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Author | : Joël Bonnemaison |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780824815257 |
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This personal observation of Tanna, an island in the southern part of the Vanuatu archipelago, presents an extraordinary case study of cultural resistance. Based on interviews, myths and stories collected in the field, and archival research, The Tree and the Canoe analyzes the resilience of the people of Tanna, who, when faced with an intense form of cultural contact that threatened to engulf them, liberated themselves by re-creating, and sometimes reinventing, their own kastom. Following a lengthy history of Tanna from European contact, the author discusses in detail original creation myths and how Tanna people revived them in response to changes brought by missionaries and foreign governments. The final chapters of the book deal with the violent opposition of part of the island population to the newly established National Unity government.
Author | : Kenneth Brower |
Publisher | : Mountaineers Books |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2020-02-18 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 168051279X |
Download The Starship and the Canoe Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“The Starship and the Canoe is neither a wilderness survival manual nor a book of blueprints. It is another of those rare books impossible to define: the kind that seeks you in time. And you will know it, live it, and consult it thereafter simply by name.” --Chicago Sun-Times “Brower’s superbly written book clutches at one’s imagination.” --Publishers Weekly “In the tradition of Carl Sagan and John McPhee, a bracing cerebral voyage past intergalactic hoopla and backwoods retreats.” --Kirkus Reviews Originally published in 1978, The Starship and the Canoe is the remarkable story of a father and son: Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there. His son George, a brilliant high school dropout, lives in a treehouse and is designing a giant kayak to explore the icy coastal wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Author Kenneth Brower describes with stunning impact their lives and their visions of the world. It is a timeless tale framed by modern science, adventure, family, and the natural world.
Author | : Coralie Bickford-Smith |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Birds |
ISBN | : 9780141989341 |
Download The Song of the Tree Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Bird loves the towering tree that grows in the jungle, but when the seasons change she must say goodbye until next year. Then one day Bird wonders- what happens to the tree when she flies away? Illustrated with care and told with love, Coralie Bickford-Smith's latest fable follows Bird as she discovers the stories of the other creatures who live in the tree, finding her way to sing a new song. The Song of the Tree is a celebration of community, belonging and the natural world. It is a timeless tale, one that will be enjoyed by readers of animal stories, of all ages, for years to come.
Author | : Nick Offerman |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2013-10-01 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 0698138325 |
Download Paddle Your Own Canoe Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Parks and Recreation actor and Making It co-host Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in this New York Times bestseller. Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman—who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking—he runs his own woodshop—Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman’s childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois—“I grew up literally in the middle of a cornfield”—to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally. It also offers hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, style, religion, woodworking, and outdoor recreation, among many other savory entrees. A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety, Paddle Your Own Canoe will not only tickle readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes.
Author | : Jean E. Pendziwol |
Publisher | : Groundwood Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1554988489 |
Download Me and You and the Red Canoe Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“A true gem that invites contemplation and reflection in children, who are often too busy to notice the beauty of everyday life.” — School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW In the stillness of a summer dawn, two siblings leave their campsite with fishing rods, tackle and bait, and push a red canoe into the lake. A perfect morning on the water unfolds, with thrilling glimpses of wildlife along the way. The narrator describes the experience vividly. Trailing a lure through the blue-green depths, the siblings paddle around a point, spotting a moose in the shallows, a beaver swimming towards its home and an eagle returning to its nest. Suddenly there is a sharp tug and the rod bends to meet the water. A few heart-stopping moments later, the pair pull a silvery trout from the water, then paddle back to the campsite to fry up a delicious breakfast. The poetic text is accompanied by stunningly beautiful paintings rendered on wood panels that give a nostalgic feeling to the story. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
Author | : Marie-Hélène Delval |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780895658050 |
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Somebody cuts down a bent tree which Charlotte uses as a canoe when she plays make-believe Indians.
Author | : Nancy Faber |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-02 |
Genre | : Piano |
ISBN | : 9781616776398 |
Download Piano Adventures, Sightreading Level 2b Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
(Faber Piano Adventures ). Good sightreading skill is a powerful asset for the developing musician. Carefully composed variations of the Level 2B Lesson Book pieces help the student see the "new" against the backdrop of the "familiar." Fun, lively characters instruct students and motivate sightreading with a spirit of adventure and fun.
Author | : Thomas George Thrum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : |
Download Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore ... Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Literature collection of Hawaiian antiquities, legends, traditions, mele, and genealogies that were gathered by Abraham Fornander, S. M. Kamakau, J. Kepelino, S. N. Haleole and others. The original collection of manuscripts was purchased from the Fornander estate following his death in 1887 by Charles R. Bishop for preservation, and became part of the Bishop Musem collection. The papers were published from 1916-1919 as volume IV, V, and VI of the series Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. The manuscripts were translated, revised and edited by Dr. W. D. Alexander and Thomas G. Thrum.
Author | : Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 582 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Ethnology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Abraham Fornander |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 620 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : |
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