JUVENILE · ECOLOGY
Edward R. Ricciuti
Edward Riccuiti received a bachelor's degree in communication arts from The University of Notre Dame. He has worked as a reporter, magazine editor, curator of the New York Zoological Society, public relations adviser, zoo and aquarium exhibits developer, ambulance driver, firearms safety instructor. He was an amateur boxer, writing instructor for both children and graduate students, and gardener who sells his own produce. In 1972, he became a full-time freelance writer. He has written about nature, science, history, forensics, and wrestlers.
A snake flicks its long tongue as it slithers along the ground.
— from Reptiles
Most acclaimed
Snake Almanac
A well illustrated, general overview of snakes and human perception of snakes written for a popular audience. Chapters speculate on the evolutionary path resulting in these reptiles, explore their physiology and behavior, their means of reproduction and their normal habitat. The book also delves into the myths surrounding snakes and the truths or falsehoods found in them, including speculations on giant snakes longer than ten meters. Additional chapters provide brief overviews of different snake species from around the world, conservation measures concerning snakes, and how to keep snakes in (as pets) or out (as pests) of the home.
Reptiles
"En este libro te presentamos esos animales tan particulares: los reptiles, con información e imágenes sorprendentes."-- Back cover. Describes characteristics of reptiles, such as their habitats, eating habits, and how they care for their young. In this book, color illustrations accompany answers to a variety of questions about reptiles, such as how crocodiles catch meals, where turtles lay their eggs, and how the frilled lizard tricks its enemies.
Birds
The poems in Judith Wright's Birds volume have long been recognised as among the best-loved poems written in Australia. Many people have grown up with the beguiling rhythms of 'Black Cockatoos', or the jauntiness of 'The Wagtail'. Now, in this new edition, commemorating 25 years since the poems were last published as a single collection, these works appear with six additional poems and a personal introduction by the poet's daughter Meredith McKinney, for whom many of the poems were written. The poems are complemented by full-colour illustrations drawn from the National Library's Pictures Collection, featuring the work of artists such as John Lewin, Lionel Lindsay and Lilian Medland, and William T. Cooper and Betty Temple Watts. Birds is both a celebration of Judith Wright (1915-2000) as writer and passionate environmentalist, and of the centrality of birds in the poet's imagination.