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Coyote's Wild Home
Barbara Kingsolver, Lily Kingsolver; Illustrated by Paul Mirocha
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R371
Discovery Miles 3 710
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Bee Tree (Paperback)
Stephen Buchmann, Diana Cohn; Artworks by Paul Mirocha
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R345
R285
Discovery Miles 2 850
Save R60 (17%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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"A stunning children's picturebook." Midwest Book Review The Bee
Tree tells the magical story of a honey hunt in the dense
rainforest of Malaysia. The story is narrated by Nizam, a young boy
whose grandfather Pak Teh is the leader of the honey hunting clan,
the one who has the honor of climbing up the 120-foot tualang tree
in the annual honey hunt. But Pak Teh is getting older and is now
ready to prepare someone to take his place. He believes that Nizam
is the one.
Gathering the Desert explores desert plants as calories, cures, and
characters and in what season they can be found.
Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.
A land of austerity and bounty, the Sonoran Desert is a place that
captures imaginations and hearts. It is a place where barbs snag,
thorns prick, and claws scratch. A place where lizards scramble and
it's a book to walk with, a book to scribble in, and even a book to
use as a cushion if the desert rock you tried to sit on was too
sharp. A place where lizards scramble and pause, hawks hunt like
wolves, and bobcats skulk in creosote. Both literary anthology and
hands-on field guide, The Sonoran Desert is a groundbreaking book
that melds art and science. It captures the stunning biodiversity
of the world's most verdant desert through words and images. More
than fifty poets and writers-including Christopher Cokinos, Alison
Hawthorne Deming, Ken Lamberton, Eric Magrane, Jane Miller, Gary
Paul Nabhan, Alberto Rios, Ofelia Zepeda, and many others-have
composed responses to key species of this striking desert. Each
creative contribution is joined by an illustration by award-winning
artist Paul Mirocha and scientific information about the creature
or plant authored by the book's editors. From the saguaro to the
mountain lion, from the black-tailed jackrabbit to the mesquite,
the species represented here have evoked compelling and creative
responses from each contributor. Just as writers such as Edward
Abbey and Ellen Meloy have memorialized the desert, this collection
is sure to become a new classic, offering up the next generation of
voices of this special and beautiful place, the Sonoran Desert.
Over the last few decades, interest in eating locally has grown
quickly. From just-picked apples in Washington to fresh peaches in
Georgia, local food movements and farmer's markets have
proliferated all over the country. Desert dwellers in the Southwest
are taking a new look at prickly pear, mesquite, and other native
plants.
Many people's idea of cooking with southwestern plants begins and
ends with prickly pear jelly. With this update to the classic
Tumbleweed Gourmet, master cook Carolyn Niethammer opens a window
on the incredible bounty of the southwestern deserts and offers
recipes to help you bring these plants to your table. Included here
are sections featuring each of twenty-three different desert
plants. The chapters include basic information, harvesting
techniques, and general characteristics. But the real treat comes
in the form of some 150 recipes collected or developed by the
author herself. Ranging from every-day to gourmet, from simple to
complex, these recipes offer something for cooks of all skill
levels. Some of the recipes also include stories about their origin
and readers are encouraged to tinker with the ingredients and enjoy
desert foods as part of their regular diet.
Featuring Paul Mirocha's finely drawn illustrations of the various
southwestern plants discussed, this volume will serve as an
indispensible guide from harvest to table. Whether you're looking
for more ways to prepare local foods, ideas for sustainable
harvesting, or just want to expand your palette to take in some
out-of-the-ordinary flavors, "Cooking the Wild Southwest "is sure
to delight.
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