Trees
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In wider definitions, the taller palms, tree ferns, bananas, and bamboos are also trees. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. Trees tend …
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DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
into the sun, the only sounds were birds in the trees and Dad’s swift breaking of the water as he paddled … dogs stayed not far from the house amongst the trees. They were so important for everything: hunting … end of Latham Island, at N’Dilo, surrounded by trees, bush, and beautiful rocks that were little hills … the rocks and all the great places amongst the trees and bushes where we could hide. Granny Lafferty … willows, 15 Young georgesdried birch bark, and dead trees. We were instructed that matches were not toys …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English
Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …
For example, when har- vesting bark from cedar trees for basketry and other artisanal objects, attention …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The poetic memorialization of the Maghribī city illuminates the ways in which exilic Maghribī poets constructed idealized images of their native cities from the ninth to nineteenth centuries CE. The …
non-Arab realms alike. Flowing waters and diverse trees, indescribable by pens in the pages of books.40 … summer. It has no shade except for a few rogue trees on its roads, Hatching their eggs for the wind. …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English
“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …
MANOMIN Ziigwaan (spring) is when sap runs in the trees, enabling Anishinaabeg to prepare birch and maple … stage of fall, when the waters begin to freeze and trees lose their leaves, is called oshkitagwaagin, or … (Ambrosia) and chenopods (Chenopodiineae), willow trees (Salix), firs (Abies), alders (Alnus), and sedges …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 5 November 2024 English
“A tender, beautifully written essay collection that is about so much more than parenting a child with a disability.” — Erin Pepler, author of Send Me Into The Woods AloneA …
knee and look out our large bay window at the trees thrashing in the wind, 5 THREE, TWO, ONEtheir leaves … and now we admire this wild country, its luminous trees glowing gold before us. V. We are more together …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 4 November 2024 English
community tree planting campaign on October 26, with the goal of ensuring the long-term sustainability of trees planted across the city. In Kigali, SUNCASA aims to restore the Nyabarongo River catchment through …
SUCCESS STORY SUNCASA in Kigali: Beyond planting trees The City of Kigali and SUNCASA launched the “My … goal of ensuring the long-term sustainability of trees planted across the city. In Kigali, SUNCASA aims … community to ensure the long-term sustainability of trees planted throughout Kigali, encouraging shared responsibility … planting around 9,200 trees. The City of Kigali expects to plant 3 million trees in 5 years. SUNCASA will … project seeks to collaborate with 2 million new trees planted to restore the Nyabarongo River catchment …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 29 October 2024 English
A collection of memories chronicling love, grief, and a life lived on and off stage Raised on a farm and educated in a prairie Bible school, Layne Coleman escapes the …
farm as a child, I’d played among the few stunted trees, hung from the fence posts, and climbed the mail- … baby. It had turned colder, the sun was below the trees, and win- ter was waiting to pounce. I got home …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 29 October 2024 English
“Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating CityWhen the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past …
circled the trees along the perimeter of the baseball diamond before landing in a clump of trees. From our … walk up and over the hill, disappearing into the trees and shrubs surrounding Chouinard Hall, the undergrad … low- rise buildings, we marvelled at the palm trees, cacti, and wild- flowers. The intense sun and rising … newspapers — from sumi- e basics such as bamboo trees and animals to writing Japanese words in a type … and remained there, picking fruit and pruning trees, until 1945. Whenever he had the chance, he’d visit …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 October 2024 English
Stories Left in Stone explores the lives, histories, and artistic legacies of Cáceres and Extremadura. Author Troy Nahumko has lived in the old town of Cáceres, a UNESCO World Heritage …
most of the available surfaces. Yet the grass and trees were wellGuiding Hands 7 kept and the shock … only life to be seen were two tired-looking palm trees overlooking the place that held what some have … the park under the impressive topiary of curated trees and bushes that looked like castles themselves …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 22 October 2024 English
A guide from bestselling author Alice Kuipers on how to write for children and young adults—from igniting an initial idea to creating a finished draft In Spark, acclaimed children’s and …
the keys, the exposing of the path through the trees as I walk the words onto the page, the way becoming …