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Vintage Flowers
by Vic BrothersonBeautiful and romantic, Vic Brotherson's flower arrangements focus on traditional, seasonal blooms and foliage, such as alchemilla, lavender, hellebore, peonies and hydrangeas, and perfectly match the vintage pitchers, planters, old glass and retro, charity-shop finds she uses both for displays and as a major source of inspiration. From simple posies to glorious garlands and stunning centrepieces for a Christmas banquet, Vintage Flowers demonstrates just how easy it is to transform a handful of fresh cuttings into arrangements that instantly feel at home and complement the look of a room. Accompanied by step-by-step instructions on using florist foam and chicken wire to making a garland, wreath and hand-tied bunch, plus tips on how to select and condition flowers for longevity, how to pin the perfect corsage, wiring flowers for your hair and how to get the most from your budget, Vintage Flowers promises fabulous results every time.
The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores
by Archie CarrThe Windward Road, published in 1956, made history. When Archie Carr began to rove the Caribbean to write about sea turtles, he saw that their numbers were dwindling. Out of this appeal to save them grew the first ventures in international sea turtle conservation and the establishment of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation.In addition to sea turtle biology, Carr recorded his general impressions, producing a natural history sprinkled with colorful stories.
Amikuk
by Rutherford MontgomeryTHIS IS a tale of adventure in the seas around the Aleutian Islands, seas that are populated by sharks and sea lions, whales and porpoises—and sea otters. Amikuk is a young sea otter. As he grows up and learns to swim and dive for his own food, he also learns that the life of a sea otter is full of dangers—from men who will stop at nothing to gain his valuable pelt, from killer whales, and from deadly sharks. In this exciting and unusual story, Amikuk learns to take care of himself in dangerous waters, and—with the help of an unknown friend, an Aleutian boy named Peter—manages to escape from the clubs and bullets of determined hunters. It is Peter who saves Amikuk and his family from certain death more than once—although the otters never know of Peter's guardianship of their lives. Woven into the story are the excitement of a shipwreck, a thrilling contest between a small band of men and a herd of huge sea lions, Amikuk's narrow escapes from sea marauders. All in all, this is a book that will delight all youthful readers.
Bird and Butterfly Mysteries: The Truth About Migration
by Bernard AcworthAs part of his challenge to the theory of evolution, the outspoken creationist presents alternative theories of bird flight and migration. In 1932, Bernard Acworth established the Evolution Protest Movement (now called the Creation Science Movement) for the purpose of criticizing evolutionary theory in scientific terms. A freelance journalist and amateur ornithologist, he took aim at the accepted science of ornithology with a keenly skeptical eye. Here, Acworth addresses topics including bird and butterfly migration, and the peculiarities of the cuckoo. In Bird and Butterfly Mysteries, Acworth presents a close examination of the science concerning the flight of winged animals. Through this analysis, he exposes errors that call into question many of the major conclusions reached by professional ornithologists. While the two Laws of Currents Acworth proposes in this volume have since appeared in other works on ornithology, he has never received due credit for their discovery.
Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the "Nottingham Galley"
by Kenneth Roberts Jack Bales Richard WarnerThis classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted in a new edition, with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December 1710 wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship broke up, stranding her crew with minimal tools, scant shelter, and a few pieces of cheese. The men survived nearly a month of screeching gales, sub-freezing temperatures, and driving snowstorms. During their ordeal they resorted to cannibalism and were finally rescued after one of them made it ashore on a crude raft. Included here are contemporary accounts from crew members, offering dramatically different versions of the true-life traumatic event and a fascinating counterpoint to Roberts' fictionalized version. A bestseller when published in 1956, Boon Island is a story of the ways that crisis can inspire the best -- and worst -- in human nature.
An Episode of Sparrows
by Rumer GoddenA much-loved English novel reminiscent of "The Secret Garden" Someone has dug up the private garden in the square and taken buckets of dirt, and Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of boys from run-down Catford Street must be to blame. But Angela's sister Olivia isn't so sure. Olivia wonders why the neighborhood children--the "sparrows" she sometimes watches from the window of her house --have to be locked out of the garden. Don't they have a right to enjoy the place, too? But neither Angela nor Olivia has any idea what sent the neighborhood waif Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of "good, garden earth. " Still less do they imagine where their investigation of the incident will lead them--to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and at the heart of it all, a hidden garden.
Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of Our Ancestors
by James CantonFrom the author of The Oak Papers comes a beautiful meditation on how to foster a profound and healing spiritual communion with the natural world, exploring how the sacred can be accessed by looking to the past, to our ancestors and how they tread through their worlds.“Canton's writing has an exquisite, somewhat dreamlike quality.”—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesWhen James Canton walked into Suffolk’s Lindsey Chapel, it was the beginning of what would become a new journey in his life—hours away from the bustling city of London and distant from the years in his early twenties when he traveled from Egypt to Argentina. Standing inside the quaint chapel, Canton realized that his past cosmopolitan desires had been replaced by an intense yearning to understand the history of the place he called home, a burning curiosity about the past and the spiritual ways and beliefs of the people who came before us.In Grounded, Canton retraces his steps into the places where our ancestors have experienced profound emotion, otherwise known as numinous experiences, to help us better understand who we are. Through lyrical meditation, reflection, and a thoughtful consideration of the ways and beliefs of the people who came before us, Canton seeks to know what our ancestors considered to be human, and what lessons we can learn from them to find security in our contemporary selves. Steeped in literary and folklore references, Grounded is a powerful exploration of the power of nature to soothe, nourish, and inspire the human soul.
His Indian Brother
by Hazel WilsonIn the early 1800's, Brad Porter and his father have traveled from boston to the Maine woods to build a cabin for the Porter family. Brad stays to continue preparing the cabin while his father goes back to bring Ma and the twin girls to their new home. But the time for returning passes and brad finds himself alone and in trouble, due to some mishaps such as a bear that eats most of the food, losing his father's rifle, and a broken ankle. He is in danger of starving when some Indians rescue him. One is chief kineowa, and the other is a boy around brad's age, sabattis. When the chief goes to join his tribe, Sabattis stays behind to care for Brad. Still grieving for his family, brad nevertheless finds it exciting to learn to hunt and fish as well as sabattis, whose somewhat contemptuous attitude changes gradually to friendship and respect as the boys share experiences, joys and dangers. Brad and sabattis come to regard themselves as brothers, yet Brad's lost family is still in his heart. Can he become an adopted member of sabattis's tribe, or will something happen to change his plans for a new life with his indian brother? This is a fine book for children, based on the same source material as The Sign of the Beaver, but in my opinion more engaging.
Honey Bunch and Norman Visit Beaver Lodge (Honey Bunch #34)
by Helen Louise ThorndykeHoney Bunch Morton--whose real name is Gertrude Marion Morton, although nobody ever calls her that--is a six-year-old girl off on another adventure with her six-year-old neighbor playmate, Norman Clark.<P>Norman sees a big swimming cat down at Barham Pond and Honey Bunch wants to see it for herself, knowing cats don't like water. Henry, the "Park Custodian" tells the children that the "cat" is actually "Mr. Slapper", a beaver caught by a trapper friend of Henry's. But the friend was moving and couldn't keep the beaver as a pet any more. So the friend gave the beaver to Barham Park. Then Henry tells the children "Beavers like company. We should really have another beaver so that Mr. Slapper would have a playmate."<P>Honey Bunch gets an idea that she and Daddy and Mother and Norman could go on a vacation to a place where there were beavers. Then she might find a playmate to bring back for Mr. Slapper... <P>"Honey Bunch #34", aka "Honey Bunch and Norman #6".<P>"Helen Louise Thorndyke" is a pseudonym of "Harriet S. Adams".
The Lost Wagon
by Jim KjelgaardWhy would a farmer exchange his plowed fields for a wilderness? Why would a husband and father take his family from civilization into an untamed land? In the middle of the last century, thousands of Americans pushed westward into the unknown—and Joe Tower, who had never been fifty miles from his birthplace, was one of them. The Lost Wagon tells the gripping, warmly human story of why he ventured along the Oregon Trail and of how he and his family met its hazards Packed with action and unmistakably genuine in its characters and events, this story of a desperate journey to a promised land is tops for authentic color and real excitement. With its portrayal of the conflicts within a good marriage, the joys and uncertainties of young love, the closeness of a family cut off from the world, The Lost Wagon is a well-rounded, many faceted story. And its honest picture of the fulfillment of one man's dream carries the hope of the promise that has never failed our nation.
Seecatch: A Story of a Fur Seal
by Rutherford MontgomeryThis book tells the story of a young fur seal called Seecatch. He is born on St. Paul Island off the coast of Alaska, where many seals go each year to spend the summer on land, though in other seasons they travel the world, living entirely in water. Seecatch learns about the world, his enemies, and finding food, and each year he returns to his home, until he is large and old enough to find his own spot on the island to start his family.
The World of Bees
by Gilbert NixonAn entomologist presents a beautifully illustrated study of bees, from their behavior to social structures, colonies, and relationship to the environment. In this engaging and scholarly volume, entomologist Gilbert Nixon shares his lifelong fascination with bees. Nixon&’s childhood love of these curious insects led to decades of study as he learned to identify their distinctive markings and pursued the secrets of their mystifying behaviors.The World of Bees offers a comprehensive introduction to various species of bees, including honey bees, bumblebees, and leafcutter bees, as well as information on related insects such as botflies and wasps. With color illustrations by Arthur Smith, this expert volume covers all major topics in melittology, including mating habits, life cycles, pollination, bee dances, and more.
Agricultural Policy: Farm Programs and National Welfare
by Rainer SchickeleThis book is written for the student of rural America, be he farmer, businessman, labor leader, public servant, college student, or instructor, anyone who is curious to understand what problems farmers are facing in their relations to an industrial world, and what the government is doing to help them meet these problems.
Boy Scouts' Explorer Manual
by Boy Scouts of AmericaA Boy Scout manual that provides information about outdoor adventuring, social interactions, community service, and vocational training.
Bunny Hopwell's First Spring (G&D Vintage)
by Jean FritzBunny Hopwell doesn’t understand why everyone is so excited about Spring--he was born during the winter, and all he’s known is snow and cold. After smelling fresh grass and hearing robins sing, he finally understands what Spring is—the perfect time to spring over the garden fence and explore the world!
Fisherman's Winter
by Nick Lyons Roderick L. Haig-BrownOriginally published in 1954, Fisherman's Winter is Roderick Haig-Brown's final installment in his well-known "seasons" cycle. With a unique blend of experience and observation, Haig-Brown brings readers through the exotic
The Golden Stallion to the Rescue: Golden Stallion #3 (Famous Horse Stories)
by Rutherford MontgomeryWhen Charley Carter’s mother tries to make some much-needed money for the family by inviting boys to spend the summer at the Bar L Ranch, Rodney, a boy with a passion for geology, is the only one who comes. As he learns about working on the ranch, he spends long periods of time alone, and more time visiting Golden Boy, the beautiful once-wild stallion who keeps the ranch’s mares together. But soon Charley discovers Rodney has a plan for his rich father, an oil man, to drill for oil in the wild mountain country, and Rodney arranges to buy Golden Boy and move him East. It looks like the Carters will lose their ranch and everything they value. Worse, Golden Boy is being left to die by Rodney’s horse trainer who believes the horse is a killer. Can Charley save his life and bring him home?
Haunt Fox
by Jim KjelgaardTHE STIRRING SAGA OF HAUNT FOX-- THE BRAVEST, MOST CUNNING FOX OF THEM ALL. He was Star, a big handsome red fox, named for the starshaped white spot in the center of his chest. But his talent for eluding traps and dogs with ghostlike cunning earned him a new name--Haunt Fox. An outlaw who mercilessly raided poultry farms, he was stalked and shot at by every hunter and farmer in the valley. But no one wanted the legendary animal more than young Jack Crowley and his foxhound, . Thunder. Together, they set out on a blazing chase into the heart of the wilderness. It was a chase the brave outlaw fox would never forget.
The Rock: Poems (Counterpoints #4)
by Wallace StevensAn excellent introduction to “the best and most representative American poet” (Harold Bloom), this palm–sized, keepsake edition is the first separate publication of this remarkable collection of late poems.In 1955, shortly before his death, Wallace Stevens earned the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award for The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens. The collection gathered most of his life’s work, and featured 25 previously unpublished poems. Stevens imagined that those poems would stand alone as their own volume—The Rock. Featuring some of his most memorable poems, including “Not Ideas about the Thing but the Thing Itself,” The Rock is a sublime selection of works from one of American’s most brilliant, beloved modernist.“After the reader has admired certain lines because Shakespeare might have written them, he begins to admire them because only Stevens could.” —Robert Fitzgerald“One might as well argue with the Evening Star and find fault with so much wit and grace and intelligence . . . such an overwhelming and exquisite command both of the worlds and of the rhythms of our language; such charm and irony, such natural and philosophical breadth of sympathy, such dignity and magnanimity.” —Randall Jarrell
Forest Regeneration in Ontario: Based on a Review of Surveys Conducted in the Province during the Period 1918-1951 (University of Toronto Forestry Bulletin #no. 2)
by R. C. HosieThis volume reports all the information presently available from the fifty-seven regeneration surveys carried out to the present by government and private agencies within the Province of Ontario. <P><P>It presents a general view of the nature of tree reproduction on cut-over forest land, followed by an analysis of the procedure in conducting and reporting regeneration surveys, and conclusions and recommendations for the conducting of future surveys.
Icebound Summer
by Sally CarrigharIn Icebound Summer, we are taken through a brief and intense arctic summer when seemingly frozen and lifeless tundra comes to life.
Outlaw Red: Son of Big Red (Famous Dog Stories)
by Jim KjelgaardFrom pampered champion... to hunted beast! Irish setter Sean, son of Big Red, is hurled from a moving truck into wilderness where kill-or-be-killed is the pitiless law of life. Now he must match savagery for savagery... forget he has ever been tame! And yet there comes the agonizing call of old friendships. Can Red "reform"? Or is he doomed to be an outlaw, running and hiding for the rest of his life?
Planned Management of Forests (Routledge Library Editions: Forestry)
by N. V. BrasnettOriginally published in 1953, this book was compiled to provide students of forestry with a simple outline of what the management of forests involves, and of the way in which forestry operations are organized and controlled. Topics discussed and explained include economic considerations, stock mapping, topography, climate, soils, form and distribution of crops, scientific forestry, destruction of forests, regulation by volume, area and size and forest protection.
Rebel Siege: The Story of a Frontier Riflemaker's Son
by Jim KjelgaardKin's father was a gunsmith in the Carolina Blue Ridge, and Kin knew more about long hunters and Indians than he did about the war with England. But British and Tory raiders taught Kin and his father that freedom was worth fighting for. They joined the provoked backwoodsmen, who swarmed over the mountains from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, and caught the British at Kings Mountain.