Sparks, John
Overview
| Works: | 59 works in 253 publications in 5 languages and 6,959 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Wildlife television programs Documentary television programs Juvenile works Nonfiction television programs Television programs Wildlife films Nature television programs Television series |
| Roles: | Author, Author of screenplay |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
John Sparks
Owls; their natural and unnatural history by
John Sparks(
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34 editions published between 1970 and 1989 in English and held by 1,507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1970 and 1989 in English and held by 1,507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Penguins by
John Sparks(
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27 editions published between 1967 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A popular and appealing work which will not deeply offend the specialist (who will, indeed, find several of the good photos worthwhile). For young adult & natural history collections
27 editions published between 1967 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A popular and appealing work which will not deeply offend the specialist (who will, indeed, find several of the good photos worthwhile). For young adult & natural history collections
The discovery of animal behaviour by
John Sparks(
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13 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and Swedish and held by 1,028 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To accompany a series of television programmes first broadcast in 1982. First published in 1982 by William Collins Sons and Co/British Broadcasting Corporation
13 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and Swedish and held by 1,028 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To accompany a series of television programmes first broadcast in 1982. First published in 1982 by William Collins Sons and Co/British Broadcasting Corporation
Battle of the sexes : the natural history of sex by
John Sparks(
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8 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The nature of sex is widely misunderstood. The human ideal of sex portrays it as the romantic outcome of love, leading the participants into a long-term alliance enabling them to produce and raise happy, healthy children -- an idealistic picture all too often shattered in divorce court. A wealth of observation of how animals conduct their private lives shows that -- in the wild -- sexual skulduggery and infidelity are much more the norm than the exception
8 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The nature of sex is widely misunderstood. The human ideal of sex portrays it as the romantic outcome of love, leading the participants into a long-term alliance enabling them to produce and raise happy, healthy children -- an idealistic picture all too often shattered in divorce court. A wealth of observation of how animals conduct their private lives shows that -- in the wild -- sexual skulduggery and infidelity are much more the norm than the exception
Bird behavior by
John Sparks(
Book
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13 editions published between 1969 and 1982 in English and German and held by 514 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the cleaning, feeding, courting, mating, and migrating habits of a variety of birds
13 editions published between 1969 and 1982 in English and German and held by 514 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the cleaning, feeding, courting, mating, and migrating habits of a variety of birds
Parrots : a natural history by
John Sparks(
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8 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Echo and other elephants : enchanting stories of an elephant family(
Visual
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the work of elephant expert Cynthia Moss, who has spent over thirty years studying the matriarch Echo and her herd in Kenya's Amboseli National Park
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the work of elephant expert Cynthia Moss, who has spent over thirty years studying the matriarch Echo and her herd in Kenya's Amboseli National Park
The sexual connection : mating the wild way by
John Sparks(
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13 editions published between 1977 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1977 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Realms of the Russian bear : a natural history of Russia and the Central Asian Republics by
John Sparks(
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8 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The great mountain ranges guarding the southern borders, home to the rare and elusive Snow Leopard, the huge Karakum sand desert of Central Asia, where wild asses roam across savannahs of pistachio trees, and the windswept steppes with their wandering herds of Saiga Antelopes are dramatically described from season to season. The author then turns to the cold icy coasts and islands and the huge expanses of tundra in the Russian Arctic, before visiting Siberia with its freezing coniferous forests and Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake, where long isolation has produced a multitude of unique creatures. Illustrated throughout with superb colour photographs, Realms of the Russian Bear, which accompanies the six-part television series, is an unforgettable wildlife exploration of one of the world's most remarkable and least known regions
8 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The great mountain ranges guarding the southern borders, home to the rare and elusive Snow Leopard, the huge Karakum sand desert of Central Asia, where wild asses roam across savannahs of pistachio trees, and the windswept steppes with their wandering herds of Saiga Antelopes are dramatically described from season to season. The author then turns to the cold icy coasts and islands and the huge expanses of tundra in the Russian Arctic, before visiting Siberia with its freezing coniferous forests and Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake, where long isolation has produced a multitude of unique creatures. Illustrated throughout with superb colour photographs, Realms of the Russian Bear, which accompanies the six-part television series, is an unforgettable wildlife exploration of one of the world's most remarkable and least known regions
Echo of the elephants : Echo of the elephants, the next generation(
Visual
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2 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Elephant expert Cynthia Moss is your guide to the daily dramas in the lives of grand matriarch Echo and her elephant herd that Moss has studied for more than 20 years in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. [The films] tell this remarkable story that includes mating struggles, difficult births, a baby elephant's first steps, mischievous calves, kidnappings, emotional reunions, and, occasionally, death at the hands of a hunter."--Container
2 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Elephant expert Cynthia Moss is your guide to the daily dramas in the lives of grand matriarch Echo and her elephant herd that Moss has studied for more than 20 years in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. [The films] tell this remarkable story that includes mating struggles, difficult births, a baby elephant's first steps, mischievous calves, kidnappings, emotional reunions, and, occasionally, death at the hands of a hunter."--Container
Island life by
John Sparks(
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11 editions published between 1975 and 1978 in 3 languages and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the many unique plants and animals that are found on isolated islands throughout the world
11 editions published between 1975 and 1978 in 3 languages and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the many unique plants and animals that are found on isolated islands throughout the world
The air around us by
John Sparks(
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10 editions published between 1975 and 1978 in English and Spanish and held by 124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the effects on living organisms of the earth's least visible but most important natural resource
10 editions published between 1975 and 1978 in English and Spanish and held by 124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the effects on living organisms of the earth's least visible but most important natural resource
Owls by
John Sparks(
Book
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3 editions published between 1970 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1970 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Realms of the Russian bear(
Visual
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9 editions published in 1992 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents natural history of Russia and the Central Asian Republics
9 editions published in 1992 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents natural history of Russia and the Central Asian Republics
A lemur's tale(
Visual
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2 editions published between 1997 and 2013 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The jungles of Madagascar are the only place on earth where ring-tailed lemurs still roam free. The Nature film team follows four mothers as they care for infants that are in a critical stage of development. Drought, disease, predators and natural selection threaten the young lemurs. A lemur's tale relates the bittersweet tale of baby ring-tailed lemurs, including an unusual, rarely ever seen, near-albino infant named "Sapphire," learning to survive in their treetop homes. Some leap exuberantly into adulthood. Others, including "Sapphire," cannot overcome group exclusion and the dangers that wait in the forest"--Container
2 editions published between 1997 and 2013 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The jungles of Madagascar are the only place on earth where ring-tailed lemurs still roam free. The Nature film team follows four mothers as they care for infants that are in a critical stage of development. Drought, disease, predators and natural selection threaten the young lemurs. A lemur's tale relates the bittersweet tale of baby ring-tailed lemurs, including an unusual, rarely ever seen, near-albino infant named "Sapphire," learning to survive in their treetop homes. Some leap exuberantly into adulthood. Others, including "Sapphire," cannot overcome group exclusion and the dangers that wait in the forest"--Container
Worlds apart : nature in cities and islands by
John Sparks(
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3 editions published between 1976 and 1977 in English and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1976 and 1977 in English and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Planet Earth : earth's atmosphere and crust by
John Sparks(
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5 editions published between 1975 and 1977 in English and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1975 and 1977 in English and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Animals in danger by
John Sparks(
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2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Attenborough in paradise by
David Attenborough(
Visual
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2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
David Attenborough goes in search of his childhood dream - to see and photograph the birds of paradise in their natural habitat in the forests of New Guinea
2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
David Attenborough goes in search of his childhood dream - to see and photograph the birds of paradise in their natural habitat in the forests of New Guinea
Realms of the Russian bear(
Visual
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3 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifth in a series of six programs on the natural history of Russia and the central Asian republics. This segment explores Siberia, stretching across the northern reaches of Russia, a land of extremes and superlatives. It has the greatest forest on earth, an immense expanse of spruce, pine and fir spanning 6,000 miles. From the wolves and the elks to the musk deer, all its inhabitants have one thing in common: the ability to survive temperatures which can plummet to 90 degrees below zero. Lake Baikal, in the southeast, is the oldest and deepest on earth and is home to a host of unusual creatures. Descending to depths of more than 2,500 feet, cameras catch glimpses of the lake's hidden denizens--forests of sponges, transparent fish, and bizarre crustaceans found nowhere else. Baikal, too, falls under the reign of the bears, who emerge in vast numbers from the forest to hunt along the edge of the lake
3 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifth in a series of six programs on the natural history of Russia and the central Asian republics. This segment explores Siberia, stretching across the northern reaches of Russia, a land of extremes and superlatives. It has the greatest forest on earth, an immense expanse of spruce, pine and fir spanning 6,000 miles. From the wolves and the elks to the musk deer, all its inhabitants have one thing in common: the ability to survive temperatures which can plummet to 90 degrees below zero. Lake Baikal, in the southeast, is the oldest and deepest on earth and is home to a host of unusual creatures. Descending to depths of more than 2,500 feet, cameras catch glimpses of the lake's hidden denizens--forests of sponges, transparent fish, and bizarre crustaceans found nowhere else. Baikal, too, falls under the reign of the bears, who emerge in vast numbers from the forest to hunt along the edge of the lake
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Africa African elephant African elephant--Behavior Air Animal behavior Animal communication Animals Asia, Central Atmosphere Bears Bioclimatology Birds Birds--Behavior Birds of paradise (Birds) Bird watching Crust of the Earth Earth sciences Echo (Elephant) Ecology Elephants Elephants--Behavior Historical geology Island animals Island ecology Islands Kenya Kenya--Amboseli National Park Lemurs Madagascar Mammals Marine ecology Moss, Cynthia Natural history New Guinea Owls Parrots Penguins Rare animals Russia Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation)--Lake Baikal Russia (Federation)--Siberia Sex Sex (Biology) Sexual behavior in animals Travel Urban animals Urban ecology (Biology) Wildlife films Zoology
