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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NALWalters, Eric
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Sam and her father scrape by caring for rescued elephants until an offer comes through that may not only save the sanctuary, it may also restore an extinct species. Includes facts about woolly mammoths and cloning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Summary: In parallel stories, Bone, an orphaned dog, finds and loses a series of homes, Sunny, a family pet, helps Charlie through the grief and other after-effects of his brother's death, and lonely Henry pleads for a dog of his own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MARBartók, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BARMartel, Yann
Summary: Patel Pi is a young man living in India, his father is the owner and manager of the zoo in the city but decided to emigrate to Canada and seek a better life through the sale of animals. After complex procedures, the family begins a journey Patel that is cut short by tragedy: a terrible storm wrecks the ship they are traveling on. Pi will have to use his talents to survive while he also deals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Destino, 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH MARSummary: A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE LIFMartin, Ann M.
Summary: Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC MARSummary: Meet the most unforgettable characters and embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle and learns 'The Bare Necessities' of life from happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear. Meet Bagheera, the wise old panther, and crazy King Louie, the orangutan. But watch out for the cunning tiger Shere Khan and Kaa, the sneakiest snake in the jungle! It is an extraordinary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUN RATED GEllis, 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...
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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...
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHILasky, Kathryn.
Summary: Soren and his band must fly to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to find allies against the Pure Ones who are about to launch another deadly attack against the great tree. The Grand Battle begins with the search for allies in the Northern Kingdoms and ends in The Burning that will change all Owldom forever. Soren and his band are sent to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to gather allies and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC LASCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LASSummary: 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;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD NATEllis, Gerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welcome Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.674 ELLMyers, 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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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MARFunaro, Gregory.
Summary: In Victorian England Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FUNDevine, 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 New 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 MONCronin, Doreen.
Summary: While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lectorum 2007
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 SPANISH CROKalman, 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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows Mma Ramotste, a recently bereaved woman, as she sets up the only woman-run Private Detective Agency in Botswana and her attempts to get it off the ground. She gets help from Mma Makutsi, her new secretary, and Mr. JLB Matekoni, the owner and super mechanic of the wonderful Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotste takes on cases, meets many new people who need her help - from a woman who thinks the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2009
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Summary: A wonderful celebration of the diversity of family life. Just like us, animal families are all different. From a clownfish mommy and daddy to cheetah daddies who adopt cubs - dip in and discover all kinds of families. But what do they all have in common? Love, of course!--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2021