The Gourd Book
DOWNLOAD
Download The Gourd Book PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The Gourd Book book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
The Gourd Book
DOWNLOAD
Author : Charles B. Heiser
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-02-03
The Gourd Book written by Charles B. Heiser and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-03 with Nature categories.
Humankind has had a long and intimate association with gourds, and one of them, the bottle gourd, or calabash, may have been man's first cultivated plant. Although grown in the United States today primarily as ornamentals, in other parts of the world gourds have many other important uses. With charming text and stunning black-and-white photographs, The Gourd Book provides fascinating scientific information and folklore about these remarkable plants and keys for identifying species. The first part of the book deals with tree gourds, widely used as containers and for decoration; the Cucurbita gourds, including the buffalo gourd, the Turk's turban, the silver-seed gourd, and the Malabar gourd, all utilized as food, and the beautiful ornamental gourds; the loofah gourds, popular as cosmetic sponges; minor gourds, such as the snake, wax, bitter, teasel, and hedgehog, sometimes used as food or medicine; and gourds mentioned in the Bible. The second part takes up the bottle gourd, which has been used for thousands of years. Even today this gourd is almost indispensable in many parts of the tropics, where species are used to make containers, musical instruments, and clothing, as food and medicine, and in art. The book concludes with a discussion of the gourd in folklore and myth and an appendix on growing, hybridizing, and preserving gourds for decoration. Delightfully written for general readers, this book will also appeal to botanists, anthropologists, horticulturists, and everyone interested in plants or gardening.
The Gourd Book
DOWNLOAD
Author : Charles Bixler Heiser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Gourd Book written by Charles Bixler Heiser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Gourds categories.
The Gourd Book
DOWNLOAD
Author : Charles Bixler jr Heiser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979-01-01
The Gourd Book written by Charles Bixler jr Heiser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-01-01 with categories.
Follow The Drinking Gourd
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jeanette Winter
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2014-06-25
Follow The Drinking Gourd written by Jeanette Winter and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-25 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the song's directions. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. The rhythmic compositions have an energetic presence that's compelling. A fine rendering of history in picturebook format."--(starred) Booklist.
The Gourd Book
DOWNLOAD
Author : Donelle Gress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-05-15
The Gourd Book written by Donelle Gress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-15 with categories.
Grandma And The Great Gourd
DOWNLOAD
Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Release Date : 2013-03-05
Grandma And The Great Gourd written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and has been published by Roaring Brook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Once upon a time, in a little village in India, there lived an old woman. Everyone in the village called her Grandma. One day, Grandma received a letter from her daughter, who lived on the other side of the jungle. "Please come and visit me," said the letter. "I haven't seen you in so long. I miss you." And so, Grandma begins a perilous journey to the far side of the jungle. Can she use her keen wit to escape the jungle animals and make it safely home? Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's sharp, rhythmic retelling of this Bengali folktale is complimented perfectly by Susy Pilgrim Waters's brightly colored, captivating illustrations. Grandma and the Great Gourd is a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
Beginners Book Of Gourd Craft
DOWNLOAD
Author : Kas Hirst
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2015-01-20
Beginners Book Of Gourd Craft written by Kas Hirst and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Looking for something different to inspire the artist within you? Why not try a gourd! Theyre fun to work with, so practical, and make great gifts. You can paint, decoupage, carve, mosaic, woodburn, or leave them in their natural state. Once you start, the possibilities are endless. So for people wanting either a new craft or a new medium for an old craft, give a gourd a go! Youll be surprised and delighted with what you discover in the gourds and in yourself. Here, I show you how to grow and decorate these amazing natural art mediums. Read on.
Sugar In The Gourd
DOWNLOAD
Author : Ben Garrison
language : en
Publisher: First Works Publishing Company
Release Date : 2004
Sugar In The Gourd written by Ben Garrison and has been published by First Works Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Revealing, Reflective... and sometimes Raunchy!Sugar In The Gourd is an inspiring and often tender chronicle of growing up in the Appalachian Mountains of rural North Carolina during the 1930's, 40's, and 50's. It's pure Americana. He describes things that are forever lost, but which should be passed on, and definitely not be forgotten.
Follow The Drinking Gourd
DOWNLOAD
Author : Cari Meister
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2013
Follow The Drinking Gourd written by Cari Meister and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with African Americans categories.
Peg Leg Joe travels from plantation to plantation singing the Drinking Gourd song that will guide slaves to freedom in the North.
The Magic Gourd
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Release Date : 2003
The Magic Gourd written by and has been published by Blue Sky Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Having been given a magic gourd by a Chameleon for rescuing him from a thorny bush, hungry Rabbit appreciates the gesture of the never-ending bounty of food, but when a greedy king steals it away, Rabbit finds a way to get it back and teach him an important lesson in the process.