Picturing Tropical Nature
Title | Picturing Tropical Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Stepan |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780801438813 |
"Picturing Tropical Nature reflects on the work of several nineteenth- and twentieth-century scientists and artists, including Alexander von Humboldt, Alfred Russel Wallace, Louis Agassiz, Sir Patrick Manson, and Margaret Mee. Their careers illuminate several aspects of tropicalization: science and art in the making of tropical pictures; the commercial and cultural boom in things tropical in the modern period; photographic attempts to represent tropical hybrid races; antitropicalism and its role in an emerging environmentalist sensibility; and visual depictions of disease in the new tropical medicine."--Jacket.
Tropical Nature, and Other Essays
Title | Tropical Nature, and Other Essays PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 416 |
Release | 1878 |
Genre | Color |
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Tropical Nature
Title | Tropical Nature PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | 0 |
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Portraits of the Rainforest
Title | Portraits of the Rainforest PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Forsyth |
Publisher | Camden House (NY) |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1995-03 |
Genre | Forest ecology |
ISBN | 9780921820994 |
Portrays the flora and fauna of the tropical rain forest, celebrating the beauty and complexity of the oldest ecosystem.
The Case of the Monkeys That Fell from the Trees
Title | The Case of the Monkeys That Fell from the Trees PDF eBook |
Author | Susan E. Quinlan |
Publisher | Astra Publishing House |
Total Pages | 172 |
Release | 2010-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1590787757 |
NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book Why would several monkeys suddenly fall from the trees? How do tiny frogs make deadly poisons? Why are passionvines so difficult to find? These are some of the mysteries explored in this fascinating nonfiction picture book. Why do certain plants harbor hordes of biting ants? What kind of creature pollinates an odd-looking flower? Each of the eleven ecological mysteries in this book follow scientists as they track down clues, set up curious experiments, and ultimately discover some of the surprising and hidden connections that make tropical forests so fascinating—and so fragile. Carefully researched illustrations help readers visualize tropical forests, diverse plants and animals, and the details of each mystery.
Tropical Paradise Scenes to Paint Or Color
Title | Tropical Paradise Scenes to Paint Or Color PDF eBook |
Author | Dot Barlowe |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2009-01-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0486465624 |
Windswept beaches. Swaying palm trees. Gorgeous sunsets. Colorists and other artists can escape to exotic, faraway places with this collection of 23 breathtaking scenes. Perforated pages make it easy to remove each illustration.
Tropical Nature
Title | Tropical Nature PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | 232 |
Release | 1875 |
Genre | Indians of South America |
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