Wild City

Author: Thomas Hynes
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062938568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
An illustrated guide to 40 of the most well-known, surprising, notorious, mythical, and sublime non-human citizens of New York City, and love letter to its surprising ecological diversity. From refugee parrots and prodigal beavers to gorgeous Fifth Avenue hawks and vengeful groundhogs, Wild City tells the funny, quirky, and memorable stories of forty of New York City’s most surprising nonhuman citizens. This unconventional wildlife guide and concise environmental history of the Big Apple includes tales of the well-known, notorious, and legendary creatures who are as much New Yorkers as their human counterparts. A celebration of some of the city’s most surprising residents and a love letter to this always evolving metropolis, Wild City is an enchanting illustrated volume that is a must-have for every Big Apple devotee and animal lover.

Wild City

Author: Ben Hoare
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0753446952
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
Take an unforgettable tour around the world to meet the creatures that share our city spaces – from bears to bats, penguins to opossums – and learn about how they have adapted and thrived in this gorgeously illustrated gift book written by award-winning natural history journalist Ben Hoare. Wild City travels the globe, exploring how animals have adapted to live alongside humans, in busy cities including New York, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Stockholm, London, Alexandria, Singapore and Mumbai. Discover hawks by a world-famous shopping street, snakes slithering through city sewers, and penguins waiting patiently to cross the road. Feature spreads take a closer look at the animals, showing how some wander in plain sight while others hide away in our homes, and we meet wildlife heroes from around the world – ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make our wild neighbours feel welcome. Lyrical and factual text written by the award-winning Ben Hoare is perfectly complemented by Lucy Rose's stunning illustrations. The beautiful cityscapes are full of detail with something new to discover with every look.

Wild Cities

Author: Ben Lerwill
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241433789
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description
Picture a city. What do you see? Traffic and towering buildings? Or maybe you imagine something a little . . . wilder? These are the astonishing stories of the animals who are adapting to live in our urban world - and how you can help them to thrive. From the pitter-patter of penguins in Cape Town, to the prowl of a leopard in Mumbai, the splash of a seal in Sydney, cities are home to all sorts of unexpected residents. Keep your eyes wide open as as we travel the globe discovering wild cities. With magical illustration and beautiful storytelling, these incredible stories will fascinate every reader who has the travel bug, or is an animal fan, or has ever wondered what else exists in our big cities. Featuring: London, Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Calgary, New York City, Chicago, Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai, Singapore, Cape Town and Seoul.

Wild City

Author: FLORENCE. WILKINSON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781398701861
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
'A deeply evocative, highly descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable plunge into Britain's urban wildlife with an authentically hopeful message' Geographical Magazine City-dwellers, it's time to meet your neighbours. In Wild City Florence Wilkinson takes us on a fascinating journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species, from the badgers of central Brighton, to tunnel-dwelling Black Country bats to the mosquitoes found on the London Underground and nowhere else on earth. She shares what we might see - if we only take the time to look - and how nature is adapting to human-engineered environments in unexpected and ingenious ways. This gorgeously lyrical book invites us to celebrate the natural world, while also offering a clear-eyed glimpse into the challenges faced by urban plants and animals as cities grow and sprawl. Florence proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us. 'Wild City is as bright and hopeful as a dandelion springing up through the crack between pavings' Hannah Bourne Taylor 'An enjoyable and timely reminder that we are never alone' Tristan Gooley

The Wild City

Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description

Wild City

Author: Ben Hoare
Publisher: Kingfisher
ISBN: 0753477599
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
Take an unforgettable tour around the world to meet the creatures that share our city spaces—from bears to bats, penguins to opossums—and learn about how they have adapted and thrived in this gorgeously illustrated gift book written by award-winning natural history journalist Ben Hoare. Wild City travels the globe, exploring how animals have adapted to live alongside humans, in busy cities including New York, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Stockholm, London, Alexandria, Singapore, and Mumbai. Discover hawks by a world-famous shopping street, snakes slithering through city sewers, and penguins waiting patiently to cross the road. Feature spreads take a closer look at the animals, showing how some wander in plain sight while others hide away in our homes, and we meet wildlife heroes from around the world—ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make our wild neighbors feel welcome. Lyrical and factual text written by the award-winning Ben Hoare is perfectly complemented by Lucy Rose's stunning illustrations. The beautiful cityscapes are full of detail with something new to discover with every look.

Wild City

Author: Ranjit Lal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780143064350
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
Wild City: Nature Wonders Next Door &Nbsp; Is A Celebration Of Nature&Mdash; The Animals, Birds And Insects That We Share Our Living Spaces With. With The Thoroughness Of Someone Truly Concerned, Ranjit Lal Peeks Into The Boles Of Old Trees And The Corners Of Buildings To Check On The Living Conditions Of Owls And Other Birds Who Call These Places Home. At Street Crossings He Watches The Devout Feed Large Congregations Of Birds And Comments On The Table Manners Of Different Species At These Feeding Frenzies. Spiders, Wasps And Other Insects, Birds And Animals Are Some Of The Protagonists Of The Essays In This Collection. Ranjit Finds, In Their Lives, New Worlds Waiting To Be Discovered. While Most Of The Action Is Set In And Around His Home In Delhi, There Are Delightful Profiles Of Places He Has Travelled In, One The Most Engaging Of Which Is The Well Meaning But Surreally Artificial Jurong Bird Park Of Singapore. In His Inimitable Style Ranjit Lal Gives Voice To Those Essential Members Of Urban Society Whom We Leave Behind Or Ignore. He Makes The Vital Point That For Us To Remain Healthy And Human, It Is Important To Ensure The Health And Well Being Of The Creatures We Live With.

Wolfblood: Wild City

Author: Sharon Gosling
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1848125488
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
With Rhydian and Maddy in the wilds of Canada, Wolfblood Jana has found her way to the big city. Newcastle - a place full of life and activity, but also new threats. Now working for Segolia, the corporation protecting the interests of Wolfbloods, Jana soon finds herself at odds with her boss Imara when she comes across two young orphaned and homeless Wolfbloods. Jana's protective instincts tell her that she needs to help them, but Imara has other ideas. The world of the wild city is a dangerous one, and Jana will need to call on new and old friends to meet the dangers head on ...

Wild Cities

Author: Timothy J. Bradley
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433383136
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Featuring detailed photos and images, fascinating facts, and a helpful index and glossary for reference, readers will learn about the way animals of all kinds work together in cities of their very own. Elementary readers will be fascinated by the informational text that familiarizes them to topics like habitation and Colony Collapse Disorder.

The City of the Wild

Author: Alexandra Maria Proca
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105876322
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17

Book Description
This illustrated book for young children poetically describes a corner of the author's neighborhood; the author and her friends often visit this magical, peaceful place where nature and time are supreme masters. Using good versification and vivid imagery, the young writer depicts the rainbow of colors and the varied magical faces of nature, as they are displayed throughout the year, so far away, and yet so close, to the city.