What if a puma could spring from the grass and motivate you to "Get more pounce to the ounce?" Or what if an electric eel could somehow zap you with the mindset to "Be positive"? Such is the concept behind "Dream Affimals"-that animals can uplift your spirits, simply by doing what comes naturally. Forty animals share their wisdom in this book, from the snow leopard to the honeybee to the frillfin goby (a small jumping fish). And their affirmations come alive through beautiful illustrations and heartening, well-researched tales of the wild, like the loggerhead sea turtle, which hatches in a...
What if a puma could spring from the grass and motivate you to "Get more pounce to the ounce?" Or what if an electric eel could somehow zap you with t...
Theodore G. Manno traces the history of nutria from their natural range in South America to their status as an invasive species known for destroying the environmentally and economically important wetlands along the Gulf Coast. In this definitive book on -swamp rats, - Manno vividly recounts western expansion and the explosion of the American fur industry. Then he details an apocalyptic turn--to replace an overhunted beaver population in North America, humans introduced nutria.
With an eclectic repertoire of true stories that read like fiction and are played out by larger-than-life...
Theodore G. Manno traces the history of nutria from their natural range in South America to their status as an invasive species known for destroyin...