In this innovative history of the science of meteorology, Simon Naylor focuses our attention on the spaces in which it was pursued: meteorological observatories. During the nineteenth century, meteorologists established or converted sites where observers and their instruments could be housed, where they collected and analysed data and developed meteorological theories. He examines a number of these sites around the British Empire, along with the governmental, military and commercial networ...

The Return of the PangolinThis is the inspiring story of a groundbreaking achievement in pangolin conservation—a tale of hope and survival. It recounts the journey of pangolins rescued from the brink of death at the hands of illegal poachers, their body parts destined to fuel an insatiable demand in the Far East. Against all odds, these animals were rescued, nursed back to health and successfully reintroduced into the wild, marking the return of a species locally e...

Victorian England, as is well known, produced an enormous amount of scientific endeavour, but what has previously been overlooked is the important role of geography on these developments.Naylor seeks to rectify this imbalance by presenting a historical geography of regional science. Taking an in-depth look at the county of Cornwall, questions on how science affected provincial Victorian society, how it changed people's relationship with the landscape and how it shaped society are a...

Introduces undergraduates to the key debates regarding space and culture and the key theoretical arguments which guide cultural geographical work. This book addresses the impact, significance, and characteristics of the 'cultural turn' in contemporary geography. It focuses on the development of the cultural geography subdiscipline and on what has made it a peculiar and unique realm of study. It demonstrates the importance of culture in the development of debates in other subdisciplines wit...

This charming and timeless tale of a beetle searching for a missing friend gently shows that true friendship endures through even the biggest of changes.Beetle and Caterpillar are best friends. Every day, they sit together on a big rock, sharing a picnic and looking out over the forest. But one day, Caterpillar goes missing and Beetle cannot find her.Beetle sets out on a long journey through the forest, but Caterpillar is nowhere to be seen. Beetle’s just a...

For many the dawn of the twentieth century ushered in an era where the world map had few if any blank spaces left to discover. The age of exploration was supposedly dead. "New Spaces of Exploration" challenges this assumption. Focusing specifically on exploration in the twentieth century, the authors demonstrate how new technologies and changing geopolitical configurations have ensured that exploration has remained a key feature of our rapidly globalizing world. Ranging widely in their geo...

A principal character of the works of a very great author is, that in them each man can find that for which he seeks, and in a form which includes his own view.With Shakespeare, as one of the greatest of the great, this is pre-eminently the case. One reader looks for simply dramatic interest, another for natural philosophy, and a third for morals, and each is more than satisfied with the treatment of his own special subject.It is scarcely a matter of surprise, therefore, that...

Marty and Shiloh fight to preserve the spirit of Christmas in the wake of a wildfire and a divisive new preacher in the fourth book in the series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor that began with the Newbery Medal–winning perennial bestseller Shiloh.It’s been a year since Marty Preston rescued Shiloh from Judd Travers and his formerly cruel ways, and since then, the boy and the dog have been inseparable. Anywhere Marty goes, the beagle is at his side, and Marty c...

Ol' Man Wickleberry is a man of legend – or is he a legend of a man? With a scruffy beard and a dislike for humanity, how long has it been since he met his demise, and what is he doing in his ghostly afterlife? The stories may differ, but all of them are true. We swear. So if you're ever wandering alone in the woods at night, and find you're not really alone, it just might be Ol' Man Wickleberry.Enjoy eight tales by seven talented authors including:Vendetta by Chris Harris:...