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When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.

Since its publication fifty years ago, Animal Farm has become one of the most controversial books ever written. It has been translated into seventy languages and sold millions of copies throughout the world. This edition is being published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its original U.S. publication. It features 100 full-color and halftone illustrations by world-renowned artist Ralph Steadman. As vital and relevant as it was fifty years...

"What happens when animals get sick? Do they rely exclusively on their bodies own defense systems to protect them, or are there other behaviors they can use to heal themselves? Humans have been using plants, fungi, and other natural mechanisms to treat ailments and disease for millennia--why not animals too? It turns out they do! In 1987, primatologist Michael Huffman noticed an ill chimpanzee collecting shoots of a plant called Vernonia amygdalina,...

"From the megabeaver to the dwarf elephant, this book introduces readers to some prehistoric animals that might just be familiar."-- Provided by publisher.

"Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves Peter Wohlleben's wealth of personal experience observing nature in forests and fields with the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world. Horses feel shame, deer grieve, and goats discipline their kids. Ravens call their friends by name, rats regret bad choices, and butterflies choose the very best places for...

Photographs and text provide information about a variety of animals found in ecosystems around the world.

When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey--named Beatrice and Virgil--and the epic journey they undertake together.

Meet the world's deadliest predators in this action-packed atlas! Navigate your way across the continents and discover killer facts, detailed maps and astonishing photos of sharks, crocodiles, snakes, scorpions, spiders, and more - with lift-the-flaps and life-size surprises that reveal all there is to know about our planet's fiercest hunters. Sharpen your claws and get ready to meet the most dangerous animals on our planet. What are the hunting techniques...

"Various woodland creatures make their homes and prepare for their young." -- (Source of summary not specified)

In the depths of our seas is a strange creature with two enormous eyes, a soft boneless body, nine brains, three hearts and eight legs. More than just a mollusk, the octopus is one of the smartest beings on the planet. But how intelligent is it?