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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Salmon is the third-most consumed seafood in North America, not only for its exceptional flavor and versatility, but for its undeniable health benefits. Rich in Omega-3s, it's a rich protein source for those looking to eat healthier, consume less meat, or transitioning to a paleo or pescatarian diet. Salmon features 45 recipes showcasing the best ways to prepare this luscious, accessible fish. Acclaimed author Diane Morgan has crafted a go-to reference...
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gives readers an up-close look at the one-way trip salmon take in order to reproduce. Includes a concise overview of the species, a table of contents, questions to spark critical thinking, a selected bibliography, sources to guide further research, a phonetic glossary, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning author of The Mushroom Hunters comes the story of an iconic fish, perhaps the last great wild food : salmon. For some, a salmon evokes the distant wild--thrashing in the jaws of a hungry grizzly bear on TV, perhaps. For others, it's the catch of the day on a restaurant menu, or a deep red fillet at the market. For others still, it's the jolt of adrenaline on a successful fishing trip. Our fascination with these superlative...
5) Salmon
Author
Series
Publisher
Grolier
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
52 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
6) The salmon
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the habitat, eating habits, and life cycle of the sockeye salmon.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs depict the life cycle of the Atlantic salmon, from its birth in freshwater streams through its journey to the sea to its return to spawn in its streams of origin.
Author
Series
American statesmen volume 28
Publisher
[AMS Press]
Pub. Date
[1972]
Physical Desc
ix, 465 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 344 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Environmentalists Guido Rahr has dedicated his life to saving the environment, working to preserve the world's last pristine stronghold habitat for salmon in Russia's Far East-- a landscape of ecological richness and diversity that is rapidly being developed for oil, gas, minerals, and timber in the Putin era. He believes that the fate of the salmon is linked with the fate of humanity, as they contribute in essential ways to our own habitat. Malarkey...
Author
Publisher
Patagonia
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
448 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Mark Kurlansky recounts the sobering history of salmon and their perilous future. Kurlansky traveled extensively to observe those who both pursue and protect them in the Pacific and the Atlantic, in Japan, Russia, Ireland, Norway, and Iceland. The result is a global history of man's misdirected attempts to manipulate salmon and its environment for his own gain. These fish, uniquely connected to both marine and terrestrial ecology as well as fresh...
15) Salmon Creek
Author
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of a Pacific salmon named Sumi from her birth in a remote creek to her time swimming in the ocean to her return to her birth place, where she spawns and dies.
16) Salmon
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the anatomy, habitat, behavior, life cycle, and legends of the torpedo-shaped fish.
17) Salmon
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the anatomy, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of the torpedo-shaped fish.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
x, 213 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Richard Shelton combines memoir and deep scientific knowledge to reveal, from the salmon's point of view, both the riverine and marine worlds in which it lives.--[book cover]
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