Call It Courage: Books

Explores the geography, landscapes, climates, people, and challenges facing Australia today.

Photographs and text explore the characteristics, habitats, and variety of fishes and other undersea life.

Lost at sea -- An impressive structure -- Living relationships -- Feeding relationships -- Survival tactics -- A fragile structure.

This book discusses the science of hurricanes, historic hurricanes in the U.S., 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 hurricane season, and the need for better response systems to nature's wrath.

Presents eleven articles on hurricanes by witnesses, journalists, and scientists, and provides the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Intensity Scale, lists of the most deadly Atlantic and U.S. hurricanes, a glossary, and a further reading list.

A biography of the nun who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and dedicated her life to helping the destitute.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and varieties of sharks and dispels common myths about these unusual fish.

The geography, history, wildlife , government structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion and culture of Tahiti.

This book introduces parakeets, describing their physical characteristics, behavior, and care.

An illustrated look at the causes, destructive force and study of volcanoes.

Photographs and text provide an introduction to the hammerhead shark, discussing its physical features, habitat, hunting behaviors, and role in the ecosystem.

Describes several different kinds of baleen whales, which have jaws lined with plates of baleen instead of teeth.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.

Alphabetically-arranged, illustrated articles introduce over 350 animals and plants and habitats.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, world distribution and diet of the tuna.

Explores the physical characteristics, habits, and habitat of the albatross.

A discussion of animals, one of the six major classifications of living organisms, explaining what animals are, and describing sponges, cnidarians, and worms, mollusks and echinoderms, arthropods, fish and amphibians, reptiles and birds, and mammals.

Contents: v.1. The shape of the oceans.--v.2. The restless waters.--v.3. The prehistoric ocean.--v.4. Life in the ocean.--v.5. Hunters and monsters.--v.6. The cold seas.--v.7. The warm seas.--v.8. The shallow seas.--v.9. Exploring the oceans.--v.10. The world's oceans.--v.11. Coasts and islands.--v.12. The future of the ocean.

An illustrated look at the causes, destructive force and study of hurricanes.

Describes the physical characteristics, plant and animal life, explorers, and environmental problems of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific. Includes Internet links to web sites related to oceans.

Discusses various sharks, including the prehistoric megalodon and the great white and mako sharks of modern times, and covers their evolution, physical characteristics, and more.

Recounts the sinking of the successful swordfishing boat, the Andrea Gail, in what was later called "The Perfect Storm", events leading up to the shipwreck, the investigation that followed, and ongoing public interest in the tragedy.

Photographs, diagrams, illustrations, and maps describe the history, people, culture, and natural resources of Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Realms.

Introduces some of the many different breeds of parakeets and well as tips for their care.

An introduction to the causes, devastating effects, and prediction of geologic natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.

Introduces these aquatic mammals by describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, relations with humans, and threats to their survival.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat and diet of the jellyfish.

Defines crustaceans, such as slaters and freshwater crayfishes, and describes their physical characteristics, life cycles, habitats, senses, food and means of self-defense.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits and behavior of eels.