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In 1826, a 12-foot giraffe, captured in the Sudan, shipped down the Nile, carried across the Mediterranean in a ship's hold, was not walking across France. A figt from the most powerful man in Africa, the giraffe would become an object of adoration in France. In this compelling, beautifully rendered book, Michale Allin looks beyond the fairy tale to reveal the complex web of politics, culture, religion, and greed that fueled the phonomenon of the...
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Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren winter landscape to the chemical composition that allows certain creatures to survive, Heinrich's Winter World awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies.
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John Doolittle is a kind-hearted country physician who keeps goldfish in his pond, rabbits in the pantry, white mice in a piano, and a hedgehog in the cellar. He also has an unusual gift: he can talk to animals — a talent that comes in handy, since he prefers treating animals, rather than humans, as his patients.
One day, a mysterious call summons him to Africa, where a serious epidemic has spread among the monkey population. Of course, the good...
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Tells the true story of the unique human-animal friendship between Harry Goodridge and Andre, the harbor seal who was as comfortable in Goodridge's home as he was in Penobscot Bay. Andre swims with Harry and rides happily in the back seat of Harry's car. He quickly picked up tricks-perhaps the first time a wild animal has been trained in a free-release situation. He became Rockport, Maine's honorary harbormaster and was ranked "second only to Andrew...
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"Every baby mammal, from a tiny harvest mouse 'pinky' to a fierce lion cub, needs food, shelter, love, and a family. Filled with illustrations of some of the most adorable babies in the kingdom, this ... book looks at the traits that all baby mammals share and proves that, even though they're born in the wild, they're not so very different from us, after all"--Dust jacket flap.
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"The enthralling new novel from the acclaimed author of Fallen Land, The River of Kings, and Gods of Howl Mountain Vietnam veteran, retired racehorse jockey, and keeper of secrets, Anse Caulfield rescues exotic big cats, elephants, and other creatures for Little Eden, a wildlife sanctuary near the abandoned ruins of a failed development on the Georgia coast. But when Anse's prized lion escapes and is killed, he becomes obsessed with replacing her-even...
15) Gideon
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Gideon is a small gosling who likes to play so much that he will not stop to take a nap.
16) Hawk rising
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Early morning and a ruffle of feathers, a shadow gliding through the backyard. High above your house Father Hawk circles, sharp eyes searching for prey. Swoosh! He dives after chipmunks, crows, sparrows, squirrels. Screech! The sun hangs low in the sky as three hungry chicks wait. Will they eat today?
17) Baby cows
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A baby cow uses its long, skinny legs to stand up shortly after it is born. It drinks milk from its mother's body to grow big and strong. Follow along with this calf as it grows up living with its mother in a herd of cows. The baby learns to run, kick, and jump. It starts to eat grass and continues to grow. Simple text paired with adorable pictures helps build reading confidence for animal-loving early readers.
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"Mother West Wind's Children" by Thornton W. Burgess. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to...
20) Trash Mountain
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When the gray squirrels kill his parents, a young red squirrel vows revenge, finding unlikely allies in the rats and gulls of Trash Mountain.
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