peacocks, and a tower of giraffes. . . . This clever book introduces young readers to some of the words we use to refer to animals in a group. The ink, watercolor, and fabric collage art is brightly colored and uniquely sets this fun book apart from the crowd. Each page presents information about an animal and its group behavior, such as how geese fly in a V-shape and honk to encourage the leaders, and that sometimes tens of thousand of flamingos meet up in one location. Young readers will have a great time and create a wellspring of new vocabulary words.
Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
Author: Lynda RutledgePublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101580607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
SOON TO BE CLAIRE DARLING—A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CATHERINE DENEUVE! When a wealthy woman decides to sell all of her worldly possessions, she unearths the secrets of her family’s past in this charming debut. On the last day of the millennium, sassy Faith Bass Darling, the richest old lady in Bass, Texas, decides to have a garage sale. With help from a couple of neighborhood boys, Faith lugs her priceless Louis XV elephant clock, countless Tiffany lamps, and everything else in her nineteenth-century mansion out onto her long, sloping lawn. Why is a recluse of twenty years suddenly selling off her dearest possessions? Because God told her to. As the townspeople grab up five generations of heirlooms, everyone drawn to the sale—including Faith’s long-lost daughter—finds that the antiques not only hold family secrets but also inspire some of life’s most important questions: Do our possessions possess us? What are we without our memories? Is there life after death or second chances here on earth? And is Faith really selling that Tiffany lamp for $1? READERS GUIDE INCLUDED
Giraffes? Giraffes!
Author: Doris Haggis-On-WheyPublisher: McSweeneys Books
ISBN: 9781932416978
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
A collection of humorous trivia about giraffes makes no promises that everything the book reveals is true and discusses the giraffe's fondness for iced oatmeal cookies and the role of a giraffe's spots as intergalactic receptors.
Giraffes Can't Dance
Author: Giles AndreaePublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1408345374
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Number One bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance from author Giles Andreae has been delighting children for over 20 years. Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can't dance . . . or can they? A funny, touching and triumphant picture book story about a giraffe who finds his own tune and confidence too, with joyful illustrations from Guy Parker Rees and a foiled cover. ... wonderfully funny. - Independent A fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp of a picture book. All toddlers should grow up reading this or hearing their parents read it aloud to them. - Daily Telegraph A joyful read about an outsider who finds acceptance on his own terms.... there's also a simple moral about tolerance and daring to be different. - Junior
How Giraffes Work
Author: Graham MitchellPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197571190
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
This is a comprehensive overview of wild and free-living giraffes. Graham Mitchell combines nearly every piece of published research about this species into the pages of this book, making it an incredibly useful book for researchers, scientists, and naturalists studying a single species.
The Giraffe
Author: Bryan ShorrocksPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118587472
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive overview of one of nature's most engaging mammals Covers fossil history, taxonomy, genetics, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, ecology, and conservation Includes genetic analysis of five of the six subspecies of modern giraffes Includes giraffe network studies from Laikipia Kenya, Etosha National Park, Namibia andSamburu National Reserve, Kenya
Giraffe Reflections
Author: Dale PetersonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266854
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Presents a cultural, historical, and pictorial history of giraffes, describing their biology and behavior and demonstrating their grace and elegance through over one hundred photographs.
Giraffe Extinction
Author: Tanya AndersonPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
ISBN: 1541532384
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The survival of giraffes in the wild in threatened. Between 1985 and 2015, the overall population of giraffes in the wild has plummeted by 40 percent. Anderson shows how climate change, illegal hunting, wars, habitat loss, and habitat fragmentation are the main threats to their survival, and suggests ways that readers can alert their community to the dangers facing Earth's tallest creature. -- adapted from jacket
