Animals category: 23627 books
by Ammi-Joan Paquette
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Hop,
hop,
hop,
STOP!
Are you ready to climb aboard the Bunny Bus? Up one hill. Down another. Come join the eager troop of animal friends as they bounce along to the Easter Parade.
A picture book perfect for those who love cute animals and vehicles—ideal for springtime and Easter.
Austin
The story of a loveable old car sent to be crushed at Butcher's scrapyard
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
This is the coolest story of an unwanted little Austin 7 car called Austin... Austin is book 1 of the Austin Chronicles adventure series for children.So who is Austin?Austin is a wreck! He's overgrown with weeds and brambles and he lives at the back of Farmer Oats' old barn behind the rickety stone...
by Jennifer Thorne
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2019
It's a quiet morning at the zoo, until some strange new creatures roll in—trucks and bulldozers and wrecking balls! They're tumbling, digging, and roaring alongside the animals. Giraffe, rhino, the monkeys, and the tigers watch the new creatures and, soon, are playing with their new friends. It's...
by Lisa Wheeler
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Farmer Dale is hauling a load of hay into town when he meets some bossy barnyard animals looking for a lift. The kindly farmer lets them all squeeze in, but then his trusty truck breaks down. Everyone will have to pull together to get that old red rig moooooving again.
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings
A 21st Century Bestiary
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
From medieval bestiaries to Borges’s Book of Imaginary Beings, we’ve long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer’s song. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology—they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs...
Love, Life, and Elephants
An African Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya's rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry...
Trident K9 Warriors
My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
As Seen on "60 Minutes"!
As a Navy SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department...
by Farley Mowat
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
This international bestseller that changed the way we look at wolves “opens new horizons in understanding animal nature and intelligence” (Newsday).
In 1948, Farley Mowat landed in the far north of Manitoba, Canada, a young biologist sent to investigate the region’s dwindling population...
by Gerald Durrell
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Part of the trilogy of memoirs that inspired the television show The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist’s adventures with animals—and humans—on a Greek island.
When his family moved to a Greek island, young naturalist Gerald Durrell was able to indulge his passion for wildlife of all sorts...
Chaser
Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
**A New York Times Bestseller
"The most scientifically important dog in over a century." —Brian Hare**
Chaser has fascinated dog lovers and scientists alike. Her story reveals the potential for taking out dialogue with dogs well beyond "fetch." When retired psychology...
What the Robin Knows
How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
A guide to listening to songbirds—the key to observing nature in a whole new way. Includes audio of bird vocalizations!
A lifelong birder, tracker, and naturalist, Jon Young is guided in his work and teaching by three basic premises: the robin, junco, and other songbirds know everything important...
Inside Animal Minds
The New Science of Animal Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
The Animal Intelligence Bundle:
“Minds of Their Own” by Virginia Morell (March 2008)
“Almost Human” by Mary Roach (April 2008)
“The Genius of Swarms” by Peter Miller (July 2007)
In “Minds of Their Own,” Virginia Morell provides an overview of the science of animal intelligence....
The Last Great Ape
A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
The true story of an adventurer-turned-warrior fighting poachers and traffickers to protect animals from extinction.
Staging heart-pounding, espionage-style raids, Ofir Drori and his organization, The Last Great Ape (LAGA), have put countless poachers and traffickers of endangered species behind...
Tropical Nature
Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Seventeen marvelous essays introducing the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest.
A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats,...