Badger Book

Author: Jo Byrne
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1913733998
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
The Badger Book takes its place as part of Graffeg's compact, accessible Nature Book series, exploring our relationship with some of Britain's best-loved wild creatures.This addition introduces the wonderfully mysterious and enigmatic Meles meles to the newly curious with fresh information in store for those with a long-standing interest. An inhabitant of these lands for thousands of years, badgers have been both revered and reviled, cherished and tormented, beloved and brutalised - The Badger Book takes a closer look at Britain's largest carnivorous mammal.Alongside magical photography, we examine the science - and politics - around bTB and the controversial badger cull as well as introducing a passionate group of ordinary people dedicated to rescuing them, followed by a meander through the myth, legend, art and literature which has incorporated them into our culture. Chapters include:Badger PhysiologyBadger WatchingBadger ThreatsThe CullThe Badger Protectors: Wounded Badger Patrol CheshireBadgers in Myth & LegendBadgers in Art & Literature

The Badger Knight

Author: Kathryn Erskine
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545662931
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine presents unique novel about a sickly boy's epic journey through England and Scotland at the height of Medieval times. Adrian is small for his age, even for a twelve year old. It doesn't help that he's an albino, which makes those he meets wonder if he's an angel or a devil. His father is a bowyer, and all Adrian wants to do is become apprenticed and go off to war as a long bowman. But that's not what his father wants for him. Since Adrian can write, his father wants him to be a scribe. That's just about the last thing Adrian wants. When the Scots invade England and Adrian's best friend Hugh runs off to find his father and fight in battles, Adrian soon follows, intent on finding Hugh and joining him in glorious warfare against the pagans invading England from the north. When Adrian finds Hugh, who is caring for a wounded Scotsman, he's horrified that Hugh would aid an enemy. But soon, as Adrian gets to know the Donald, he begins to question what he's been taught about the enemy and the nature of war. In this epic journey an afflicted boy finds and inner strength he never knew belonged to him.

Slaying the Badger

Author: Richard Moore
Publisher: VeloPress
ISBN: 9781934030875
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Relive the adrenaline, the agony, the camaraderie, and the betrayals of the 1986 Tour de France. Two teammates, Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault, were supposed to cooperate as teammates, but instead entered into a show-stopping rivalry.

Skunk and Badger

Author: Amy Timberlake
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 144346046X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
The first title in a warm and witty illustrated chapter-book series from Newbery Honor–winner Amy Timberlake and superstar illustrator Jon Klassen, about a pair of unlikely animal friends Analytical and set in his ways, Badger is taken aback when jolly, easygoing Skunk rings the doorbell to announce he’s Badger’s new roommate. (Badger may have been ignoring his landlord Aunt Lula’s letters . . . ) But as Badger begrudgingly opens up his home—and heart—to Skunk and his unconventional ways, the two characters become irrevocably changed by each other, establishing an odd-couple friendship that is timeless and real. Set in a brownstone in a town that evokes a slightly-more-urban Hundred Acre Wood, the story is part Wind in the Willows, part Wallace and Gromit. Filled with a delightful population of chickens, sheep, stoats, hedgehogs, voles and philosophical musings, it establishes the perfect scenario for illustrations by Caldecott Medal–winner (This Is Not My Hat) and Honor illustrator (Extra Yarn, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole) Jon Klassen.

Badger

Author: Daniel Heath Justice
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780233833
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Fierce, menacing, and mysterious, badgers have fascinated humans as living animals, abstract symbols, or commercial resources for thousands of years—often to their detriment. With their reputation for determined self-defense, they have been brutalized by hunters and sportsmen, while their association with the mythic underworld has made them idealized symbols of earth-based wisdom and their burrowing habits have resulted in their widespread persecution as pests. In this highly illustrated book, Daniel Heath Justice provides the first global cultural history of the badger in over thirty years. From the iconic European badger and its North American kin to the African honey badger and Southeast Asian hog badger, Justice considers the badger’s evolution and widespread distribution alongside its current, often-imperiled status throughout the world. He travels from natural history and life in the wild to the folklore, legends, and spiritual beliefs that badgers continue to inspire, while also exploring their representation and exploitation in industry, religion, and the arts. Tracing the complex and contradictory ways in which this fascinating animal endures, Badger will appeal to anyone interested in a deeper understanding of these much-maligned creatures.

The Badger: A Monograph

Author: Sir Alfred E. Pease
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
"The Badger: A Monograph" by Sir Alfred E. Pease is a comprehensive study of the elusive and fascinating badger species. Pease, a renowned zoologist, presents a wealth of information about the badger's behavior, habitat, and role in the ecosystem. With detailed observations and captivating anecdotes, this monograph provides an intimate look into the life of one of nature's most enigmatic creatures.

Meet the Badger

Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
A badger is an animal. It looks like a cross between a skunk and a dog. Badgers have a long nose. They use it to stick into holes they have dug. This lets them reach the insects they find in the ground. Badgers have a funny looking face. It is mostly black, but it has white stripes. That helps them to hide in the grass at night. This book is a shortened version of our popular “Badgers: Ready For A Fight" and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1013 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the badger. They will find out the answers to these questions: How fast can a badger dig a hole? How tight can a badger lock their jaw? Can badgers spray a bad smell like a skunk? Where do badgers go to the bathroom? And many more! Ages 5 to 8 Reading Level: 1.9 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Egg Marks the Spot: Skunk and Badger 2

Author: Amy Timberlake
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761062832
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Buried in the heart of every animal is a secret treasure. For rock scientist Badger, it's the Spider Eye Agate he found as a cub, stolen years ago by his crafty cousin, Fisher. For Badger's roommate, Skunk, the treasure is Sundays with the New Yak Times Book Review. When an old acquaintance, Mr. G. Hedgehog, announces his plan to come for the Book Review as soon as it thumps on the doorstep, Skunk decides an adventure will solve Badger's problems as well as his own. Surprisingly, Badger agrees. Together they set off on an agate-finding expedition at Badger's favourite spot on Endless Lake. But all is not as it seems at Campsite #5. Fisher appears unexpectedly. Then a chicken arrives who seems intent on staying. Something is up! Indeed! Secrets, betrayals, lies ... and a luminous, late-Jurassic prize. In a volume that includes full-colour plates and additional black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott medalist Jon Klassen, Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlake takes readers on a second adventure in the new series reviewers have called an instant classic, with comparisons to Frog and Toad, Winnie-the-Pooh, and The Wind in the Willows.

The Badger

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : School yearbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 692

Book Description

The BADGER WAR

Author: SCOTT W. GUTTORMSON
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490719857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
The international animal trafficker known as The Rooster sights his rifle on a black bear rooting for grubs in a decaying silver maple tree in the woods of Nebraska. Black bear organs fetch a high price on the black market. Hiding nearby, investigative reporter Alexander Henry trains his camera on The Rooster. Suddenly, a massive cloud of leaves and debris swarms over The Rooster. The startled bear runs away from the commotion, directly towards Alexander Henry's hide. Despite his fear that The Rooster may have discovered him, Mr. Henry decides that encountering the frightened bear is a bigger threat and bolts away. As he jumps a fallen log, a searing pain shoots down his leg. Someone has shot the reporter with a tranquilizer dart. When the drug wears off, Mr. Henry finds himself a captive in an underground cell. But why would anyone want to hold him prisoner? In answer, a Jacob's slot on the solid prison door opens, and in waddles a badger. The baffled and alarmed reporter now wonders, "Why would they stick a live badger in a prison cell with me?" So he holds out his hands in a non-threatening manner, and attempts to befriend the badger. "There there. Good girl. Nice badger. I will not hurt you." The badger rises up on her hind legs, eyes the man curiously, and places her paws on her hips. "Mr. Henry," the badger replies. "We should be making those same assurances to you."