Books with author Tim Hutchinson

Natural history is deservedly a popular subject. The manifestations of life in all its varied forms is a theme that has never failed to attract all who are not destitute of intelligence. From the days of the primitive cave-dwellers of Europe, who lived with mammoths and other animals now lost to the world; of the ancient Egyptians, who drew and painted on the walls of their magnificent tombs the creatures inhabiting the delta of the Nile; of the Greeks, looking out on the world with their bright and child-like curiosity, down to our own times, this old, yet ever new, theme has never failed. Never before was there such a profusion of books describing the various forms of life inhabiting the different countries of the globe, or the rivers, lakes, and seas that diversify its scenery. Popular writers have done good service in making the way plain for those who wish to acquaint themselves with the structures, habits, and histories of living animals; while for students a still greater supply of excellent manuals and text-books has been, and still continues to be, forthcoming. But in our admiration for the present we forget the great past. How seldom do we think of that innumerable host of creatures that once trod this earth! How little in comparison has been done for them! Our natural-history books deal only with those that are alive now. Few popular writers have attempted to depict, as on a canvas, the great earth-drama that has, from age to age, been enacted on the terrestrial stage, of which we behold the latest, but probably not the closing scenes. When our poet wrote “All the world’s a stage,” he thought only of “men and women,” whom he called “merely players,” but the geologist sees a wider application of these words, as he reviews the drama of past life on the globe, and finds that animals, too, have had “their exits and their entrances;” nay more, “the strange eventful history” of a human life, sketched by the master-hand, might well be chosen to illustrate the birth and growth of the tree of life, the development of which we shall briefly trace from time to time, as we proceed on our survey of the larger and more wonderful animals of life that flourished in bygone times.

In this fascinating introduction to Planet Earth, large, colorful diagrams are brought to life by tiny people running around performing the actions that are explained in the text. With Earth’s processes visualized in this imaginative and fun way and accompanied by bite-sized, informative text, even complex ideas are easy to understand. Readers can take an in-depth look at the workings of our planet, from the water cycle and the atmosphere, to how the seasons change and why hurricanes happen. Double gatefolds give a large space in which to explore complex processes such as the rock cycle and evolution. A follow-up to the successful book, Stuff You Need to Know About the Human Body.

Avoid mouse traps, keep clear of cats, and never go to the seashore without your mother and father. Along with the dangerous currents of the mighty sea, there are foxes, wild cats and hawks searching for a tasty meal of small mice. These were strong warnings, but the lure of the seashore was overwhelming, and Bertie disobeyed his parents. From his cozy bungalow on a farm near the beaches of cape cod, the young mouse secretly set out by himself to explore the seashore. His first encounter was a wise and friendly old seagull named Sebastian, who agreed to take Bertie on a tour. Here begins the little mouse’s adventure told 70 years ago to the author, John Hutchinson, by his mother, Harriet Jaqueth Fitz Hutchinson, to whom this book is dedicated. This 90 page hard cover book with a trim size of 7 by 10 inches, was professionally produced for children ages 8 to 12 years old.

Avoid mouse traps, keep clear of cats, and never go to the seashore without your mother and father. Along with the dangerous currents of the mighty sea, there are foxes, wild cats and hawks searching for a tasty meal of small mice. These were strong warnings, but the lure of the seashore was overwhelming, and Bertie disobeyed his parents. From his cozy bungalow on a farm near the beaches of Cape Cod, the young mouse secretly set out by himself to explore the seashore. His first encounter was a wise and friendly old seagull named Sebastian, who agreed to take Bertie on a tour. Here begins the little mouse's adventure told 70 years ago to the author, John Hutchinson, by his mother, Harriet Jaqueth Fitz Hutchinson, to whom this book is dedicated. This 90 page hard cover book with a trim size of 7 by 10 inches, was professionally produced for children ages 8 to 12 years old. The design and typesetting were done by Hummingbird Publishing, and it is printed on 87# 128gsm Sword Gloss paper by Total Printing Systems, Newton, IL. The author is currently working on his second book that tells of Bertie's search for pirate treasure on Skull Island.

My respected Publisher has suggested that a Preface may be expected. His opinion on such a subject ought to be law; but as I fear my readers may think that I have already sufficiently bored them, I will beg them, in Irish fashion, to refer any formalist, who considers a Preface necessary, to the conclusion of the work, where a statement will be found of the motive which induced me to write.

Writing from the perspective of a student of life, history, law, politics, and theology, Don Hutchinson draws on all of these areas in Under Siege to offer perceptive insight into the Christian Church of today's Canada. The reader will receive the benefit of his thirty years of church leadership, Christian witness, constitutional law, and public policy experience to gain a practical understanding of how we, the Church, may cast the deciding votes on the future of Christianity in our constitutionally guaranteed "free and democratic society." How did we get here? What happened to "Christian" Canada? Do we not have Charter rights like everyone else? What does the Bible say? Many Christians sense that an advancing secularism is trying to force upon Canadians a culture in which faith is meant to be private. Hutchinson presents historic, legal, and theological grounds for us not to hide our faith in stained-glass closets, but instead to enter Canada's contested public space with confidence. Together as individual Christians, congregations, denominations, and para- congregational ministries, we are the Church in Canada. And together we have the capacity to impact the nation for God's good, the good of our neighbours, and the good of ourselves. Will we?