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Children & other wild animals : notes on badgers, otters, sons, hawks, daughters, dogs, bears, air, bobcats, fishers, mascots, Charles Darwin, newts, sturgeon, roasting squirrels, parrots, elk, foxes, tigers and various other zoological matters / Brian Doyle ; edited & with a foreword by Cort Conley.
"Novelist and essayist Brian Doyle describes encounters with astounding beings of every sort and shape in this collection of short vignettes. The book gathers previously unpublished work along with selections that have been published in Orion, The Sun, and The American Scholar, among others"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780870717543
- ISBN: 0870717545
- Physical Description: 163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A newt note -- In otter words -- Imagining foxes -- Fishering -- Walk the pup -- Twenty things the dog ate -- A note on mascots -- The unspoken language of the eyes -- The bishop's parrot -- The creature beyond the mountains -- The Elkometer -- This particular badger -- Cyrus -- Joyas volardores -- Raptorous -- Reading the birds -- The slather -- Tigers -- The hymn of him -- Lost dog creek -- The anchoviad -- Mammalian observation project : subject J -- Things my kids have said that they do not know I know they said -- Best napper of the year -- The brilliant floor -- The killer of jays -- Maschinenpistole -- My salt farm -- How to start your kitchen garden -- Melting a car -- Unfishing -- The greatest nature essay ever -- What the air carries -- Charlie Darwin's Garden -- My land -- In the hills of Willamina -- The best soccer player in the world ... -- A note on cricket -- My hero? -- The thaw -- The hawk -- Moose poop -- That chickadee must be from Chicago -- A moment -- Sandy -- Hypoxia -- What does the Earth ask of us.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PS 3604 .O9547 C45 2014 | 288601 | Stacks | Available | - |
Summary:
"Novelist and essayist Brian Doyle describes encounters with astounding beings of every sort and shape in this collection of short vignettes. The book gathers previously unpublished work along with selections that have been published in Orion, The Sun, and The American Scholar, among others"--