Although rarely seen in the wild, the otter is admired for its playful character and graceful aquatic agility, fixed in the popular imagination through books and films such as Tarka the Otter and Ring of Bright Water. This is just a small part of its story, however: throughout history, the otter has been hunted for its fur and to prevent it from killing fish. Featuring numerous images from nature and culture, as well as examples from folklore, sports, and literature, this wide-ranging book also explores the movement against otter hunting, and the ongoing efforts promoting otter conservation. A fittingly lively study of its subject, Otter offers a new way of thinking about this much-loved but endangered animal.

Nora has had a passion for writing since her early school years. She has spent much of her time writing plays and drama s for churches; especially enjoying costume and scenery design. Nora was raised on a small farm in Southern California, spending much of her spare time at the beach, her love for the ocean was the inspiration for this book. This is Nora s second book the sequel to The wonderful Adventures Of Ozzie the Sea Otter Nora lives in Northern California with her husband Bob together they have six adult children, seventeen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Ozzie Sea Otter has been home for months from that exciting journey to Alaska....But now he is restless and bored. Ozzie has always been very sure of himself and ready to try anything, he is grown now and wants To get out and explore his home The Ocean . Join Ozzie on his new adventure he will be travelling to Baja Mexico with his new friend Titan a two thousand pound Leather Back Sea Turtle. Ozzie s new adventure is filled with excitement and mystery.

This book not only tells a fantastic story about a colorful little sea otter, but you are also able to follow his adventures through 90 pages of full color paintings. The amazing adventures will entertain and educate the reader about the ocean and the sea otter. This lovable animal is fondly known as the puppy dog of the sea. You will follow Ozzie and his mother on an ocean journey that will keep your interest every moment until the exciting ending, leaving you wanting more. This book is a one of a kind and one you will surely want to add to your collection!

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A poignant masterpiece of wrenching personal expression from the acclaimed author of On the Road “In many ways, particularly in the lyrical immediacy that is his distinctive glory, this is Kerouac’s best book . . . certainly he has never displayed more ‘gentle sweetness.’”—San Francisco Chronicle Jack Kerouac’s alter ego Jack Duluoz, overwhelmed by success and excess, gravitates back and forth between wild binges in San Francisco and an isolated cabin on the California coast where he attempts to renew his spirit and clear his head of madness and alcohol. Only nature seems to restore him to a sense of balance. In the words of Allen Ginsberg, Big Sur “reveals consciousness in all its syntactic elaboration, detailing the luminous emptiness of his own paranoiac confusion.”