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Willkommen bei den Ice Guardians! Sie beschützen die Gletscher unserer Erde. Es gibt kaum einen Fleck auf der Erde, an dem die zwölfjährige Cléo noch nicht war. Mit ihrem Papa, der Musiker ist, tingelt sie durch die Weltgeschichte und fühlt sich nie richtig zugehörig. Nur Cléos Geburtsort in den französischen Alpen würde ihr Vater niemals betreten. Denn von dort verschwand ihre Mutter einst spurlos. Als ihr Vater einen Unfall hat, wird Cléo ausgerechnet dorthin geholt: in ein geheimnisvolles Internat auf dem Mont Blanc. Cléo begibt sich auf Spurensuche. Was ist passiert, als sie klein war? Weshalb wird Wasser in ihrer Nähe plötzlich zu Eis? Und was hat es mit den aggressiven Nagetieren auf sich, die ihr auflauern und die sie zu verstehen glaubt? Cléo steht das Abenteuer ihres Lebens bevor! Spüre die Macht der Gletscher und erlebe ein magisches Abenteuer mit den Ice Guardians. Triff eine außergewöhnliche Heldin mit besonderen Fähigkeiten vor atemberaubender Kulisse im ewigen Eis der Alpen. Abenteuerroman für Kinder: Fesselnde Story mit aktuellem Bezug zur Gletscherschmelze und zum Klimaschutz. Einfühlsam, warmherzig und bewegend erzählt für Kinder ab 10 Jahren. Du folgst Alea Aquarius und der Alpha Cru über alle Weltmeere? Du bist ein Fan der Woodwalkers? Dann werden dich auch die Ice Guardians begeistern.
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Gefahr für unsere Gletscher! Das neue Schuljahr an der Gletscherakademie beginnt! Am gleichen Tag weiht Jacques Frost seinen neuen Skilift ein, mit Menschenmassen und Lärm. Seitdem gehen immer wieder Lawinen ab! Ist Jacques Frost schuld, da er Teile des Gletschers abgetragen hat? Cléo vermutet, dass es mit dem magischen Eissplitter zusammenhängt, der aus der Akademie gestohlen wurde. Der Eissplitter soll dem, der ihn trägt, zu Unsterblichkeit und unbegrenzter Macht über die Gletscher verhelfen. Eigentlich ist Cléo damit beschäftigt, ihre eismagischen Fähigkeiten unter Kontrolle zu bringen, doch sie fühlt sich verfolgt. Hat es jemand auf ihre Fähigkeiten abgesehen? Und was hat das alles mit ihrer Mutter zu tun, die den Eissplitter einst hütete? Ice Guardians 2. Der magische Eissplitter: Die Ice Guardians schützen unsere Gletscher Eine geheimnisvolle Familiengeschichte: Fantastische Abenteuergeschichte für Kinder ab 10 Jahren, die von spannenden Freundschaftsgeschichten nicht genug bekommen können Mitreißend und tiefgründig: Das Buch thematisiert einfühlsam und altersgerecht die Auswirkungen der Gletscherschmelze. Starke Hauptfigur: Cléo sucht mit Mut, Klugheit und ihren eismagischen Fähigkeiten nach ihrer Bestimmung. Der Rückgang des ewigen Eises: Die renommierte Drehbuchautorin Anna Maria Praßler sensibilisiert dafür, dass die Gletscher weltweit bis zum Jahr 2050 rund 25% ihrer Masse verlieren werden. Auch im zweiten Band der Reihe „Ice Guardians“ wartet eine Welt voller Geheimnisse und uralter Legenden auf die junge Cléo. Die Mischung aus realen Umweltproblemen und magischen Elementen macht das Kinderbuch zu einer unterhaltsamen Lektüre, bei der Kinder ab 10 Jahren viel über den Schutz der Gletscher lernen können.
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In Miriam Körners "Ice Song" wird die Geschichte der 15-jährigen Emmylou entfaltet, die zunächst widerwillig in Churchill, Kanada, ankommt. Als Ort, der für seine Nähe zu Eisbären bekannt ist, bietet Churchill eine karge und eiskalte Umgebung, die Emmylou zunächst fremd ist. Ihre Sichtweise beginnt sich zu ändern, als sie Barnabas, einen jungen Inuk, trifft, der intensiv seine Schlittenhunde auf das anspruchsvolle Arctic Quest, ein herausforderndes Schlittenhunderennen, vorbereitet. Die Begegnung mit einem bezaubernden Welpen aus dem Rudel weckt nicht nur ihre Zuneigung für die Tiere, sondern auch tiefergehende Gefühle. Der Roman kombiniert Elemente der Romance mit dem aufregenden Kontext des Schlittenhundrennens und bietet Einblicke in die Kultur der Inuit. Durch Körners authentische Darstellung der arktischen Landschaft und die Verwendung ihrer persönlichen Erfahrungen, entsteht eine packende Lektüre, die sowohl bildend als auch unterhaltsam ist. Authentische Darstellung: Bietet fundierte Einblicke in die Inuit-Kultur und das Schlittenhunderennen, angereichert durch die realen Erfahrungen der Autorin. Fesselnde Handlung mit Romance: Verbindet das Abenteuer in der Arktis mit einer jugendlichen Liebesgeschichte, ideal für Leser*innen ab 12 Jahren. Resilienz und Selbstfindung: Inspiriert junge Leser*innen dazu, Herausforderungen zu meistern und sich selbst sowie neue Leidenschaften zu erkunden. Bildungswert: Bietet neben einer fesselnden Story auch wichtige Erkenntnisse über Umweltschutz und traditionelle Lebensweisen. Perfekt für Tier- und Naturfreunde: Ein Muss für junge Leser, die eine Leidenschaft für Tiere, insbesondere Schlittenhunde, und die Natur haben.
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Das neue Schuljahr an der Gletscherakademie beginnt! Am gleichen Tag weiht Jacques Frost seinen neuen Skilift ein, mit Menschenmassen und Lärm. Seitdem gehen immer wieder Lawinen ab! Ist Jacques Frost schuld, da er Teile des Gletschers abgetragen hat? Cléo vermutet, dass es mit dem magischen Eissplitter zusammenhängt, der aus der Akademie gestohlen wurde. Der Eissplitter soll dem, der ihn trägt, zu Unsterblichkeit und unbegrenzter Macht über die Gletscher verhelfen. Eigentlich ist Cléo damit beschäftigt, ihre eismagischen Fähigkeiten unter Kontrolle zu bringen, doch sie fühlt sich verfolgt. Hat es jemand auf ihre Fähigkeiten abgesehen? Und was hat das alles mit ihrer Mutter zu tun, die den Eissplitter einst hütete? Ungekürzte Lesung mit Uta Dänekamp.
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Organic cattle farming is on the increase, with consumer demand for organic milk and meat growing yearly. Beginning with an overview of the aims and principles behind organic cattle production, this book presents extensive information about how to feed cattle so that the milk and meat produced meet organic standards, and provides a comprehensive summary of ruminant digestive processes and nutrition. Since the publication of the first edition, global consumers have increasingly become concerned with the sustainability of meat production. Here, Robert Blair considers the interrelationships of sustainable practices and profitability of organic herds, reviewing how to improve forage production and quality, and minimizing the need for supplementary feeding using off-farm ingredients. This new edition also covers: - Managing a recurrent shortage of organic feed ingredients, due to increased GM feed crop cultivation worldwide - Current findings on appropriate breeds and grazing systems for forage-based organic production - Diet-related health issues in organic herds and the effects of organic production on meat and milk quality. Required reading for animal science researchers, advisory personnel that service the organic milk and beef industries and students interested in organic milk and meat production, this book is also a useful resource for organic farming associations, veterinarians, and feed and food industry personnel.
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Contemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate and environmental change. The book explores the effects of fences on wild animals and human impacts on carrion animals; the impacts of tourism on animal welfare; philosophical questions about speciesism; and the quality and quantity of animal lives. The welfare impacts of human-animal interactions are explored, including human impacts on marine mammals, fish, wildlife, and companion and farm animals. Animal Welfare in a Changing World provides: Concise, opinion-based views on important issues in animal welfare by world experts and key opinion leaders. Pieces based on experience, which balance evidence-based approaches and the welfare impacts of direct engagement through training, campaigning and education. A wide-ranging collection of examples and descriptions of animal welfare topics which outline dilemmas in the real world, that are sometimes challenging, and not always comfortable reading. This is a 'must-read' book for animal and veterinary scientists, ethologists, policy and opinion leaders, NGOs, conservation biologists and anyone who feels passionately about the welfare of animals
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Ghassan Al Ghurairi had to accompany his old grandfather to the Leewy Museum in the middle of the desert. They are attending a ceremony honoring his grandfather, who spent his entire life in service of the desert. As they head to their destination onboard an ancient train, Ghassan came across a conspiracy plotted by the criminal Aqrabawi and his bald friend— disguised as two elderly women—to poison the oasis’s water supply. In place of the ecological life in the desert, they want to make way for an international resort and take over the place. Although Ghassan doesn’t mean to confront this conspiracy alone, he finds himself embroiled face-to-face with the criminals. Fortunately for him, a girl appears at his side to help. Sophia Al-Adnani from Chiparazumpia is also heading with her grandfather and his great eco-friendly invention, the glass ball, to the Leewy Museum, where her grandfather is to be honored. The two children are able to hold off the criminals initially, but not for long, as Aqrabawi and his friend soon reappear—this time deadest on revenge against the two children. Ghassan and Sophia resist in the face of intimidation and threats, and, using clever intrigue, they manage to disarm the conspirators and escape seconds before the desert guards arrive and arrest the criminals.
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When a malevolent multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, rākṣasīs and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give in and sign up for mundane corporate life – but others would rather fight than join the broken-spirited hordes of the (desk)bound. Benjamin Chee’s comics and Wayne Rée’s prose intertwine in this collection to bring you familiar Asian mythology in an even more familiar setting: the realm of dead-end work, glass ceilings and truly hellish bosses.
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The lack of sufficient access to clean water is a common problem faced by communities, efforts to alleviate poverty and gender inequality and improve economic growth in developing countries. While reforms have been implemented to manage water resources, these have taken little notice of how people use and manage their water and have had limited effect at the ground level. On the other hand, regulations developed within communities are livelihood-oriented and provide incentives for collective action but they can also be hierarchal, enforcing power and gender inequalities. This book shows how bringing together the strengths of community-based laws rooted in user participation and the formalized legal systems of the public sector, water management regimes will be more able to reach their goals.
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What if your drawings magically came to life, only to prove rather demanding art critics? Oh, the hassle! In The Chalk Giraffe we follow an artistic child who finds herself drawing a giraffe with chalk… but she is surprised when her creation comes alive and demands changes to his surrounding landscape. What follows is a quirky and humorous tale of creativity and perspective, with the beautiful African landscape as a backdrop to this new and unlikely friendship.
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This book provides a series of exercises of various types covering matters of hydrology and watershed management. The exercises include true/false questions, multiple choice questions, and numeric, graphical, and analytical exercises. The questions draw on the basic disciplines of hydrology and physics, with some stress placed on correct or appropriate units. The questions reflect the authors' many years of teaching watershed management at undergraduate and graduate levels. Questions cover: 1. Terminology and measurement of flow (and units) 2. Quantifying stream networks 3. Concepts of water balance and evapotranspiration 4. Slope recharge, groundwater hydrology, and water-table/phreatic aquifers 5. Single and paired watershed experiments 6. Impacts of fires on watersheds 7. Concepts and measurements of water quality 8. Flooding forests 9. Valuation of water 10. Protection of forest stream by buffers 11. Urban watershed concepts The book is self-contained, and designed to be used at any time in any place, either for revision or as source material for teaching. The work is graded so that easier questions are presented early, followed by harder questions. Answers are concise but contain enough information to help students study and revise on a topic-by-topic basis. The book concludes with suggestions for student exercises and projects and is an invaluable resource for both students and instructors.
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Greenland is becoming a critically important territory in terms of tourism, climate change and competition for resource access, yet it has been poorly represented in academic literature. Tourism now features as a major source of income for the territory alongside fisheries. Cruise tourism is increasing rapidly, and might superficially appear to be best suited to Greenlandic conditions, given the lack of large-scale accommodation infrastructure and almost non-existent land routes between settlements. Ironically, one of the most spectacular tourist attractions is the large number of icebergs that are being calved as the result of glacier retreat and ice cap melting, both appearing to be taking place at ever increasing rates. As a consequence of ice removal, the territory's claimed extensive range of mineral resources, not least rare earth elements and hydrocarbons, are becoming more accessible for exploitation and, thereby, are acting increasingly as the focus for geopolitical competition. This book explores the nature of dynamics between tourism, climate change and the geopolitics of natural resource exploitation in the Arctic and examines their interrelationships specifically in the critical context of Greenland, but within a framework that emphasises the wider global implications of the outcomes of such interrelationships. This book is the first to explore these interrelationships in depth in English.
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Es gibt keinen Fleck auf der Erde, an dem die zwölfjährige Cléo noch nicht war. Seit sie denken kann, tingelt sie mit ihrem Musiker-Papa durch die Weltgeschichte und fühlt sich nie richtig zugehörig. Nur einen einzigen Ort würde ihr Vater niemals betreten: Cléos Geburtsort in den französischen Alpen. Von dort verschwand ihre Mutter Dana vor zwölf Jahren spurlos. Nachdem ihr Vater einen Unfall hat, wird Cléo von ihrer Großmutter ausgerechnet dorthin geholt: in eine geheimnisvolle Akademie auf einem Gletscher mitten in den Alpen. Als Cléo dort ankommt, hat Neuschnee eingesetzt. Sie friert nicht. Was geht hier vor sich? Dann verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass Cléos Mutter einst Schülerin auf dem frostigen Internat war. Was ist passiert, als Cléo ein Baby war? Und was hat es mit den aggressiven Nagetieren auf sich, die Cléo immer wieder auflauern? Zum Glück findet Cléo Freunde auf der Akademie – sie wird sie brauchen, denn das Abenteuer ihres Lebens steht ihr bevor! Ungekürzte Lesung mit Uta Dänekamp.
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Globally, the way the animal production industry copes with infectious diseases is changing. The (excessive) use of antimicrobials is under debate and it is becoming standard practice to implement thorough biosecurity plans on farms to prevent the entry and spread of pathogenic micro-organisms. Not only in farm animal production, but also in facilities where companion animals are kept, including in veterinary practices and clinics, awareness of the beneficial implications of a good biosecurity plan has raised. The book Biosecurity in Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine is the first compilation of both fundamental aspects of biosecurity practices, and specific and practical information on the application of the biosecurity measures in different animal production and animal housing settings. The book starts with a general introductory chapter on the epidemiology of infectious diseases, followed by a chapter explaining the general principles of biosecurity. Specific topics of biosecurity, including rodent and insect control, cleaning and disinfection, hygiene and decontamination of feed, drinking water and air, and measuring the biosecurity status of farms, are detailed in dedicated chapters. Explanations on the relevance of the implementation of biosecurity plans in order to improve animal health and performance and reduce antimicrobial usage are described, and a chapter on ways to motivate farmers to implement a biosecurity plan has been included. Practical chapters deal with biosecurity in the poultry, pig and cattle industry, horse facilities, dog kennels, veterinary practices and clinics and laboratory animal facilities. The book is a practical guide that can be used by farm and animal facility managers, consultants, veterinarians, animal caretakers, and people with an interest in prevention of diseases in animals. Academics and students will benefit from the book because it contains all relevant information on animal biosecurity.
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Just as in a Greek tragedy, America is moving towards the inevitable collision with the ultimate threat: the fatal combination of fanatic Islam, nuclear arms, and the richest energy resources in the world. On September 11, 2001, Osama Bin Laden demonstrated to the world how US dollars and American technology could be easily turned around and used as a boomerang to strike into the heart of America. It is easy, though shattering, to imagine what can happen once such fanatic zeal is equipped with the monstrous power of nuclear weapons. A quick look at the map shows that the United States did learn the lesson, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were just the closing of the circle around the real threat – Iran. From Scratch takes you into the whirlpool that sweeps the world from a local war in the Persian Gulf through a military coup in Russia - Iran’s new old ally - to a veritable nuclear holocaust. An all-male US submarine crew that unwillingly played an active role in destroying mankind, finds out in the aftermath that the opposite task – to recreate the human race rests on their shoulders – From Scratch. They will emerge, after nine months underwater, at a remote Pacific Island where conditions can again support life. Equipped with cutting-edge technology, they carry with them two dozen frozen fertilized ova, each of which is destined to become a new "Eve", and who together will be the mothers of the new humankind. However, there are too many “Adams” on the island, and more than a hundred men are eagerly waiting for the 24 baby girls to mature into grown women. Therefore the struggle for control over the precious “resource” is predetermined. These men find out that human nature cannot be changed. Even after the ultimate war that destroyed everything, man will go on using sheer force in order to get what he wants and to resolve disputes. Despite the pessimistic scenario, the book is essentially optimistic, and is driven by faith in the law of history: although the good may suffer and pay a precious price, they will eventually prevail. The Author: A Fighter Pilot, Naval Officer, and Senior Hi-tech Engineer. Ron Adam has enjoyed an impressive military career, from Israeli Navy submarine and torpedo boat service to the Israeli Air Force as a fighter pilot, captain of an aircraft carrier, flight instructor, and electronic warfare staff officer. Holding a degree in Electronics Engineering, Adam has headed a 1.2 billion dollar defense program and has also established three high-tech start-ups. Today, Adam is a senior consultant to the aerospace industry, and shares his time between top-level engineering and writing of books and scripts. He is happily married and has 3 children. An English-Language eBook edition has been scheduled for publication in late 2017 by Samuel Wachtman's Sons ,Inc., CA. 180 pages, 15X21 cm
