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5/28/2023 0 Comments Pangolina jane goodall![]() ![]() ![]() But gradually she won their trust and was able to record previously unknown behavior, such as the use and even the making of tools until then believed to be an exclusive skill of man.Īs she came to know the chimps as individuals, she began to understand their complicated social hierarchy and observed many extraordinary behaviors, which have forever changed our understanding of the profound connection between humans and chimpanzees. For months, the project seemed hopeless out in the forest from dawn until dark, she had but fleeting glimpses of frightened animals. Goodall created Roots & Shoots, JGI's international youth program, now active in more than 60 countries, to develop the compassionate. A timely new story about the world of animal trafficking from widely acclaimed researcher and conservationist Jane Goodall. Louis Leakey suggested that a long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild might shed light on the behavior of our closest living relatives.Īccompanied by only her mother and her African assistants, she set up camp in the remote Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), a global community-led conservation, research, and animal welfare organization to advance her vision of a better future for all. Her adventure began when the famous anthropologist Dr. ![]() ![]() Jane Goodall's account of her life among the wild chimpanzees of Gombe is one of the most enthralling stories of animal behavior ever written. World-renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian Dr. ![]() ![]() Earliest extant letter of Richard III (then Duke of Gloucester), 1469, reprinted in Paul Murray Kendall’s Richard the Third (1956).Sir I say I pray you that ye fail me not at this time in my great need, as ye will that I show you my good lordship in that matter that ye labour to me for. And forasmuch as the King’s good grace hath appointed me to attend upon his highness into the North parties of his land, which will be to me great cost and charge, whereunto I am so suddenly called that I am not so well purveyed of money therefore as behoves me to be, and therefore pray you as my special trust is in you, to lend me an hundred pound of money unto Easter next coming, at which time I promise you ye shall be truly thereof content and paid again, as the bearer hereof shall inform you: to whom I pray you give credence therein, and show me such friendliness in the same as I may do for you hereafter, wherein ye shall find me ready. ![]() ![]() Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Each peach pear and plum![]() No reports of plum curculio damage to fruit but that could change quickly this week. Oriental fruit moth catch has jumped up significantly from very little activity last week and before. Temperatures have normalized somewhat but still not great for pollination of fruit crops. There are no frost warnings for next week at this time, but for sensitive, low-lying crops, be prepared in case frost predictions are announced. The 14-day forecast predicts a significant cooldown next week. ![]() A low-pressure system will be pushing through the area beginning Saturday, May 12, and through the weekend, bringing significant chances of rain. High temperatures will be in the low to mid-70s for most days. The next week should be seasonable and calm. Southwest Michigan GDD summary from March 1 – May 8, 2023 We are very close to the long-term average. The region saw an average number of growing degree days (GDD) last week, 86 GDD base 42 and 49 GDD base 50, respectively. ![]() We still have the chance to see morning frosts for another couple of weeks. Scattered showers on Saturday (May 6) and Sunday nights resulted in less than a quarter inch of rain for most of the area.Īccording to historic records at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center, we are past the last hard freeze (below 28 degrees Fahrenheit) dates of the year. The weekend saw high temperatures in the mid-70s for much of the region. ![]() Last week started cool but warmed up quickly. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Call your daughter home deb spera![]() ![]() Both incorporate a chorus of secondary voices for additional perspectives. ![]() Reason: Each of these atmospheric, compelling historical fiction novels revolve around labor union movements in the early 20th century and feature authentic, sympathetic characters struggling to make a better life. The North Carolina-set Last Ballad places a real-life singer at the center of its plot, while Sea Glass imagines the fate of a New Hampshire couple. Reason: These affecting historical novels portray textile-mill-union organizing and consequent violence during the 1920s. Serena is violent and dark while The Last Ballad is moving and inspiring both examine the courage and cowardice of players on each side of the labor movement. Reason: These novels set during the Depression explore workers' rights from different perspectives. ![]() Reason: Both based on infamous events in labor history, these compelling stories of working-class life center on the arrival of young newcomers who inspire downtrodden laborers to demand fair wages and working conditions. Read-alikes for The last ballad from NoveList Plus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brilliantly documenting both the dark and the light, Good Faeries/Bad Faeries presents a world of enchantment and magic that deeply compels the imagination. The faery kingdom, we find, is as subject to good and evil as the human realm. In addition to such good faeries as Dream Weavers and Faery Godmothers, Brian introduces us to a host of less well behaved creatures - traditional bad faeries like Morgana le Fay, but also the Soul Shrinker and the Gloominous Doom. In this richly imagined new book, Brian reveals the secrets he has learned from the faeries - what their noses and shoes look like, what mischief and what gentle assistance they can give, what their souls and their dreams are like.Īs it turns out, faeries aren't all sweetness and light. ![]() ![]() In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller Faeries, artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the isolation of the nursery and the distance of history, bringing them into the present day with vitality and imagination. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc." Description "Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. Buy a copy of Good faeries / Bad faeries by Brian Froud 1862052700 9781862052703 - A great book at a great low price. ![]() ![]() ![]() Buoyed by the stunning waters, beautiful cliffsides, delightful residents, and, of course, delectable food, Katy feels herself coming back to life.Īnd then Carol appears-in the flesh, healthy, sun-tanned, and thirty years old. Katy has been waiting years for Carol to take her, and now she is faced with embarking on the adventure alone.īut as soon as she steps foot on the Amalfi Coast, Katy begins to feel her mother’s spirit. To make matters worse, their planned mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: two weeks in Positano, the magical town Carol spent the summer right before she met Katy’s father. She had all the answers and now, when Katy needs her the most, she is gone. ![]() ![]() Carol wasn’t just Katy’s mom, but her best friend and first phone call. ![]() When Katy’s mother dies, she is left reeling. The New York Times bestselling author of the “heartwarming, heartbreaking, and hard to put down” (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) modern classic In Five Years returns with a moving and unforgettable exploration of the powerful bond between mother and daughter set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast. I was thrilled when I was approved for an ARC of it on NetGalley earlier this week, so I dove in right away. Even so, I was excited for her forthcoming novel, One Italian Summer, due out in March. I’ve been planning to read both In Five Years and The Dinner List, but alas, I haven’t gotten to them yet. For the past few years, I’ve had a couple of books by Rebecca Serle on my radar. ![]() ![]() ![]() But with the help of her natural spirit and a good friend, Chinese doctor Tao Chi’en, Eliza soon comes to discover that her search for love has become a quest of personal freedom. In the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco, Eliza must navigate a society dominated by greedy men. Eliza, pregnant with Joaquín’s child, leaves behind everything she knows to follow her lover. Chileans, including Joaquín, head north to seek their fortune. When gold is discovered in the hills of northern California. ![]() Raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, English orphan Eliza Sommers meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquín Andieta, a lowly clerk with ambitious dreams. suspenseful and surprising.”- Denver Postįrom the revered New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea comes a passionate tale of one young woman's quest to save her lover, set against the chaos, greed, and promise of the 1849 California Gold Rush. ![]() But the book is a tribute to her deceased daughter Paula Frías Allende, who fell into a porphyria -induced coma in 1991 and never recovered. She intended to write a straightforward narrative about the darkest experience of her own life. “Allende has created a masterpiece of historical fiction that is passionate, adventurous, and brilliantly insightful. Paula is a 1994 memoir by Isabel Allende. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. ![]() This book is Printed in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments The happy prince and other stories![]() This section needs additional citations for verification. This is affirmed by God, and they live forever in His "city of gold" and garden of Paradise. ![]() These are taken up to heaven by an Angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city. The people, unaware of their good deeds, take the statue down from the pillar due to its shabbiness (intending to replace it with one of the Mayor ) and melt the metal in a furnace, leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow, which are thrown in a dust heap. As winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds and severe cold. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body to give to the poor. ![]() In a town full of suffering poor people, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter. Plate 1 for the first edition by Walter Crane ![]() |