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Pub. Date
2019.
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"Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author of Dave Barry Turns 40 now shows how to age gracefully, taking cues from his beloved and highly intelligent dog, Lucy. Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog, Lucy, to learn how to live his best life. From "Make New Friends" (an unfortunate fail when he can't overcome his dislike for mankind) to "Don't Stop Having Fun" (validating his...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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255 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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Every dog owner knows that along with the joy can come the stress and frustration of behavioral problems, which are expensive to diagnose and treat. Enter Kim Brophey, award-winning canine behavior consultant. Using cutting-edge research, Brophey has developed a groundbreaking system that allows owners to identify what their dog is struggling with, why, and how they can fix it. Brophey's approach is unlike anything that has been published before and...
6) Hermit crabs
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Pub. Date
2016.
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
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Chaser, a border collie, has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them-- more than any other animal of any species except humans. Pilley has opened the door to a new understanding of animal intelligence, one that requires us to reconsider what actually goes on in a dog's mind. Chaser's achievements reveal her use of deductive reasoning and complex problem-solving skills to address novel challenges. And the training methods can be adopted...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. Author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery understands this well. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet's rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy's life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets. This memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals...
9) Ponies
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Pub. Date
c2005
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32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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Discusses the selection, care and handling, and safety of having ponies as pets.
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[2020]
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1 videodisc (211 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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From dogs and cats to hamsters and turtles, new friends come in all shapes in sizes! Join your favorite characters as they learn all about responsibility and caring for others. Watch Daniel and his classmates release their classroom pet named Ducky after he's grown too big. This pet-packed collection also features stories from other beloved PBS KIDS series including Arthur, Caillou, Let's Go Luna!, Nature Cat, Peg + Cat, Pinkalicious and Peterrific...
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"'There are so many benefits to learning how to communicate with animals. Love, trust, a spiritual connection that goes to the heart of the human-animal bond. Every time I listen to them, I learn about myself.' We seem to need animals in our disconnected lives more and more, yet we understand them less and less. [Here,] bestselling author Jon Katz--who left his Manhattan life behind two decades ago for life on a farm where he is surrounded by dogs,...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
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Presents a look at insects, describing their physical features, defense mechanisms, communication skills, life cycle, predatory behavior, and the adaptation abilities that make them one of the most successful life forms on Earth.
14) Puppy truck
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Carter gets a truck instead of a much wanted puppy, but he soon discovers his new toy is just as fun and rascally as a pet.
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Pub. Date
2015.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"In this book, Giggle the Gerbil reveals how readers should go about choosing pet gerbils, what supplies they will need, how to make a new pet gerbil feel at home, and how to properly care for pet gerbils, including feeding, exercising, and keeping a gerbil cage clean. Text is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts, and the use of an animal narrator also allows the book to be used to teach perspective"--
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Hank Zipzer volume 3
Pub. Date
©2003
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154 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Hank has never been fond of his sister's pet iguana, and their relationship worsens when she lays her eggs inside his science project.
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Junie B. Jones series volume 12
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Frustrated because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B. Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, a dead fish, and other unusual replacements.
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Pub. Date
2014.
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"No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from his doorstep, Nick would finally come to know this mystical species--up close as never before. A Wolf Called Romeo is the remarkable story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable,...
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