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The Whooper Swan
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 521

The Whooper Swan

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-01-31
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  • Publisher: A&C Black

This is the first ever monograph on the Whooper Swan. This species is found in the northern Palearctic and is the world's most widely distributed swan. It is a familiar bird in northern Europe and across Asia to the far East, and is particularly noticeable when migrating between breeding and wintering grounds in large, noisy flocks. This migratory behaviour makes it a powerful symbol of seasonal change, and this, together with the bird's beautiful appearance, make it a popular subject of folklore and legend. For much of its range the Whooper Swan is the archetypal 'wild swan', and its voice and appearance is deeply evocative of time and place. This book looks at all aspects of the life and t...

The Haiku Handbook
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 331

The Haiku Handbook

Presents a concise history of the Japanese haiku, including the changes of the haiku throughout the twentieth century as this beloved poetry form has been adapted to modern and urban settings. This title offers full chapters on form, the seasons in haiku, and haiku craft, as well as background on the Japanese poetic tradition. With a new foreword by poet, translator, and author Jane Reichhold ('Basho: The Complete Haiku'), this anniversary edition presents a concise history of the Japanese haiku, including the dynamic changes of the haiku throughout the twentieth century as this beloved

The Tree Sparrow
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 244

The Tree Sparrow

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1995
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Tree Sparrows are distributed throughout most of Europe and Asia, and have been introduced in many other parts of the world. This book describes the species' origins and early spread, as well as a speculative section on the evolution of the distribution. It discusses the species' habits, breeding, movements, numbers and food.

The New Zealand Project
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 307

The New Zealand Project

By any measure, New Zealand must confront monumental issues in the years ahead. From the future of work to climate change, wealth inequality to new populism – these challenges are complex and even unprecedented. Yet why does New Zealand’s political discussion seem so diminished, and our political imagination unequal to the enormity of these issues? And why is this gulf particularly apparent to young New Zealanders? These questions sit at the centre of Max Harris’s ‘New Zealand project’. This book represents, from the perspective of a brilliant young New Zealander, a vision for confronting the challenges ahead. Unashamedly idealistic, The New Zealand Project arrives at a time of global upheaval that demands new conversations about our shared future.

The Double-Crested Cormorant
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 368

The Double-Crested Cormorant

Explores the roots of the human-cormorant conflict and assesses the federal policies that have been developed to manage the bird's population in the twenty-first century.

Buddhism in Chinese History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 172

Buddhism in Chinese History

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Dear Black Girls
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 32

Dear Black Girls

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-02-08
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Dear Black Girls is a letter to all Black girls. Every day poet and educator Shanice Nicole is reminded of how special Black girls are and of how lucky she is to be one. Illustrations by Kezna Dalz support the book's message that no two Black girls are the same but they are all special--that to be a Black girl is a true gift. In this celebratory poem, Kezna and Shanice remind young readers that despite differences, they all deserve to be loved just the way they are.

Legends and Cults in Ancient China
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 186

Legends and Cults in Ancient China

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1988
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Wish Child
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 337

The Wish Child

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-07-06
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  • Publisher: Random House

'A wonderful new talent' Nick Hornby Germany, 1939. Sieglinde lives in the affluent ignorance of middle-class Berlin. Erich is an only child living a lush rural life, aware that he is shadowed by strange, unanswered questions. Both children watch as their parents become immersed in the puzzling mechanisms of power. Drawn together as Germany’s hope for a glorious future begins to collapse, the children find temporary refuge in an abandoned theatre amidst the rubble of Berlin. The days they spend there together will shape the rest of their lives. Winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction