![]() ![]() ![]() Interestingly, that experience sparked a whole new set of research interests. To be able to experience and get to know a place of such incredible biodiversity definitely informed my decision to pursue research. I had always wanted to be the next Dian Fossey, Birutė Galdikas or Jane Goodall. It was a pretty mind-blowing experience to achieve one of my childhood dreams of studying primates. Spending time in the Peruvian Amazon studying monkeys with a small team of scientists was life-changing. What inspired you to become a researcher? ![]() She is now a research scientist working for Environment and Climate Change Canada. She followed this by completing a master’s degree at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and, after a stint working for a non-profit, returned to academia to complete a PhD on how the climate emergency and habitat loss influence long-distance migratory bird species. ![]() Research scientist Dr Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis is closely monitoring how species are responding to the developing climate emergency.Īfter completing a bachelor’s degree in biology and environmental science from Trent University, Dr Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis spent two years in the Peruvian Amazon to track a species of titi monkey. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() Beautifully repackaged in paperback, this title will appeal to new readers as well as fans looking to update their collection. forever! Forever Princess is the tenth book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. And what she decides might determine not just the next four years but. ![]() And her father is losing in the Genovian polls-to Mia's loathsome cousin René! With not just Genovia's but her own future hanging in the balance, Mia's got some choices to make. That senior project? It's a romance novel she secretly wrote, and no one wants to publish it. Her first love, Michael, is back from Japan. everyone adores her dreamy boyfriend, J.P., but Mia is not sure he's the one. not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia's first-ever elections. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her eighteenth birthday gala coming up. It's Mia's senior year, and things seem great. The tenth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot. ![]() ![]() Most prominent is catcher Rick Wilkins, whom Bouton interviewed at length during a research visit to Wrigley Field last summer.īouton, who appears more the writer than ex-ballplayer, is a bit humbled by his fame and good fortune. ![]() Sandberg and several other Cubs are in the novel. Other fans are catching on, and yelling for autographs.Ĭubs announcer Steve Stone swapped old pitchers' tales with Bouton, Harry Caray went out of his way to shake hands, and even the supremely silent Sandberg gave him an unsolicited nod in the Cubs clubhouse. In "Ball Four," Bouton wrote that there was "no bigger flake in major league baseball than Drabowsky." He wrote that Drabowsky once placed a call to a Hong Kong restaurant from the bullpen in Anaheim to order takeout Chinese food.Ī few rows up in the stands, a father is pointing out Bouton to his young son. ![]() ![]() In the bullpen, Bouton chats with Cubs pitching coach Moe Drabowsky. "So it's about whether someone is willing to cross that final line?" said Trebelhorn. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Simpson makes clear that the resistance's goal can no longer be cultural resurgence as a mechanism for inclusion in a multicultural mosaic. Indigenous resistance is a radical rejection of contemporary colonialism focused around refusing the dispossession of Indigenous bodies and land. In As We Have Always Done, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson locates Indigenous political resurgence as a practice rooted in uniquely Indigenous theorizing, writing, organizing, and thinking. Summary "Across North America, Indigenous acts of resistance have in recent years opposed the removal of federal protections for forests and waterways in Indigenous lands, halted the expansion of tar sands extraction and the pipeline construction at Standing Rock, and demanded justice for murdered and missing Indigenous women. ![]() ![]() ![]() The third through fifth volumes in the series reached the New York Times bestseller list, with the fourth and fifth volumes topping the list in the week of their release. There are also three novellas which act as prequels to the novels, with several more planned, and three other novellas consisting of excepts from the main novels.Ī Song of Ice and Fire has sold over 58 million copies worldwide and is now published in more than twenty languages. Originally envisaged as a trilogy, there are now five published novels in the series with two more planned. He began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. The US covers of the first five novels in the seriesĪ Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American novelist and screenwriter George R.R. ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Bollingbrook has changed, and what was once home may now be a trap. But in doing so, Skyla risks exposing herself to old enemies who may be more interested in revenge than in heeding her warnings. ![]() As the Wilds encroach on the city, Skyla travels there to investigate. Further north, the residents of Bollingbrook have other problems: relatives long dead are appearing out of the shadows, asking unspeakable deeds of the living. ![]() And Skyla, a girl who sees people's souls as shadows on the ground, makes an unsettling discovery: The Wilds, a stretch of non-reality between the cities, is spreading. Gil, a tinkering prodigy, searches for answers to her father's whereabouts-or if he is even alive at all. Scribble, a mute refugee with an extraordinary talent, struggles to fit in and survive amidst the cruelty of the gang boys in a strange city. Power is limited, food is scarce, and violent gangs of children run rampant. The continuation of A LATENT DARK Three years after a lab accident left the city-state of Rhinewall crippled and vulnerable, its residents still recover from the cataclysm. ![]() ![]() And Grace came back and said, and then? Keep going. ![]() So I set aside the book that I was working on at the time and took about 10 minutes in my writer's notebook to come up with the very beginning of a story that I posted. Does anybody have an idea? Does anybody want to collaborate? And so I had seen that painting and stopped immediately when I was scrolling through. I would love to make a whole book about it. ![]() And so Grace had posted this beautiful painting in a writer's group that we're both part of and said, hey, I love this painting. And behind her on, like, the wallpaper is this beautiful, lush tropical forest scene with birds that seem as if they might even be reading over her shoulder. And she had created this beautiful piece of art showing a little girl walking along, reading a book. So Grace was asked to create a poster for Children's Book Week in 2019. Like, there was a poster that she created, and that brought you guys together? RASCOE: So first, Kate, like, I understand that there is an interesting story behind your collaboration with Grace. Co-authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner join me now. That's the premise of Grace Lin and Kate Messner's new children's book, "Once Upon A Book." It's a look into the imagination of a little girl who discovers the joy of reading and the meaning of home. ![]() So the little girl turns to a book that helps her escape to warmer, tropical worlds. Like many of us during this gloomy time of the year, Alice is sick of the cold and heavy winter clothing. ![]() ![]() Like Michael, Big Tony grew up in Hurt Village, one of Memphis, Tennessee’s most notorious housing projects. Lewis introduces Michael when he is 15 years old and temporarily staying with Tony (“Big Tony”) Henderson. Lewis weaves back and forth through time to tell Michael’s story. Oher, in turn, became one of the most sought-after draft prospects. It took several years for talent evaluators to define these qualities and recognize the importance of left tackles, but by the 2000s, when Oher came on the scene, their value was well understood. The fast, aggressive play of Taylor, and defensive players who followed in his footsteps, transformed passing strategy and created the need for a left tackle with a unique physique and skill set. ![]() ![]() ![]() Theismann’s regular left tackle was on the sidelines with an injury for that game, and the result was costly both for Theismann and the Redskins. Lewis begins the book by describing the 1985 play that ended the career of Washing Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann: New York Giants defender Lawrence Taylor sacked Theismann, breaking his leg in two places. ![]() ![]() ![]() They are all done during the Winter Olympics and most of the time you need cold weather to do them. While some of them are done throughout the year, these sports are considered winter sports. But if you do follow championships and tours over the year, you’ll be very familiar with the sports in this list of best winter sports romances you can’t help but root for. It’s exciting and it only comes up every four years, so we see a lot of athletes give it their best for that one chance to get the gold medal. ![]() ![]() I know that (maybe) many don’t follow the national leagues and individual programs of these sports, but I am sure that whenever the Winter Olympics come up, we all are there for the athletes. It is also the start of the winter sports season. This season doesn’t only bring out cold weather and festivities. ![]() ![]() ![]() There's one drawback: only those born with sel-sensitivity can trace it. In this post-apocalyptic world, selium is the major source of energy and power. Their flier needs major repairs, leaving them stranded in the selium rich mining town of Aransa in the Scorched Continent which is as dried out as its name suggests. ![]() And if his dangerous secret gets revealed, he has a lot more to worry about than a stolen airship.įile Under: Fantasy ĭetan Honding and his faithful sidekick/mechanic Tibs are in trouble, as usual. Did Detan accidentally walk into a revolution and a crusade? He has to be careful – there’s a reason most people think he’s dead. But the doppel isn’t working for Thratia and has her own intentions. And with this sudden power vacuum, Thratia can solidify her power and wreak havoc against the Empire. The sudden paranoia makes Detan’s plans of stealing Thratia’s ship that much harder. They set their sights on their biggest heist yet – the gorgeous airship of the exiled commodore Thratia.īut in the middle of his scheme, a face changer known as a doppel starts murdering key members of Aransa’s government. ![]() ![]() He and his trusted companion Tibs may have pulled off one too many cons against the city’s elite and need to make a quick escape. Detan Honding, a wanted conman of noble birth and ignoble tongue, has found himself in the oasis city of Aransa. ![]() |