Taylor, Theodore
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Ben must cope alone when a mysterious sniper begins shooting the big cats in his family's private zoological preserve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TAYPearson, Marie
Summary: Explores the similarities between leopards and cheetahs, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like size, fur patterns, and hunting practices can be used to identify these big cats. Additional features include a side-by-side comparison of the animals, an activity encouraging readers to demonstrate their knowledge, a phonetic glossary, sources for further reading, an introduction to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.75 PEAWinter, Steve
Summary: "A LEOPARD LEAPS into a tree with prey twice its weight. A LION lets out a ROAR and lunges at a wildebeest across the golden plains. A JAGUAR silently STALKS a deer through the dense, dark jungle. Through famed National Geographic photographer Steve Winter's legendary, award-winning lens, readers will get up close and personal with the "big four"--lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards--presented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 599.75 WINBatten, Mary.
Summary: Introduces the world's big cats, including lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards, jaguars, and some more unusual varieties. They roar. They claw. They stalk. They pounce. The wild cats of the world are beautiful, but also deadly. From ferocious lions, speedy cheetahs, and cagey tigers to unusual sand cats and clouded leopards, Wild Cats takes you into the wild.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2002
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BATDavey, Owen
Summary: Shares information on different types of cats, including lions, jaguars, and tigers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 DAVHirsch, Andy
Summary: Bean, a calico kitten abandoned on the streets, explores the history of domesticated cats, detailing how evolution and selective breeding have developed such traits in cats as retractable claws, slit pupils, and sense of balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.75 HIRSimon, Seymour.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of big cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.74428 SIMBernstein, Galia
Summary: Simon the housecat points out that he may not roar like a lion or run fast like a cheetah, but he has many other things in common with the big cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BERFields, Jan
Summary: When the Discover Cryptids crew arrives in Arkansas to investigate the Ozark Howler, possibly an escaped exotic big cat, they find themselves in direct competition with a rival television crew for the program Bump in the Night--but when they are examining signs of the monster Gabe falls into the river and is swept away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC FIEEngle, Margarita
Summary: Told in alternating voices, determined to make a difference and heal from their troubled pasts, teens Ana and Leandro fight to protect California wildlife and the endangered puma.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Not all cats are the playful pets we pamper; meet the wild cats. Wild cats have fascinated mankind for thousands of years. Each species has its own tale--from being worshiped to being feared as a ravaging monster. What is fiction and what is fact about these furry animals?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Darby Creek Pub. 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 599.75 BECMarsico, Katie
Summary: From snow leopards to tigers, almost all of the world’s big cat species are in danger of dying out. These fierce predators live all over the world in many different habitats and play an important role in their local ecosystems. Readers will discover how human activities are harming the cats and what can be done to save them. They will also learn about big cats species that have already gone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.75 MARUrquhart, Jennifer C.
Summary: Text and pictures introduce lions, tigers, leopards, and the other big cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1990