The Life Of A Leaf
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Author |
: Steven Vogel |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 316 |
Release |
: 2012-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226859392 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226859398 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life of a Leaf by : Steven Vogel
In its essence, science is a way of looking at and thinking about the world. In The Life of a Leaf, Steven Vogel illuminates this approach, using the humble leaf as a model. Whether plant or person, every organism must contend with its immediate physical environment, a world that both limits what organisms can do and offers innumerable opportunities for evolving fascinating ways of challenging those limits. Here, Vogel explains these interactions, examining through the example of the leaf the extraordinary designs that enable life to adapt to its physical world. In Vogel’s account, the leaf serves as a biological everyman, an ordinary and ubiquitous living thing that nonetheless speaks volumes about our environment as well as its own. Thus in exploring the leaf’s world, Vogel simultaneously explores our own. A companion website with demonstrations and teaching tools can be found here: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/sites/vogel/index.html
Author |
: Lois Ehlert |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 42 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0152661972 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780152661977 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by : Lois Ehlert
Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative and rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees. "Children will beg to share this book over and over."--American Bookseller
Author |
: AJ Irving |
Publisher |
: Barefoot Books |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 2020-08-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781646860159 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1646860152 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dance Like a Leaf by : AJ Irving
As her grandmother’s health declines, a young girl begins to lovingly take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions. Poetic prose paired with evocative illustrations by Mexican illustrator Claudia Navarro make for a beautiful celebration of life and a gentle introduction to the death of a loved one.
Author |
: Emanuele Coccia |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 183 |
Release |
: 2019-01-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781509531547 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1509531548 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life of Plants by : Emanuele Coccia
We barely talk about them and seldom know their names. Philosophy has always overlooked them; even biology considers them as mere decoration on the tree of life. And yet plants give life to the Earth: they produce the atmosphere that surrounds us, they are the origin of the oxygen that animates us. Plants embody the most direct, elementary connection that life can establish with the world. In this highly original book, Emanuele Coccia argues that, as the very creator of atmosphere, plants occupy the fundamental position from which we should analyze all elements of life. From this standpoint, we can no longer perceive the world as a simple collection of objects or as a universal space containing all things, but as the site of a veritable metaphysical mixture. Since our atmosphere is rendered possible through plants alone, life only perpetuates itself through the very circle of consumption undertaken by plants. In other words, life exists only insofar as it consumes other life, removing any moral or ethical considerations from the equation. In contrast to trends of thought that discuss nature and the cosmos in general terms, Coccia’s account brings the infinitely small together with the infinitely big, offering a radical redefinition of the place of humanity within the realm of life.
Author |
: Leo F. Buscaglia |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0805071954 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780805071955 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by : Leo F. Buscaglia
Dedicated to all children who have ever suffered a permanent loss, and to the grownups who could not find a way to explain it.
Author |
: Jean Marzollo |
Publisher |
: Cartwheel Books |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0590641204 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780590641203 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis I Am a Leaf by : Jean Marzollo
A simple introduction to the life cycle and functions of a leaf.
Author |
: Lois Ehlert |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 44 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0152053042 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780152053048 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Leaf Man by : Lois Ehlert
Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows. With illustrations made from actual fall leaves and die-cut pages on every spread that reveal gorgeous landscape vistas, here is a playful, whimsical, and evocative book that celebrates the natural world and the rich imaginative life of children. Includes an author's note and leaf-identifying labels.
Author |
: Allen J. Coombes |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 2007 |
Release |
: 2014-12-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226176864 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022617686X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of Leaves by : Allen J. Coombes
Of all our childhood memories, few are quite as thrilling, or as tactile, as those of climbing trees. Scampering up the rough trunk, spying on the world from the cool green shelter of the canopy, lying on a limb and looking up through the leaves at the summer sun almost made it seem as if we were made for trees, and trees for us.Even in adulthood, trees retain their power, from the refreshing way their waves of green break the monotony of a cityscape to the way their autumn transformations take our breath away. In this lavishly illustrated volume, the trees that have enriched our lives finally get their full due, through a focus on the humble leaves that serve, in a sense, as their public face. The Book of Leaves offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most impressive and beautiful leaves from around the world. Each leaf is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the range, distribution, abundance, and habitat of the tree on which it’s found. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each tree and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Henry’s Maple, for instance, found in China and named for an Irish doctor who collected leaves there, bears little initial resemblance to the statuesque maples of North America, from its diminutive stature to its unusual trifoliolate leaves. Or the Mediterranean Olive, which has been known to live for more than 1,500 years and whose short, narrow leaves only fall after two or three years, pushed out in stages by the emergence of younger leaves. From the familiar friends of our backyards to the giants of deep woods, The Book of Leaves brings the forest to life—and to our living rooms—as never before.
Author |
: Venerable Adrian Feldmann |
Publisher |
: Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive |
Total Pages |
: 250 |
Release |
: 2015-10-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781891868641 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1891868640 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Leaf in the Wind by : Venerable Adrian Feldmann
Born in Melbourne in 1943, Adrian Feldmann was one of the first Westerners to become a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. On the eve of a three-year, solitary meditation retreat, he recounts the inner and outer journeys that lead him to Nepal where, in the early 1970's, he met two Tibetan lamas, Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. They were among the first lamas to teach Buddhism to Westerners. In the 1970's, Adrian Feldmann was a young doctor wrapped up in the hippie counter-culture, experimenting with mind-altering drugs and studying Eastern mysticism. Seeking a greater purpose to his life, he began to travel. Following his friends on the hippie trail, he travelled through Afghanistan where he was impressed by the spiritual power of Islam. Inspired by his reading of Taoist philosophy, he and some friends bought a converted rowing boat and sailed down the Indus River, searching for freedom and a more authentic way of living. What he found launched him on the spiritual path to Buddhism. This personal account of one man's search for happiness is often humorous and sometimes shocking. Adrian Feldmann doesn't shirk revealing the mistakes and failings which help to highlight his personal message of hope. He wants us to know that the ego undermines our happiness and fortifies our habitual, destructive emotions. His spiritual path is a quest to "slay the ego," and his life story is a parable for modern times. This title was first published in 2005 by Lothian Books as a paperback book. This updated ebook version is published by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive and includes a postscript from the author recounting the continuing saga of his spiritual path. The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive is a non-profit organization established to make the Buddhist teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche freely accessible in many ways, including on our website for instant reading, listening or downloading, and as digital and printed books. Our website offers immediate access to thousands of pages of teachings and hundreds of audio recordings by some of the greatest lamas of our time. Our photo gallery and our ever-popular books are also freely accessible. You can find out more about becoming a supporter of the Archive and see all we have to offer by visiting the LYWA website. Thank you!
Author |
: Elizabeth A. Johnson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
Release |
: 2002-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1930465114 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781930465114 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Life in the Leaf Litter by : Elizabeth A. Johnson
A guide to the invertebrate animals in urban park woodlands.