Penguins, pineapples & pangolins
Subtitle: first encounters with the exotic
By: Claire Cock-Starkey
Contributors: British Library
Publisher: The British Library
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780712356367
Subjects: Natural history; History; Public opinion; Exotic plants; Exotic animals
Table of contents: title: Animals & birds. Giraffe; title: Macaw; title: Crocodile & alligator; title: Penguin; title: Zebra; title: Kangaroo; title: Pelican; title: Elk & moose; title: Cuttlefish; title: Rattlesnake; title: Chameleon; title: Walrus; title: Lion; title: Tiger & leopard; title: A 'counterfeit' lamb; title: Flamingo; title: Elephant; title: Dolphin; title: Shark; title: Polar bear; title: Monkeys; title: Orang-utan; title: Snake; title: Monitor lizard or goanna; title: Duck-billed platypus; title: Dugong & manatee; title: Pangolin; title: Sloth; title: Rhinoceros; title: Bat; title: Leaves which turn into insects; title: Stick insect; title: Gorilla; title: Hippopotamus; title: Loris; title: Flying fish; title: Terrifying fish; title: Giant tortoise; title: Turtle; title: Panda; title: Narwhal; title: Turaco; title: Ostrick, cassowary & rhea; title: Dodo; title: Cat; title: Food, fruit & plants. Encounters with food-world cuisine; title: Pineapple; title: Sago; title: Mango; title: Prickly pear; title: Coconut; title: Bamboo; title: Lychee; title: Oranges; title: Tea; title: Bananas & plantains; title: Avocado; title: Watermelon; title: Granadilla; title: Guava; title: Bread fruit; title: Durian; title: Cocoa; title: Papaya; title: Vanilla; title: Sugar; title: Cashew nut; title: Nutmeg, mace, cloves and cinnamon; title: Mangosteen; title: Coffee; title: People, places & customs. Australia : aborigines; title: Pacific & Asia : chewing betel nut; title: Madagascar : the people; title: India : attitude towards animals; title: North America : Native American people; title: Australia : the boomerang; title: India : modes of dress; title: Papua New Guinea : first impressions; title: The sad story of an English sailor; title: India : smoking tobacco; title: The Philippines : the people; title: Japan : diving for fish; title: Tahiti : the people; title: China : an agreeable prospect; title: India : the flowers; title: Japan : punishments; title: North Africa : affable Arabs; title: Sierra Leone : land of abundance; title: Japan : the people; title: The Arctic : swarming profusion of life; title: Panama : impenetrable jungle; title: Russia : the Tatars; title: India : acrobats; title: Japan : Osaka; title: Mongolia : dwellings; title: Jamaica : the intolerable heat; title: Ceylon : the people; title: The Pacific Islands : tattoos; title: China : a tall story; title: Cape of Good Hope : the people; title: China : abundant exports; title: Mongolia : divination; title: Bangladesh : the people; title: Java : teeth blackening; title: Easter Islands : mysterious monoliths; title: Bangladesh : Chittagong; title: The strange tale of 'Astrachan fruit'; title: Syria : carrier pigeons; title: India & Bangladesh : opium-eaters.