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- Author: Linda Strachan
- Publisher: Collins Educational
- ISBN: 9780007422029
- Category : Beetles
- Languages : en
- Pages : 16
"Poppy the beetle like to sing all day. Did her sining save Harry the mouse?" --Back cover.
Empire of the Beetle
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- Author: Andrew Nikiforuk
- Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
- ISBN: 1553658949
- Category : Nature
- Languages : en
- Pages : 240
Beginning in the late 1980s, a series of improbable bark beetle outbreaks unsettled iconic forests and communities across western North America. An insect the size of a rice kernel eventually killed more than 30 billion pine and spruce trees from Alaska to New Mexico. Often appearing in masses larger than schools of killer whales, the beetles engineered one of the world's greatest forest die-offs since the deforestation of Europe by peasants between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The beetle didn't act alone. Misguided science, out-of-control logging, bad public policy, and a hundred years of fire suppression created a volatile geography that released the world's oldest forest manager from all natural constraints. Like most human empires, the beetles exploded wildly and then crashed, leaving in their wake grieving landowners, humbled scientists, hungry animals, and altered watersheds. Although climate change triggered this complex event, human arrogance assuredly set the table. With little warning, an ancient insect pointedly exposed the frailty of seemingly stable manmade landscapes. Drawing on first-hand accounts from entomologists, botanists, foresters, and rural residents, award-winning journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, investigates this unprecedented beetle plague, its startling implications, and the lessons it holds.
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Bug Music
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- Author: David Rothenberg
- Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
- ISBN: 1250018269
- Category : Nature
- Languages : en
- Pages : 365
In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the Northeastern United States will yet again emerge from their seventeen-year cycle—the longest gestation period of any animal. Those who experience this great sonic invasion compare their sense of wonder to the arrival of a comet or a solar eclipse. This unending rhythmic cycle is just one unique example of how the pulse and noise of insects has taught humans the meaning of rhythm, from the whirr of a cricket's wings to this unfathomable and exact seventeen-year beat. In listening to cicadas, as well as other humming, clicking, and thrumming insects, Bug Music is the first book to consider the radical notion that we humans got our idea of rhythm, synchronization, and dance from the world of insect sounds that surrounded our species over the millions of years over which we evolved. Completing the trilogy he began with Why Birds Sing and Thousand Mile Song, David Rothenberg explores a unique part of our relationship with nature and sound—the music of insects that has provided a soundtrack for humanity throughout the history of our species. Bug Music continues Rothenberg's in-depth research and spirited writing on the relationship between human and animal music, and it follows him as he explores insect influences in classical and modern music, plays his saxophone with crickets and other insects, and confers with researchers and scientists nationwide. This engaging and thought-provoking book challenges our understanding of our place in nature and our relationship to the creatures surrounding us, and makes a passionate case for the interconnectedness of species.
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Singing Crickets
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- Author: Linda Glaser
- Publisher: Millbrook Press
- ISBN: 0761351841
- Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
- Languages : en
- Pages : 36
Cricka crick, cricka crick! This is the song papa crickets sing when they rub their wings together. Follow along as wingless baby crickets grow into singing adults.
The Music Shop
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- Author: Rachel Joyce
- Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
- ISBN: 0812986563
- Category : Fiction
- Languages : en
- Pages : 337
“An unforgettable story of music, loss and hope. Fans of High Fidelity, meet your next quirky love story.”—People NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES (UK) AND THE WASHINGTON POST It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. Like a beacon, the shop attracts the lonely, the sleepless, and the adrift; Frank, the shop’s owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of music they need. Then, one day, into his shop comes a beautiful young woman, Ilse Brauchmann, who asks Frank to teach her about music. Terrified of real closeness, Frank feels compelled to turn and run, yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with eyes as black as vinyl. But Ilse is not what she seems, and Frank has old wounds that threaten to reopen, as well as a past it seems he will never leave behind. Can a man who is so in tune with other people’s needs be so incapable of connecting with the one person who might save him? The journey that these two quirky, wonderful characters make in order to overcome their emotional baggage speaks to the healing power of music—and love—in this poignant, ultimately joyful work of fiction. Praise for The Music Shop “Captures the sheer, transformative joy of romance.”—The Washington Post “Love, friendship, and especially the healing powers of music all rise together into a triumphant crescendo. . . . This lovely novel is as satisfying and enlightening as the music that suffuses its every page.”—The Boston Globe “Magnificent . . . If you love words, if you love music, if you love love, this [novel] will be without question one of the year’s best.”—BookPage (Top Pick in Fiction) “Joyce has a knack for quickly sketching characters in a way that makes them stick. [The Music Shop] will surprise you.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “Rachel Joyce has established a reputation for novels that celebrate the dignity and courage of ordinary people and the resilience of the human spirit. . . . But what really elevates The Music Shop is Joyce’s detailed knowledge of—and passion for—music.”—The Guardian
Under the Beetle's Cellar
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- Author: Mary Willis Walker
- Publisher: Doubleday
- ISBN: 080415404X
- Category : Fiction
- Languages : en
- Pages : 311
The author and heroine of The Red Scream return in a novel so terrifying, so filled with squirming suspense, it's bound for the bestseller lists. When Kirkus Reviews greeted Mary Willis Walker's last book, The Red Scream, with "welcome to the big time," they weren't kidding. That novel established Walker as an author with "the kind of clout that sets publishers' mouths watering" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). And now she has done it again, with an unforgettable tale ripped from the headlines and more terrifying than our worst nightmares. Kidnapped by a cult of religious fanatics, an Austin school bus driver and eleven of his young charges have been held underground at the group's highly fortified compound for forty-six days. While a team of federal negotiators begins to lose all hope of rescuing the hostages, crime reporter Molly Cates sets outto discover everything she can about the cult's iron-willed leader, Samuel Mordecai. And as the clock ticks inexorably, she takes the role of Clarisse Starling opposite Mordecai's Hannibal Lecter, engaging in a psychological confrontation as harrowing as any in The Silence Of The Lambs. Tough, terrifying, and relentlessly heart-wrenching, this is a novel whose images no reader will ever forget.
Do Beetles Sing?
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- Author: Janice Garden MacDonald
- Publisher: Independently Published
- ISBN:
- Category :
- Languages : en
- Pages : 0
Stories Kids Love, Themes Parents LoveDo Beetles Sing? You want to know the answer, and so do kids! Beetle wants to play an instrument but doesn't want to practice. Guitar, violin, drums, which shall it be? After unsuccessfully trying out several different instruments, the stubborn little Beetle is finally convinced by his friends to go to music school. Beetle learns that taking music lessons and practicing can be fun too! Little ones will learn about perseverance and patience Little ones will learn how tiny steps make big strides. Encourage Discussion Each story includes after-story ideas to encourage discussion and help develop reading comprehension skills. Back Pack Books make ideal bedtime or anytime stories Heartwarming characters and charming artwork that will surprise and delight. This book will make a great addition to any child's library. Why do kids love rhyming stories so much? Rhyming stories are fun! Nursery rhymes imprint on young minds because they are easy to remember and because repetition makes children feel secure. Each reading will be more fun than the previous one as children start to anticipate the words and outcomes. Appropriate for ages 2-6 and is a great 'first reader' for kids who are learning to read on their own.
