Summary: The incredible story of a baby elephant who was born into a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana. When she is suddenly orphaned at one-month-old, it is up to the keepers who look after the herd to keep her alive. This one elephant's tale remains both intimate and epic, a journey of tragedy and triumph, because when her entire species faces extinction, one life means everything.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NALBartók, Mira
Summary: In this extraordinary debut novel with its deft nod to Dickensian heroes and rogues, Mira Bartók tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BAREllis, Gerry
Summary: After losing her mother, shy Natumi is rescued by a team from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphanage for baby elephants. At the shelter, Natumi hides behind keepers' legs to watch the other elephants at the shelter. But soon, she meets several other orphans, and the eight of them play together in the surrounding bush. As the babies become closer and more like a real family, they...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 ELLEszterhas, Suzi
Summary: "Leopards are known for being shy and elusive, and leopard mothers are even more so. Imagine, then, having the rare opportunity to follow and photograph a mother leopard and her cubs. When world-renowned nature photographer Suzi Eszterhas was given the chance to do so, she jumped on a plane to Botswana. And through this collection of informative diary entries and stunning photos, readers are...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.75 ESZCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599.75 ESZSummary: Oscar, a baby chimpanzee, is enjoying his life with his mother in the jungles along the Ivory Coast. Without warning, young Oscar is orphaned during an attack from a rival group of chimpanzees. Afterward, he attempts to survive on his own, and to be accepted by the other chimps. Oscar struggles until he is adopted by the alpha male of his group.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Each season, as the ever-thinning Arctic ice recedes, polar bears face a daunting challenge; Grizzly bears in British Columbia must use ingenuity and fancy footwork to collect their catch; The annual rains of the Serengeti draw in the greatest concentration of large animals on Earth; Each year, billions of sardines flood South Africa's east coast creating an action-packed feeding frenzy;...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD NATEllis, Gerry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Welcome Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.674 ELLDevine, Alexis
Summary: "Alexis Devine, creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @WhatAboutBunny with over 8.3 million followers, delivers a memoir loaded with wit and passion for animals, as well as the vulnerability and authenticity of a woman who learned to take care of herself by learning to talk to her dog"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEVINE, ALEXIS DEVMontgomery, Heather L.
Summary: "Follow the scientists, around the world and into their labs, who are studying animals and the germs that attack them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.5 MONMyers, Maya
Summary: "Welcome to the world of baby animals! Learn about the different types of baby animals, how and where they are born, and what their families are like"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Kalman, Bobbie.
Summary: Learn about baby animals and what they are called.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 591.39 KALChin, Lili
Summary: "Dogs communicate with so much more than barks and tail wags, and misreading doggie body language makes life challenging for dogs and their humans. This small but mighty book is your perfect illustrated guide to seeing and understanding the subtle visual cues and interpreting the behaviors used by your beloved pup to express how they're feeling. The more we notice and listen to what our dogs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summersdale Publishers Ltd, part of Octopus Publishing Group Limited 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.7083 CHISummary: Cutting-edge spy cameras called Spy Creatures take us deep into the ocean and reveal the surprising and hidden lives of its extraordinary creatures. The Spy Creatures are taking on their most exciting challenge yet, exploring one of the most magical and dynamic environments on Earth the ocean. A brand-new cast of camera-toting Spy Creatures takes us to places no spy camera has ever gone before...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SPYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPYSpicer Rice, Eleanor
Summary: "Butt-sniffing dogs. Terrified tarantulas. Canaries with invisible force fields? Yep--it turns out our pets experience the world in totally different ways than we do. Unlock some of your nonhuman family members' wildest behaviors in this hilarious (and sometimes shiver-worthy) illustrated guide to their secret lives, complete with exciting interviews with the scientists who research them. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Martel, Yann.
Summary: Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World 2006
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MARSt. John, Lauren
Summary: A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ST JApplegate, Katherine.
Summary: Me llamo Iván. Soy un gorila. No es tan sencillo como parece.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Océano De México 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 APP SPANISHMcCall Smith, Alexander
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398 MCCThompson, Kim Mitzo.
Summary: Learn the names of the zoo animals and practice counting, too. Listen along to the CD, and you will feel you are right there at the zoo! Read the entire story in Spanish. Then, flip over the book and read the entire story in English!
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Twin Sisters IP, LLC 2007
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JN Spanish ThompsonCaruso, Nick
Summary: Do camels really store water in their humps? Do wombats have cube-shaped poop? Do polar bears eat penguins? Do you eat spiders in your sleep? In this hilariously helpful guide to the facts and fakes of the animal kingdom, you might be surprised to learn what's true... and what's a big pile of poop. And speaking of poop, there's a lot of that smelly stuff in this book, too -- everything from how...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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Summary: "This colorful guide will Introduce young readers to the numerous ways in which members of the animal kingdom communicate. The means of animal communication turn out to be as intriguing and varied as the content that is being communicated, from mating signals and announcements regarding location and food availability to warning alarms and simple tokens of affection and protectiveness....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.59 BRASummary: Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006