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Just bats
By M. Brock Fenton. 1983
Apes and monkeys
By Tom Jackson, Barbara Taylor. 2004
Apes and monkeys are versatile animals that can be found swinging from trees in a forest and performing death-defying leaps…
to grab their food. This guide offers a unique insight into the lives of apes and monkeys, examining every aspect of their lifestyles and behaviour, from habitats to feeding, communication, courting, giving birth and looking after their young. Grades K-3. 2004.Friend or foe: the whole truth about animals that people love to hate
By Etta Kaner. 2015
Rats, mosquitoes, bats, cockroaches, leeches, vultures - it’s easy to fear and despise them. But are they all bad? You…
probably know that rats destroy food supplies and can cause house fires when they gnaw on electrical wires, but did you know their supersensitive noses can help detect tuberculosis or even land mines? Are these conventionally icky critters really public enemies, or do they have merits worth appreciating? Takes a close look at what we dislike about each of 10 unpopular animals, and then presents the flip side: these very same animals are often smart, helpful to humans and the environment, or inspiring to scientists. Grades 2-4. Winner of the 2017 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Honour Book Award. 2015.James Herriot's favourite dog stories
By James Herriot. 1995
Ten of James Herriot's favourite stories about the dogs he met during his life as a vet in North Yorkshire.…
The stories include Jock the sheepdog, Hermann the dachshund, and three tales of the memorable Tricki Woo. c1995.Tales about cows and dogs, Shire horses, goats and orphaned lambs. James Herriot tells of times when the telephone would…
summon him to a sick animal in the middle of the night. And introduces many fascinating characters who were part of his life - from the dour farmer to the couple who insisted the vet stayed for a dram of whisky. 1997.Izzy & Lenore: two dogs, an unexpected journey, and me
By Jon Katz. 2008
Katz presents the story of two dogs that profoundly affected his life and work. Skittish border collie Izzy pushes him…
into rewarding work with Hospice. And black lab Lenore's gentle spirit helps remind him why he wanted to work with animals in the first place. 2008.In the shadow of man
By Jane van Lawick-Goodall. 1971
The author spent ten years on the shores of Lake Tanganyika studying and getting to know the chimpanzees of the…
district, their family lives and hierarchies, their loyalties and vendettas, their sexual behaviour, and their treatment of their children and the old. 1971.Fruitless fall: the collapse of the honey bee and the coming agricultural crisis
By Rowan Jacobsen. 2008
Investigates why 30 billion honeybees vanished by the spring of 2007, identifying the convergence of culprits - blood-sucking mites, pesticide…
build-up, viral infections, overused antibiotics, urbanization and climate change - that have led to habitat loss and the destruction of hives. Honeybees aren't pollinating crops as effectively, even as beekeepers truck stressed honeybees cross-country to pollinate the fields of desperate farmers. Jacobsen predicts that our breakfasts will become a lot more expensive, though he hopes that more resilient bees can eventually emerge. Some strong language. 2008.Bridge called hope: Stories Of Triumph From The Ranch Of Rescued Dreams
By Kim Meeder. 2006
Meeder is the cofounder and director of Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, an organization that rescues abused and dying horses and…
pairs them with children in need. A collection of more than twenty true stories from her ranch unveils true strength and genuine courage. Experience for yourself the kind of love and hope that change a person from the inside out. Descriptions of violence. c2006.Crossing paths: uncommon encounters with animals in the wild
By Craig Leland Childs. 1997
A river guide recounts his observations of wildlife. Includes meetings with bears, birds, elks, and antelopes, as well as trout…
and mosquitoes. Describes excavating bones at a dig with renowned scientists where the children were the most serious workers. Also recalls a close encounter with a blue shark. 1997.Grass, sky, song: promise and peril in the world of grassland birds
By Trevor Herriot. 2009
Herriot explores local pastures and open rangeland to discover why birds are disappearing and what, if anything, we can do…
to save them. He reveals that any hope for the endangered wildness in North America's heartland depends on people making the right choices - on farms, in legislatures, in board rooms, and even at the supermarket. 2009.Animals that changed the world
By Keltie Thomas. 2010
Rats, through the diseases they carry, have probably killed more people than any war or natural disaster, and goats may…
have been the first to discover coffee. Among the more than 20 animals featured in this book are dogs, sheep, dolphins, silk moths and beavers, all of which have changed the course of history for better or for worse. Grades 3-6. 2010.Bug bites: insects hunting insects ... and more
By Diane Swanson. 1997
Horse stories: Riding With The Wind
By Gayle Bunney. 1998
A lifelong love of horses inspired the author to collect these stories about the horses she has known. She has…
encountered them in rodeos, races, trail rides and cattle drives. She was even married on a horse. In all of these stories, her enduring love and respect for horses is evident. 1998.Animal senses: how animals see, hear, taste, smell and feel (Animal Behavior Ser.)
By Pamela Hickman. 1998
What does the world look, sound and feel like to animals? Use the activities in this book to find out…
how your senses differ from those of an animal's. Grades 3-6. 1998.Animal defenses: how animals protect themselves (Animal Behavior Ser.)
By Etta Kaner. 1999
Do you run and hide or yell for help when you're afraid? Some animals do too, while others use more…
unusual methods to defend themselves: many lizards' tails drop off when enemies grab them, while possums play dead. Discover the amazing world of animal defenses. Grades 2-4. 1999.Happily Ever Esther: two men, a wonder pig, and their life-changing mission to give animals a home
By Steve Jenkins, Caprice Crane, Alan Cumming, Derek Walter. 2018
When Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter decide to start a farm with the animals' benefit in mind, they quickly realize…
the realities of being a farmer can be frantic, crazy, and even insane. 2018.Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?
By F. B. M. de Waal. 2016
What separates your mind from that of an animal? Is it the ability to design tools; a sense of self;…
or the grasp of past and future? In recent decades these claims have eroded, or even been disproven outright, by a revolution in the study of animal cognition. Waal explores both the scope and the depth of animal intelligence, offering a firsthand account of how science has stood traditional behaviourism on its head by revealing how smart animals really are, and how we've underestimated their abilities for too long. Bestseller. 2016.Falcon
By Helen Macdonald. 2018
Before best-selling author Helen Macdonald told the story of the goshawk in H Is for Hawk, she told the story…
of the falcon, in a cultural history of the masterful creature that can "cut the sky in two" with the "perfectly aerodynamic profile of a raindrop," as she so incisively puts it. In talon-sharp prose she explores the spell the falcon has had over her and, by extension, all of us, whether we've seen them "through binoculars, framed on gallery walls, versified by poets, flown as hunting birds, through Manhattan windows, sewn on flags, stamped on badges, or winnowing through the clouds over abandoned arctic radar stations." Macdonald dives through centuries and careens around the globe to tell the story of the falcon as it has flown in the wild skies of the natural world and those of our imagination. Mixing history, myth, and legend, she explores the long history of the sport of falconry in many human cultures, from Japan to Abu Dhabi to Oxford; she analyzes the falcon's talismanic power as a symbol in art, politics, and business; and she addresses the ways we have both endangered and protected it. Along the way we discover how falcons were mobilized in secret military projects; their links with espionage, the Third Reich, the Holy Roman Empire, and space programs; and how they have figured in countless stories of heroism and, of course, the erotic. Best of all, Macdonald has given us something fresh: a new introduction that draws on all her experience to even further invigorate her cherished subject. The result is a deeply informed book written with the same astonishing lyrical grace that has captivated readers and had everyone talking about this writer-cum-falconer. 2018.From here to eternity: traveling the world to find the good death
By Caitlin Doughty. 2017
Fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for…
their dead. In rural Indonesia, she observes a man clean and dress his grandfather's mummified body. Grandpa's mummy has lived in the family home for two years, where the family has maintained a warm and respectful relationship. She meets Bolivian natitas (cigarette-smoking, wish-granting human skulls), and introduces us to a Japanese kotsuage, in which relatives use chopsticks to pluck their loved-ones' bones from cremation ashes. With curiosity and morbid humour, Doughty encounters vividly decomposed bodies and participates in compelling, powerful death practices almost entirely unknown in America. Introduces death-care innovators researching green burial and body composting, explores new spaces for mourning--including a glowing Buddha columbarium in Japan and America's only open-air pyre--and reveals unexpected new possibilities for our own death rituals. Bestseller. 2017.