This book contains poems about animals from Asia, Australia, and Oceania, which are extinct, rare, endangered, or threatened. The text includes sections on mammals; amphibians, reptiles, and sea creatures; birds andbutterflies. The book concludes with a special section of exquisite poems on honeyeaters and honeycreepers from several Hawaiian islands. Just as the poems are suited to various reading levels, so also the artwork reflects artists of varying ages and abilities, from an eleven-year-old amateur to a retired professional. Through a variety of styles, the author engages the mind, emotions, and will of the reader, enabling him/her to see the world through the eyes of an Indian Python, Japanese Crane, Indian Rhino, Horseshoe Crab, or Long-Beaked Echidna, plus many more of your favorite creatures. As you read these aloud, consider what you can do to save the life of one species before it is gone forever.
This book contains a collection of poems and verse about a variety of extinct, rare, endangered, or threatened species of the Western Hemisphere. Always factual in content, they also appeal to the reader's emotions and will. I hope they will be enjoyed by classroom teachers and their students, as well as family units, as they share the information found here and discover how to make a difference in the lives of so many creatures upon our planet. Some poems were written for fourth to sixth grade reading levels and some for seventh to ninth grade reading levels. I have found that students younger than ten enjoy them if they are read to them enthusiastically. There is also a "Toddler Time" section.
Dawn Escoto has always loved poetry. She grew up on ithearing readings as well as reading, memorizing, and writing poetry. Her mother taught her to appreciate the nineteenth-century American poets, especially Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. As an adult, Emily Dickinson became one of her favorites. But Escoto doesnt really copy any particular poet; instead, she studies techniques from various writers and has created her own voice. Poetry runs through her veins. All of her siblings, along with cousins on both sides of the family, write poetry. She has published three volumes of poems on endangered species, under the title Going, Going, Gone. Her journey as a poet began at age eight and has continued throughout her life. Since 1994 she has written over forty collections, with emphases on hymns; psalms set to music; words of encouragement; celebration of holidays and special occasions; synopses of sermons; tributes to heroes, family, and friends; endangered animals; flowers and birds; limericks; and more. This volume of poems contains examples from Garlands of Grace, Millennial Messages, Divine Sentiments, Then Sings My Soul, New Testament Psalms, New Wine, Old Wineskins, Childrens Choruses, and Tributes to Courage. It is her hope that these poems will draw you heavenward in worship of the One she exalts in her life and in her writings.
State crimes are historically and contemporarily ubiquitous and result in more injury and death than traditional street crimes such as robbery, theft, and assault. Consider that genocide during the 20th century in Germany, Rwanda, Darfur, Albania, Turkey, Ukraine, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and other regions claimed the lives of tens of millions and rendered many more homeless, imprisoned, and psychologically and physically damaged. Despite the gravity of crimes committed by states and political leaders, until recently these harms have been understudied relative to conventional street crimes in the field of criminology. Over the past two decades, a growing number of criminologists have conducted rigorous research on state crime and have tried to disseminate it widely including attempts to develop courses that specifically address crimes of the state. Referencing a broad range of cases of state crime and international institutions of control, State Criminality provides a general framework and survey-style discussion of the field for teaching undergraduate and graduate students, and serves as a useful general reference point for scholars of state crime.
This book contains a collection of poems and verse about a variety of extinct, rare, endangered, or threatened species of the Western Hemisphere. Always factual in content, they also appeal to the readers emotions and will. I hope they will be enjoyed by classroom teachers and their students, as well as family units, as they share the information found here and discover how to make a difference in the lives of so many creatures upon our planet. Some poems were written for fourth to sixth grade reading levels and some for seventh to ninth grade reading levels. I have found that students younger than ten enjoy them if they are read to them enthusiastically. There is also a "Toddler Time" section.
This book contains poems about animals from Asia, Australia, and Oceania, which are extinct, rare, endangered, or threatened. The text includes sections on mammals; amphibians, reptiles, and sea creatures; birds andbutterflies. The book concludes with a special section of exquisite poems on honeyeaters and honeycreepers from several Hawaiian islands. Just as the poems are suited to various reading levels, so also the artwork reflects artists of varying ages and abilities, from an eleven-year-old amateur to a retired professional. Through a variety of styles, the author engages the mind, emotions, and will of the reader, enabling him/her to see the world through the eyes of an Indian Python, Japanese Crane, Indian Rhino, Horseshoe Crab, or Long-Beaked Echidna, plus many more of your favorite creatures. As you read these aloud, consider what you can do to save the life of one species before it is gone forever.
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