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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
164 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm
Description
Animals are all around us, but sometimes we forget just how remarkable they are. In this beautiful hardback, we take a look at some of the world's most incredible creatures, from those you can spot in your back garden, to more endangered species in jungles, deserts, and freezing oceans. We also explore our relationship with these animals and how humans are affecting their lives and habitats.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, maps ; 25 x 29 cm
Description
"Until the popularization of the family car, horses and humans lived, worked, and played side by side. With the invention of the wheel, saddle, bit, and bridle; horses pulled far-flung lands closer together at the speed of a gallop. Trade, agriculture, exploration, and war - none of these would have been possible in the same way without horses. In dazzling spreads packed with maps, sidebars, and other hidden gems, Jennifer Thermes tackles the history...
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Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a horse led him across a desert. Through his interactions with dogs, horses, birds, and more, Gary has been struck with the belief that animals...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"This heartwarming picture book tells the true story of João Pereira de Souza, who found a Magellanic penguin covered in oil and starving near his home on an island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. João spent a week cleaning the creature's tarred feathers and feeding him a daily diet of fish before taking him back to the sea to let him go. But the penguin wouldn't leave! He stayed with João for eleven months until finally disappearing. Now,...
6) Hello, horse
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
Story about a child's first introduction to horses and horseback riding. Facts and tips included on some pages.
"I have a friend named Catherine, and she has a horse named Shannon. Shannon is very BIG but she's beautiful, with a coat like soft velvet - and I think she might just become my friend too!"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
180 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Description
Relates the author's personal experiences with bullying, describing how she was harassed as a child because of her degenerative muscle disease and eventually appeared with her similarly disabled dog, Izzy, on Animal Planet before launching a public speaking career.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
202 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"With stunning photographs and exemplary narrative nonfiction, the Sibert Honor-winning creators of The Elephant Scientist, Caitlin O'Connell and Timothy Rodwell, give readers a heartwarming insider's look into a day in the life of a zoo curator and the meaningful bonds that she forms with her menagerie"--
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
152 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"When Dogs Heal is a beautiful, unique collection of full-color portraits and personal accounts of love, connection, and survival, showcasing HIV-positive people who are thriving and celebrating life, thanks to the compassion and unconditional love of their dogs"--
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm
Description
"Suzi Eszterhas knew that she wanted to be a wildlife photographer from the time she was a small child. She got her first camera when she was six and proceeded to take pictures of her cats in her backyard, pretending that they were lions on the savanna or tigers in the jungle. In this book, Suzi will talk about her dream, and about how it isn't like what she thought it would be when she was a kid - ie, it's not glamorous and it's a lot of hard work,...
16) On my mountain
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Both the perspective of the wolf and the shepherd are seen in this flippable picture book."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Did you know that Pablo Picasso had many pets, including a white mouse and a goat? And that Andy Warhol loved his dachshunds, Georgia O'Keeffe had a passion for chows, and Salvador Dalí liked ocelots and walked an anteater? Artists and Their Pets tells these stores and many more including Frida Kahlo's love for monkeys, Henri Matisse traveling with his cats, and Leonardo da Vinci famously freeing birds from their cages in Italian markets." -- Back...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
"Taking readers all around the world, this exciting book introduces 25 brave, compassionate scientists, veterinarians, activists and others who fight for animal rights and conservation, and includes activities curated by conservationist Bindi Irwin"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"Esther the Wonder Pig was adopted as a teacup pig, but her dads Steve and Derek quickly find that she's actually a full-size pig who is far too big for their little apartment, so the family expands to a full-size farm with Esther and all her animal friends."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Description
Un encantador libro bilingue con un mensaje inspirador. Comparte con tu familia la increible historia real de una amistad tan fuerte que recorre el mundo! El relato de Gobi y Dion, una perrita callejera y el atleta que la salvo. Un libro bilingue, divertido y atractivo perfecto para disfrutar en familia. Preparate para enamorarte de la conmovedora historia de Gobi y Dion. Gobi, una luchadora perrita callejera, se acerca a un hombre llamado Dion y...
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