Montgomery, Sy
Summary: "A luxe, full color picture book adaptation of Sy Montgomery and Rebecca Green's New York Times bestselling How to Be a Good Creature"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prima Pub. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 VONKJenkins, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1990
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.0887 JENOrlean, Susan
Summary: 'How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages,' writes Susan Orlean. Since the age of six, when Orlean wrote and illustrated a book called Herbert the Near-Sighted Pigeon, she's been drawn to stories about how we live with animals, and how they abide by us. Now, in On Animals, she examines animal-human relationships through the compelling tales she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 ORLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 ORLCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 ORLHolland, Jennifer S.
Summary: Presents a collection of stories about animals who have forged unlikely, abiding bonds with other animals of different species, from Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten to Owen the hippo and the tortoise Mzee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 HOLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal Wild HollandJohnson, Robin (Robin R.)
Summary: "What makes an animal famous? Some do important jobs that help humans, and some have super skills or do entertaining tricks. Some become celebrities on the Internet just for being cute-or grumpy! This book offers examples of animals who have accomplished amazing feats, made predictions, and won hearts worldwide"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.02 JOHMarkle, Sandra
Summary: "Did you know that rats can be heroes? So can a humpback whale! Discover incredible true stories about animals that have rescued humans-and other animals-in a book sure to appeal to animal lovers everywhere"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 MARKatz, Jon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.0092 KATNational Geographic Kids (COR)
Summary: "Pet puns, witty captions, Internet memes, and laugh-out-loud real-world anecdotes make this collection of hilarious animal pictures and stories a perfect package for jokesters and animal lovers alike. This silly snack-size book is packed with strange facts, comical tales, and adorable photos, featuring all kinds of our furry, scaly, feathery, and slimy friends. Get the scoop on famous critter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2019
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Summary: "From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 NEZLaPlante, Matthew D
Summary: The world's largest land mammal could help us end cancer. The fastest bird is showing us how to solve a century-old engineering mystery. The oldest tree is giving us insights into climate change. The loudest whale is offering clues about the impact of solar storms. For a long time, scientists ignored superlative life forms as outliers. Increasingly, though, researchers are coming to see great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591 LAPNewman, Aline Alexander
Summary: These bunnies may look adorable, but there's more than meets the eye! In Rascally Rabbits!, meet some rabbits that cause nothing but trouble, a rescue pup who will eat ANYTHING, and a sneaky bear with a taste for treats. Readers won't stop laughing as they read these hilarious'and completely true!'stories. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, readers won't want to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 591.5 NEWAntin, Evan
Summary: "Star of Animal Planet's Evan Goes Wild and People magazine's "Pet Vet" Dr. Evan Antin takes readers beyond his viral Instagram posts right into the wild world with him. World Wild Vet is an up close and personal look at planet earth, in all its wild glory. But beyond the laugh-out-loud stories and dangerous encounters with some of our planet's most exotic creatures, it is a clarion call to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANTIN, EVAN ANTMcEnroe, Colin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 MCEChilds, Craig Leland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasqyatch Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.978 CHIWhite, Betty
Summary: Noted television actress, impassioned lifelong animal welfare advocate, and author, Betty White offers intimate and funny stories about her animal friends at the zoo, enhanced by four-color photographs. This book is the passion project she has been working on for more than a decade; a love letter to zoos and to the animals in them, from a woman who admits she likes animals better than humans...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.088 WHITarte, Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2003
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Summary: Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, had their lives turned upside down when they adopted their pig-daughter Esther--the so-called micro pig who turned out to be a full-sized commercial pig growing to a whopping 600 pounds--as they describe in their bestselling memoir Esther the Wonder Pig. The book ends with them moving to a new farm, and starting a new wonderful life where they will live on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.4 JENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 636.4 JENStevens, Kathy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.08 STEAkhtar, Aysha
Summary: Through the stories of a varied cast of characters, Dr. Akhtar reveals what happens when we both break and forge bonds with animals. She demonstrates how humans are neurologically designed to empathize with animals, and how violence against them goes against our nature. In equal measure, the love and friendship we give to other species biologically reverberates back to us.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 590 AKHHerriot, James.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1997