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Becoming wild : how animal cultures raise families, create beauty, and achieve peace / by Safina, Carl,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Some people insist that culture is strictly a human feat. What are they afraid of? This book looks into three cultures of other-than-human beings in some of Earth's remaining wild places. It shows how if you're a sperm whale, a scarlet macaw, or a chimpanzee, you too experience your life with the understanding that you are an individual in a particular community. You too are who you are not by genes alone; your culture is a second form of inheritance. You receive it from thousands of individuals, from pools of knowledge passing through generations like an eternal torch. You too may raise young, know beauty, or struggle to negotiate a peace. And your culture, too, changes and evolves. The light of knowledge needs adjusting as situations change, so a capacity for learning, especially social learning, allows behaviors to adjust, to change much faster than genes alone could adapt. Becoming Wild offers a glimpse into cultures among non-human animals through looks at the lives of individuals in different present-day animal societies. By showing how others teach and learn, Safina offers a fresh understanding of what is constantly going on beyond humanity. With reporting from deep in nature, alongside individual creatures in their free-living communities, this book offers a very privileged glimpse behind the curtain of Life on Earth, and helps inform the answer to that most urgent of questions: Who are we here with?"--
Subjects: Animal communities.; Animal societies.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Celebrating the magic of public libraries : the best stories from the 2006 Telling our stories contest. by Kinsman, Iris; Federation of Ontario Public Libraries;
Subjects: Libraries; Libraries and community;
© c2007., Federation of Ontario Public Libraries,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Arthur. [videorecording] / by PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; WGBH Educational Foundation,production company.;
What is a community? Learn about the people, places, and things that make a community special, and learn what it takes to keep a community strong.G.DVD ; widescreen ; stereo ; region 1.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Aardvark; Arthur (Fictitious character : Brown); Communities; Families;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Essential ecosystems / by Schaefer, Lola M.,1950-;
Journey around the world to discover the rich and diverse ecosystems that make up our beautiful planet -- from tropical rainforests, to sun-drenched savannas, to vibrant coral reefs.
Subjects: Biotic communities; Ecology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beautiful biodiversity : our planet supports an abundance of life--discover the beauty and wonder of its biodiversity, from forest floors to backyard ponds / by Schaefer, Lola M.,1950-;
"The diverse ecosystems across the globe are home to a wealth of biodiversity. Discover astonishing facts about different species and habitats, and the surprising places they can be found. Learn how humans can encourage and nurture biodiversity to protect the beauty of our planet"--
Subjects: Biodiversity; Biotic communities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Managing growth and protecting Innisfil's communities : response to a report prepared for the City of Barrie on municipal boundaries and government structure in South Simcoe County / by Marshall Macklin and Monaghan;
Subjects: Cities and towns; Annexation (Municipal government); Planning; Innisfil (Ontario : Town);
© 2002., Marshall Macklin Monaghan,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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A visual dictionary of a pioneer community / by Kalman, Bobbie,1947-;
Text and illustrations present information about various aspects of pioneer life, including homes, farms, schools, and travel.
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life; Picture dictionaries, English;
© c2008., Crabtree Pub.,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Rainforest : discover the extraordinary life in Earth's most delicate ecosystems / by Leach, Michael.; Lland, Meriel.; Harvey, Derek.; Beckett, Andrew.; Moumene, Sofian,1985-; KJA Artists (Firm);
Explore the most abundant habitats on Earth and the plants and animals that make them their home, in a book packed with iconic animal species and showing the diversity of rainforest life at its most vivid and vibrant.
Subjects: Rain forests; Biotic communities;
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A park connects us / by Nelson, Sarah; Forss, Sarah Nelson.; Rooney, Ellen.;
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Subjects: Parks; Communities; Neighbors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I am kind / by Capozzi, Suzy.; Unten, Eren Blanquet.;
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Subjects: Kindness; Thoughtfulness; Communities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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