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| Title: | Alberta Bestiary
: Animals of the Rolling Hills |
| Author: | Zahava Hanan |
| ISBN: | 155238151X : 9781552381519 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 220x220mm |
| Pages: | 92 |
| Weight: | .418 Kg. |
| Published: | University of Calgary Press - September 2004 |
| List Price: | 14.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | THE ENVIRONMENT: Wild animals: Canada |
Bestiary: A compendium of animals or birds, real or mythical, with a description of their habits & appearance. Most important to a bestiary is the religious or moral lessons that each animal can teach people. In this context, the book seeks to build on the traditions of the medieval bestiary & considers the unique animals of the Alberta Mountains & foothills. From the perspective of a rancher who has an intimate knowledge of the landscape & animals, the feel & texture of natural life are illuminated in prose that is both stirring & humorous. With the author's sensitivity to the rhythms of the land, the animals & the heavens, the reader is drawn into the natural world where connections to historical knowledge underscore a passionate concern for the environment & humankind's responsibility to the world we share with all creatures.
