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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
While the other members of his clan enjoy wrestling, throwing spears, and fighting, Leif prefers to hike up the mountain and enjoy the peace of his beautiful fjord; but when clan loyalty demands that he participate in the Viking Games--he does the best he can, but when it comes to comparing clan treasures, Leif has a surprise for everybody.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Survival of the Beautiful is a revolutionary new examination of the role that art and culture play in nature and the evolutionary process. Taking his inspiration from Charles Darwin's observation that birds have a natural aesthetic sense, Rothenberg dives into the mysteries of why we create art, and why animals, humans included, have innate appreciation for beauty.Sexual selection may explain why animals desire, but it says very little about what...
12) The natural home
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Pub. Date
1995.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming verse, a stone is considered from a variety of environmental and emotional perspectives, as it sits where it is, surrounded by grass, dirt, and water, an unchanging certainty in the world.
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