This book first reviews the biology of Dytiscidae or water beetles, including life history and ecology. It then defines and keys adults & larvae (when known) of dytiscid fauna of Canada, the United States, and for some taxa also northern Mexico. The focus is on the fauna of Canada & Alaska, and adults of the 276 species known from this region are treated in detail. For each Canadian-Alaskan species, the following information is presented: nomenclature & synonymy; selected references; description, including illustrations of taxonomically important characteristics; comments on classification or variation; notes on ecology; and description of the species range, accompanied by a map of collection records. Checklists of the dytiscid fauna of Canada/Alaska are also presented, with the distribution of the species recorded by province/territory and Canadian ecozone. Includes systematic index.
Der vorliegende Band bietet Ihnen in der sonderpädagogischen Förderung ein hochmotivierendes Trainingsprogramm zur nachhaltigen Automatisierung des kleinen 1x1. Aufbau und Gestaltung der Materialien erinnern dabei an ein Sporttraining: Die Schülerinnen und Schüler absolvieren täglich eine Trainingseinheit zu einer der 1x1-Reihen. Dabei werden jedes Mal sowohl die benötigte Zeit als auch die Zahl der richtig gelösten Aufgaben notiert. Mithilfe einer Trainingskurve, in der nach jedem Üben diese beiden Werte eingetragen werden, wird der Trainingserfolg für die Schüler sichtbar. Das motiviert und spornt zum Weiterüben an. Das Material ist einfach und selbsterklärend aufgebaut und dank eines Laufzettels sowie Lösungskarten können Ihre Schüler selbstständig damit arbeiten. Mithilfe von Blanko-Vorlagen können Sie das Übungspensum außerdem ganz individuell auf die Bedürfnisse Ihrer Schüler zuschneiden. Bei jeder 1x1-Reihe steht den Schülern ein tierischer Trainingspartner hilfreich zur Seite. So macht das Üben noch mehr Spaß und am Ende werden die Schüler verdient zum 1x1-Meister gekürt.
This book first reviews the biology of Dytiscidae or water beetles, including life history and ecology. It then defines and keys adults & larvae (when known) of dytiscid fauna of Canada, the United States, and for some taxa also northern Mexico. The focus is on the fauna of Canada & Alaska, and adults of the 276 species known from this region are treated in detail. For each Canadian-Alaskan species, the following information is presented: nomenclature & synonymy; selected references; description, including illustrations of taxonomically important characteristics; comments on classification or variation; notes on ecology; and description of the species range, accompanied by a map of collection records. Checklists of the dytiscid fauna of Canada/Alaska are also presented, with the distribution of the species recorded by province/territory and Canadian ecozone. Includes systematic index.
The second novel in the highly acclaimed series Charles the Bold, about a young man growing up in east-end Montreal. “Montreal! You’re going to be hearing from me! I’m going to make your ears ring!” These are the last words in this hypnotically interesting saga that follow the adventurous life of our bold hero, Charles Thibodeau. This book takes us through his high school years, and is called The Years of Fire for three reasons. First, he discovers girls, and we follow his fumbling but enthusiastic adventures with them. Second, he becomes fired up about politics (“Every so often he would raise his right hand and stare at it in amazement. Just think, it has just shaken the hand of René Lévesque!”) and the first Quebec referendum plays a major role in this book. Above all, fire changes his life when his estranged father threatens his stepfather’s store with arson, and Charles gets involved in dealing drugs to pay him off. How he escapes from his contacts with the pool-hall underworld, with the help of his friends, and emerges as an ambitious young writer makes for involving and fascinating reading, provided by a superb storyteller.
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