The Girl From Scorpions Pass

In the desert at Scorpions Pass, a girl sits by a bullet-riddled bus too frightened to cry. The violated body of her mother lies a few yards away. Her father, the bus driver, sits slumped over the wheel. His blood has mingled with that of twelve dead passengers. She can't see her older brother. In a few hours an army patrol stumbles onto the scene of what the morning newspapers will call The Massacre at Scorpion's Pass. In Israel in 1954 a five year old girl who had witnessed her family and nine others shot or bludgeoned to death was offered sympathy but little else. Her closest relatives swindled her out of a modest inheritance. And this was just the start of her troubles. Miri's story is one or survival, tenacity, boundless optimism and unfolds alongside the history of the State of Israel. Through an abusive marriage, estrangement from her children and an entanglement with organized crime, she obeys the command of a soldier who shielded her with his dying body; "Keep quiet or they'll kill you too!" After fifty years she found the courage to break her silence in "The Girl from Scorpions Pass"

Watch out for those tough arachnids with poisonous tails—they are scorpions! In this book, you will learn how scorpions are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs and diagrams reveal extraordinary details about the scorpion's body both inside and out. And a hands-on activity reveals how a scorpion's senses help it find its prey. Learn more about this fascinating member of nature's Arachnid World.

Scorpions For Kids - Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers Bestselling author John Davidson presents "Scorpions For Kids – Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers". Beautiful Pictures and easy reading format will help children fall in love with Scorpions. This is one of over 50 books in the Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers Series. The series is known as one of the most beautiful on the ereaders. The pictures look great even in black and white and are excellent on the full color ereaders. Lots of facts and photos will help your children learn about this wonderful animal. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of this beautiful animal: its anatomy, feeding habits and behavior. *** You and your kids will love learning about Scorpions*** Table of Contents 1 Classification of the scorpion 2 Descriptions 3 The behavior of the scorpions 4 Habitats of the scorpions 5 Biology of the animal 6 Food habits of the scorpions 7 Some deadly species of scorpions 8 Scorpions and the human 9 Myths and stories about scorpions 1 Classification of the scorpion • Kingdom –Animalia • Phylum -Athropoda • Subphylum - Chelicerata • Class - Aracnid • Subclass –Dromopoda • Order –Scorpiones • Super families- Buthoidea,Chaerilodea,Choctoidea and Ivroidea 2 Descriptions Do not be afraid and feel sick by seeing these creatures, as they are also a part of the Earth. They are predator and they are classified as anthropoids. They are included in the class Arachnida and they are in the order Scorpionses. They have 8 legs and their have a pair of dangerous looking claws and narrow partitioned tail. Those features create the unique picture of this awesome creature. The tail is consisted with a special organ that is used to inject venom to its pray. The venom comes from 2 glands and it is very useful in hunting as well as self defence. They do not have a skeleton inside the body but they have a shell or exoskeleton out side of the body. That structure is made of a substance called chitin. Their size is between 9MM-20CM..But there are larger species in certain parts of the world. These wonderful creatures cover entire globe except Antarctica. It can live in various habitats, but unfortunately it can not be found in high latitudes of Tundra. The scientists have recorded more than 13 families so far and 1,752 sub species. It is said that those scorpions have venom, which is capable of killing people, but it is not a correct assumption. Only 20 killer species are found from the entire number of species. That is a good news fro the nature lovers. They can have the pleasure of the nature, without fearing deadly scorpions. The scorpions have along history in the evolution. As a whole they are considered as venomous and deadly living entities.

Fabre, a famous entomologist, gives a detailed account of the Languedocian Scorpion in the pages of this book. He writes about food, homes, mating and so on. All is done in a very readable style raising it above the level of an ordinary textbook.

The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean. It brings new ideas to bear on the wealth of evidence – literary, historical and archaeological – which we possess for the experiences and roles of animals in the ancient world. Offering a broad picture of ancient cultures in the Mediterranean as part of a wider ecosystem, the volume is on an ambitious scale. It covers a broad span of time, from the sacred animals of dynastic Egypt to the imagery of the lamb in early Christianity, and of region, from the fallow deer introduced and bred in Roman Britain to the Asiatic lioness and her cubs brought as a gift by the Elamites to the Great King of Persia. This sourcebook is essential for anyone wishing to understand the role of animals in the ancient world and support learning for one of the fastest growing disciplines in Classics.