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Marley et moi: mon histoire d'amour avec le pire chien du monde
Par John Grogan, Carole Delporte. 2007
Si le chien est le meilleur ami de l'homme, il peut parfois être le pire. C'est ce que vont découvrir…
John et Jenny Grogan, quand ils décident d'acheter un labrador peu de temps après leur mariage, afin de tester leurs capacités parentales. D'adorable petite boule de poils, Marley se transforme en un mastodonte de quarante-cinq kilos, qui détruit tout sur son passage, dévore quantité de nourriture et d'objets en tout genre, et témoigne d'une affection aussi débordante qu'envahissante envers ses maîtres. 2007. Titre uniforme: Marley & me.Many patrols: reminiscences of a conservation officer
Par R. D Symons. 1994
The reminiscences of one of the founders of the modern conservationist movement. Symons was a game warden in the 1920s…
and 1930s in the West, patrolling the Battlefords, Hudson Bay, and Cypress Hills regions. He recounts the adventures and many memorable characters he met on his patrols. 1994.L'intelligence animale: cervelle d'oiseaux et mémoire d'éléphants (Avant l'histoire)
Par Emmanuelle Pouydebat. 2017
Les éléphants bénéficient d'une impressionnante mémoire spatiale, olfactive, visuelle et vocale, on le sait, mais sait-on que certains oiseaux peuvent…
cacher leur nourriture dans plus de mille emplacements différents ? Dans ce livre riche d'une quinzaine d'années d'expérience de terrain, Emmanuelle Pouydebat montre que l'intelligence est une fonction adaptative partagée par tous les animaux. Elle permet de répondre le mieux possible aux contraintes du milieu et du contexte, que l'on ait des plumes, des mains, une trompe, dix pieds, des écailles, de la fourrure, des tentacules, un squelette ou pas. 2017.L'interprète des animaux
Par Catherine Johnson, Temple Grandin, Inès Farny. 2006
" Temple Grandin, cette femme extraordinaire qui a réussi à sortir de l'autisme, a étudié les animaux pendant trente ans…
et a cherché à améliorer leurs conditions de vie. Elle a utilisé les mystères de l'autisme pour comprendre et décoder le comportement animal. Elle nous livre ici sa vision de la façon dont les animaux pensent, ressentent de la souffrance, de la peur, de l'agressivité, de l'amour, de l'amitié. Elle nous explique comment ils communiquent et acquièrent des connaissances. Elle pense en particulier que le langage n'est pas indispensable à la pensée et que les animaux ont bel et bien une conscience ; elle explique les dons surhumains de certains animaux, qui seraient un peu des autistes savants, et la manière dont, comme les humains, ils utilisent leurs émotions pour prendre des décisions et prévoir le futur. Fourmillant d'anecdotes et d'exemples frappants, une plongée originale et novatrice dans les couches les plus profondes du fonctionnement de l'esprit. Un livre fascinant. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Animals in Translation.Living with dogs, or, How not to be a failed dog owner!: Or, How Not To Be A Failed Dog Owner!
Par Sheila Hocken. 1985
Shelia Hocken believes that training a dog should be fun for both the owner and the dog. She disapproves of…
formal training manuals, full of rules and punishments. Many of her methods are based on what she has learned from working with her guide dog Emma. She also gives useful hints on how to choose a breed that suits your life-style and, even more important, matches your personality; and how to select the best puppy from a litter. 1985.Llamas & empanadas: 5000 kilometres by bicycle through South America
Par Eleanor Meecham. 2007
This New Zealand author shares her bicycle journey through the lower half of South America on a bicycle. Her journey…
takes her up and down the Andes, across deserts and into Tierra del Fuego. She was spurred on by the memory of her deceased brother's determined and fearless spirit. 2007.Little princes: one man's promise to bring home the lost children of Nepal
Par Conor Grennan. 2011
In search of adventure, twenty-nine-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey…
that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal. Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. But he was soon overcome by the herd of rambunctious, resilient children who would challenge and reward him in a way that he had never imagined. When Conor learned the unthinkable truth about their situation, he was stunned: The children were not orphans at all. Child traffickers were promising families in remote villages to protect their children from the civil war--for a huge fee--by taking them to safety. They would then abandon the children far from home, in the chaos of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. For Conor, what began as a footloose adventure becomes a commitment to reunite the children he had grown to love with their families, but this would be no small task. He would risk his life on a journey through the legendary mountains of Nepal, facing the dangers of a bloody civil war and a debilitating injury. Waiting for Conor back in Kathmandu, and hopeful he would make it out before being trapped in by snow, was the woman who would eventually become his wife and share his life's work. Little Princes is a true story of families and children, and what one person is capable of when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. Bestseller. 2011.Lindbergh
Par A. Scott Berg. 1998
The authorized biography of the pilot who became a symbol of the aviation age. Describes Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight as…
the defining moment of his life. Discusses his role in the development of aviation for use in war and peacetime. Explores facets of Lindbergh's public and private images. Pulitzer Prize winner. c1998.Life in cold blood
Par David Attenborough. 2008
Reptiles and amphibians ruled the world for nearly 200 million years and today there are still over 12,500 of them.…
Some are huge, the deadliest creatures on earth. Some are tiny, among the strangest to be found anywhere. Together, they not only outnumber mammals or birds but in their colourful variety and extraordinary behaviour, they far surpass them. So where did these ancient creatures come from? How have they transformed themselves into the bizarre and beautiful forms that are alive today? And what's the secret of their epic success? In "Life in Cold Blood", David traces the story of their evolution and overturns the myth that these creatures are just primitive killers to reveal them for what they truly are. 2008.Leur sixième sens: les animaux sont-ils plus "sensés" que nous ?
Par Marie-Claude Bomsel, Lorraine Collard. 2006
Lettre ouverte aux animaux: (et à ceux qui les aiment)
Par Frédéric Lenoir. 2017
Leviathan or, the whale
Par Philip Hoare. 2008
All his life, Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales, from the huge skeletons in London's Natural History Museum to…
adult encounters with the wild animals themselves. Why does the whale so vividly inhabit our imaginations? Is it a symbol of Edenic innocence in a time of threatened species and climate change? Or an older emblem of evil, the grotesque fish which swallowed Jonah? Travelling around the globe in search of the whale, Philip Hoare sheds light on our perennial fascination with the strange creatures of the sea, whose nature remains tantalizingly undiscovered. 2008.Man proposes, God disposes: recollections of a French pioneer (Our lives: diary, memoir, and letters,)
Par Pierre Maturié, Vivien Elizabeth Bosley. 2013
In 1910, young Pierre Maturie bid farewell to his comfortable life in rural France and travelled to northern Alberta in…
search of independence, adventure, and newfound prosperity. Some sixty years later, he wrote of the four years he spent in Canada before he returned to France in 1914 to fight in the First World War. Like that of so many youthful pioneers, his story is one of adventure and hardship - perilous journeys, railroad construction in the Rockies, panning for gold in swift-flowing streams, transporting goods for the Hudson's Bay Company along the Athabasca River. A portrait of pioneer life in northern Alberta, and a window onto the French experience in Canada. 2013, c1972. Uniform title: Athabasca, terre de ma jeunesse.Madness, betrayal and the lash: the epic voyage of Captain George Vancouver
Par Stephen R Bown. 2008
From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific waters as captain of a major expedition of discovery and imperial…
ambition. Britain had its eyes on Pacific North America, and Vancouver charted four thousand miles of coastline from California to Alaska - one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring, scientific discovery, marine cartography and international diplomacy. However, Vancouver's triumph was overshadowed by bitter smear campaigns initiated by enemies he had made on board. Some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008.Maiden
Par Tracy Edwards, Tim Madge. 1990
"Maiden" is the inspiring story of how Tracy Edwards, a modest 27-year-old, took a yacht and the first all-female crew…
ever to race round the globe through storms and savage seas. This is a book about great courage, great endeavour, and extraordinary determination. It is also a story of how anyone can have a dream and, against all odds, come through triumphant. 1990.Lowdown on earthworms
Par Norma Dixon. 2005
Earthworms are important as recyclers of organic material - if they went on strike, we'd all be buried under mountains…
of dry leaves and dead bugs! Learn about their characteristics, internal organs, diet, feeding habits, and life cycle. Directions for constructing a wormery and a worm composting bin are included, as well as interesting facts and tips on the humane handling of worms. Grades 2-4. 2005.Lucky leopards!: and more true stories of amazing animal rescues (National geographic kids. Chapters)
Par Aline Alexander Newman. 2016
Love of loons (Voyageur wilderness books)
Par Peter Roberts, Kate Crowley, Michael Link. 1987
Examines the loon's relationships with its family, environment and other animals, including flocking, mating, and parenting behaviour. Relates the true…
stories of a loon raised in captivity and the Loon Lady of Ten Mile Lake. 1987.Lorenzo the Magnificent: the story of an orphaned blue jay
Par Robert Franklin Leslie. 1985
Lorenzo suffered from a head wound, a twisted beak, a broken wing and leg. The author did not think he…
would survive, but Lorenzo survived to become both the plague and darling of the Leslie household. 1985.Les insectes et les hommes
Par Michel Lamy. 1997
L'auteur, qui a consacré plus de trente ans à la recherche entomologique, nous entretient ici des relations complexes entre l'insecte…
et l'homme, à travers leur histoire respective. Il pose la question cruciale d'une cohabitation difficile et essentielle pour l'avenir de notre planète.