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Think Of An Eel
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Author : Karen Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Release Date : 1995-02
Think Of An Eel written by Karen Wallace and has been published by Candlewick Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A great resource for teachers! In graceful verse that matches the rhythm of an eel's movement, THINK OF AN EEL relates the little-known lifestyle of a most intriguing fish. Children follow an eel from the day he is born, deep in the Sargasso Sea, to his years spent in the ocean, then join him on a trip up a freshwater river and return with him back to the sea, where he has his offspring. Fluid watercolor illustrations depict the sea and river setting in a story as captivating as it is true.
Think Of An Eel
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Author : Karen Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 2001-05-14
Think Of An Eel written by Karen Wallace and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-14 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Text and illustrations discuss the characteristics and life cycle of the eel.
Think Of An Eel Big Book
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Author : Karen Wallace
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2004-01-26
Think Of An Eel Big Book written by Karen Wallace and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-26 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Both poetic and scientifically accurate, Think of an Eel relates the little-known lifestyle of a most intriguing fish. In graceful verse that matches the rhythm of an eel’s movement, Think of an Eel relates the little-known lifestyle of a most intriguing fish. Children follow an eel from the day he is born, deep in the Sargasso Sea, to his years spent in the ocean, then join him on a trip up a freshwater river and return with him back to the sea, where he has his offspring. Fluid watercolor illustrations depict the sea and river setting in a story as captivating as it is true.
The Book Of Eels
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Author : Patrik Svensson
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-05-26
The Book Of Eels written by Patrik Svensson and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-26 with Science categories.
A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize National Bestseller Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book One of TIME’s 100 Must Read Books of the Year One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of the Year One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Nonfiction Books of the Year A New York Times Editor’s Choice Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human condition Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the “eel question”: Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind of creature altogether? Even today, in an age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don’t understand what drives them, after living for decades in freshwater, to swim great distances back to the ocean at the end of their lives. They remain a mystery. Drawing on a breadth of research about eels in literature, history, and modern marine biology, as well as his own experience fishing for eels with his father, Patrik Svensson crafts a mesmerizing portrait of an unusual, utterly misunderstood, and completely captivating animal. In The Book of Eels, we meet renowned historical thinkers, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud to Rachel Carson, for whom the eel was a singular obsession. And we meet the scientists who spearheaded the search for the eel’s point of origin, including Danish marine biologist Johannes Schmidt, who led research efforts in the early twentieth century, catching thousands upon thousands of eels, in the hopes of proving their birthing grounds in the Sargasso Sea. Blending memoir and nature writing at its best, Svensson’s journey to understand the eel becomes an exploration of the human condition that delves into overarching issues about our roots and destiny, both as humans and as animals, and, ultimately, how to handle the biggest question of all: death. The result is a gripping and slippery narrative that will surprise and enchant.
The Gospel Of The Eels
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Author : Patrik Svensson
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2020-05-28
The Gospel Of The Eels written by Patrik Svensson and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-28 with Nature categories.
'This is one of those special books . . . Even if it were only a book about eels, it would be wonderful.' - Sunday Times 'I never thought I would see myself in an eel, until I read Svensson’s beautiful book, in which he anthropomorphizes eels and shows how mysterious they are, and how little we know about them. It’s a beautiful book that makes you realize that the eel is our cousin — we are the eel, and the eel is us.' - Michaela Coel ’I can’t recall us ever talking about anything other than eels and how to best catch them, down there by the stream. Actually, I can’t remember us speaking at all. Maybe because we never did.’ The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is one of the strangest creatures nature ever created. Remarkably little is known about the eel, even today. What we do know is that it’s born as a tiny willow-leaf shaped larva in the Sargasso Sea, travels on the ocean currents toward the coasts of Europe – a journey of about four thousand miles that takes at least two years. Upon arrival, it transforms itself into a glass eel and then into a yellow eel before it wanders up into fresh water. It lives a solitary life, hiding from both light and science, for ten, twenty, fifty years, before migrating back to the sea in the autumn, morphing into a silver eel and swimming all the way back to the Sargasso Sea, where it breeds and dies. And yet . . . There is still so much we don’t know about eels. No human has ever seen eels reproduce; no one can give a complete account of the eel’s metamorphoses or say why they are born and die in the Sargasso Sea; no human has even seen a mature eel in the Sargasso Sea. Ever. And now the eel is disappearing, and we don’t know exactly why. What we do know is that eels and their mysterious lives captivate us. This is the basis for The Gospel of the Eels, Patrik Svensson’s quite unique natural science memoir; his ongoing fascination with this secretive fish, but also the equally perplexing and often murky relationship he shared with his father, whose only passion in life was fishing for this obscure creature. Through the exploration of eels in literature (Günter Grass and Graham Swift feature, amongst others) and the history of science (we learn about Aristotle’s and Sigmund Freud’s complicated relationships with eels) as well as modern marine biology (Rachel Carson and others) we get to know this peculiar animal. In this exploration, we also learn about the human condition, life and death, through natural science and nature writing at its very best. As Patrik Svensson concludes: 'by writing about eels, I have in some ways found my way home again.'
Think Of Eel
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Author : Karen Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 2004-02-01
Think Of Eel written by Karen Wallace and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-01 with categories.
In graceful verse that matches the rhythm of an eel's movement, Think of an Eel relates the little-known lifestyle of a most intriguing fish. Children follow an eel from the day he is born, deep in the Sargasso Sea, to his years spent in the ocean, then join him on a trip up a freshwater river and return with him back to the sea, where he has his offspring. Fluid watercolor illustrations depict the sea and river setting in a story as captivating as it is true.
Think Of An Eel With Audio Peggable
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Author : Karen Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Release Date : 2009-03-24
Think Of An Eel With Audio Peggable written by Karen Wallace and has been published by Candlewick Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-24 with Eels categories.
Text and illustrations discuss the characteristics and life cycle of the eel.
Keeping Moray Eels In Aquariums
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Author : Phillip Purser
language : en
Publisher: TFH Publications
Release Date : 2005
Keeping Moray Eels In Aquariums written by Phillip Purser and has been published by TFH Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Morays categories.
Moray eels are now considered one of the most popular of all groups of marine fishes. This book provides the basics of their care in captivity in an easy-to-ready, easy-to-understand way. This book provides current and accurate information on nutrition and feeding techniques for all species covered in the book plus hints that may lead to success with others not included. It also addresses the biggest problem associated with keeping these species- their eventual size as adults.
The Great Trouble
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Author : Deborah Hopkinson
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2013-09-10
The Great Trouble written by Deborah Hopkinson 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 2013-09-10 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic. “A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and a “mudlark,” he spends his days in the filthy River Thames, searching for bits of things to sell. He’s being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. And he’s got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe. But even for Eel, things aren’t so bad until that fateful August day in 1854—the day the deadly cholera epidemic (“blue death”) comes to Broad Street. Everyone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air. But one man, Dr. John Snow, has a different theory. As the epidemic surges, it’s up to Eel and his best friend, Florrie, to gather evidence to prove Dr. Snow’s theory—before the entire neighborhood is wiped out. “Hopkinson illuminates a pivotal chapter in the history of public health. . . . Accessible . . . and entertaining.” —School Library Journal, Starred “For [readers] who love suspense, drama, and mystery.” —TIME for Kids
Eels
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Author : James Prosek
language : en
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date : 2011-10-11
Eels written by James Prosek and has been published by Harper Perennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-11 with Nature categories.
They spawn in the middle of the ocean but spend their adult lives in freshwater. They can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and even cross over land. They are revered as guardians and monster-seducers by New Zealand’s Maori, yet are often viewed with disgust in the West. They are a multibillion-dollar business in the Asian food market. They are often mistaken for snakes. They are eels—one of the world’s most amazing and least understood fish. (Yes, fish.) James Prosek offers a fascinating tour through the life history and cultural associations of the freshwater eel, exploring its biology, its myth and lore, its mystery and beauty. Eels is a mesmerizing biography of an intriguing and mysterious creature, as well as a telling look at humanity, the will to persist, and the ever-changing relationship between man and the natural world.
