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An Alberta Bestiary

Animals of the Rolling Hills

by (author) Zahava Hanan

Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2004
Category
Wildlife, General, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552381519
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $24.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552382783
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $24.95

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An Alberta Bestiary is a collection of the beasts of the rolling hills. Rancher Zahava Hanan draws on her intimate knowledge of the landscape to describe the animals of Southern Alberta, weaving together poetry and prose in an stirring, intimate glimpse into the worlds of bears and butterflies, cows and coyotes. These animals in turn teach lessons about land and landscape, self and selfhood, spirituality and humanity.

 

This book illuminates in prose the rhythms of the land and the aspects of a life close to nature that are at once stirring and ephemeral. The practical needs of every day, the spiritual sweep of the human experience, and the grand wisdom of the natural world are woven together as Haan blends poetry, quotations, observations, and more .

About the author

Zahava Hanen ranches near Longview, Alberta and is an active environmentalist who has published numerous books on nature and her experiences as a female rancher.

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