Author: Ken BuchananPublisher: Northland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Presents the reaction of people and animals as it rains after months of scorching days in the desert.
It Rained on the Desert Today
Author: Ken BuchananPublisher: Northland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Presents the reaction of people and animals as it rains after months of scorching days in the desert.
A Rainbow in the Desert: An Anthology of Early Twentieth Century Japanese Children's Literature
Author: Yukie OhtaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317477979
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A collection of eleven stories, a play and five poems. The authors featured were all influenced by Akai Tori (Red Bird), a Tokyo children's literary magazine and also wrote for adult audiences. The stories are striking in that they differ little in style and content from those written for adults.
Storm on the Desert
Author: Carolyn LesserPublisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Describes the animal and plant life in a desert in the American Southwest and the effects of a short but violent thunderstorm.
The New Zion National Park, Rainbow of the Desert ...
Author: Robert Sterling YardThe New Zion National Park
Author: Robert Sterling YardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
It Rained on the Desert Today
Author: Ken BuchananPublisher: Rising Moon Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780873587495
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Presents the reaction of people and animals as it rains after months of scorching days in the desert.
The Rainbow Bridge
Author: Raymond L. LeePublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271019772
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Venerated as god and goddess, feared as demon and pestilence, trusted as battle omen, and used as a proving ground for optical theories, the rainbow's image is woven into the fabric of our past and present. From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the rainbow has played a vital role in both inspiring and testing new ideas about the physical world. Although scientists today understand the rainbow's underlying optics fairly well, its subtle variability in nature has yet to be fully explained. Throughout history the rainbow has been seen primarily as a symbol&—of peace, covenant, or divine sanction&—rather than as a natural phenomenon. Lee and Fraser discuss the role the rainbow has played in societies throughout the ages, contrasting its guises as a sign of optimism, bearer of Greek gods' messages of war and retribution, and a symbol of the Judeo-Christian bridge to the divine. The authors traverse the bridges between the rainbow's various roles as they explore its scientific, artistic, and folkloric visions. This unique book, exploring the rainbow from the perspectives of atmospheric optics, art history, color theory, and mythology, will inspire readers to gaze at the rainbow anew. For more information on The Rainbow Bridge, visit: &
NEW ZION NATIONAL PARK
Author: ROBERT STERLING. YARDPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033585399
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Desert Giant (pb)
Author: Barbara BashPublisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781578050857
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert landscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary--but appearances can be deceptive. In fact, this giant tree of the desert is alive with activity. Its spiny trunk and branches are home to a surprising number of animals, and its flowers and fruit feed many desert dwellers. Gila woodpeckers and miniature elf owls make their homes inside the saguaro's trunk. Long-nosed bats and fluttering white doves drink the nectar from its showy white flowers. People also play a role in the saguaro's story: each year the Tohono O'odham Indians gather its sweet fruit in a centuries-old harvest ritual. In this first volume of Sierra Club Books' Tree Tales series, a simple, easy-to-read text and appealing drawings document the life cycle of this amazing cactus tree and the creatures it helps to support. Readers will come away with a better understanding of and a lasting respect for this accomodating giant of the desert.
First Impressions
Author: David J. WeberPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300215045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This unique guide for literate travelers in the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first non-natives to describe them. Noted borderlands historians David J. Weber and William deBuys lead readers through centuries of political, cultural, and ecological change. The sites visited in this volume range from popular destinations within the National Park System—including Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde—to the Spanish colonial towns of Santa Fe and Taos and the living Indian communities of Acoma, Zuni, and Taos. Lovers of the Southwest, residents and visitors alike, will delight in the authors’ skillful evocation of the region’s sweeping landscapes, its rich Hispanic and Indian heritage, and the sense of discovery that so enchanted its early explorers.