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Belly button book!
By Sandra Boynton. 2005
The three bears & 15 other stories (A trophy Bk.)
By Anne F Rockwell. 1984
Sixteen famous tales retold in the spirit of the originals. In "The Lion and the Mouse" a small creature rescues…
a strong one. In "The Gingerbread Man" a clever fox has a tasty treat. In "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" a troll has an unfortunate encounter. For grades 2-4. 1975Timothy, or, Notes of an abject reptile
By Verlyn Klinkenborg. 2006
Selborne, England; late 1700s. Timothy, a tortoise living in naturalist Gilbert White's garden, reports his observations on humans and the…
natural world from his unique, on-the-ground perspective. He explains, for instance, the advantages of hibernating for the winter over being awake and toiling, like people do. 2006The Sea Otter Way
By Nancy Dawson. 2020
A sea otter teaches her young pup how to dive for shellfish, their favorite food, and break them open on…
their bellies! Streaker, a southern sea otter pup, watches and learns the sea otter way of life from his mother until a storm hits, separating Streaker from his mother. Streaker will need to remember everything his mother taught him to survive! Will Streaker make it back to his mother?Personhood
By Thalia Field. 2021
A remarkable and moving cross-genre work about animal rights by one of America’s foremost experimental writers Whether investigating refugee parrots,…
indentured elephants, the pathetic fallacy, or the revolving absurdity of the human role in the "invasive species crisis," Personhood reveals how the unmistakable problem between humans and our nonhuman relatives is too often the derangement of our narratives and the resulting lack of situational awareness. Building on her previous collection, Bird Lovers, Backyard, Thalia Field's essayistic investigations invite us on a humorous, heartbroken journey into how people attempt to control the fragile complexities of a shared planet. The lived experiences of animals, and other historical actors, provide unique literary-ecological responses to the exigencies of injustice and to our delusions of special status.Cuddles the Cat Goes to the Dentist
By Sean Kelly. 2015
Cuddles the cat visits the dentist, brushes her teeth twice a day, and keeps the sugar bugs away. But then…
there's Cuddles' best friend, Bob. When it comes to taking care of his teeth, he doesn't do a great job. Bob often forgets to brush, so his teeth are turning brown, but the dentist helps him turn his frown upside-down! With the help of Cuddles and Bob, teach your children the value of keeping their teeth healthy and clean. Author and practicing dentist Sean Kelly provides useful FAQs to guide parents and children to a happy and (hopefully) cavity-free mouth.