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Herd on the Streetby Ken Wells; Bruce McCall
Simon & Schuster 2007; US$ 10.99For more than sixty years, The Wall Street Journal has prided itself not just on its serious journalism, but also on the whimsical and arcane stories that amuse and delight its readers. In that regard, animal stories have proven to be the most beloved of all. Now, veteran Journal reporter and Page One editor Ken Wells gathers the finest, funniest, and most fascinating of these animal tales in one exceptional book. Here are lighthearted, witty stories of breakthroughs in goldfish surgery, the untiring efforts of British animal lovers who guide lovesick toads across dangerous motorways, and the quest to tame doggy anxieties by prescribing the human pacifier Prozac. Other pieces reflect on mankind's impact on the animal kingdom: a close-up... more...
Cup of Comfort for Cat Loversby Colleen Sell
Adams Media 2008; US$ 9.95You know much joy your furry friend adds to your life and in this stunning new collection you'll find fifty more cats that will steal your heart-one meow at a time. From a wayward Calico that rescues his family from a deadly snake to a sophisticated Siamese that helps to heal her ailing owner, A Cup of Comfort for Cat Lovers celebrates the courage, healing, and affection of these mysterious and loyal companions. So snuggle in with your favorite feline and bask in the love that only a cat can give.Because a life without cats is no life worth purring about. Colleen Sell has compiled twenty volumes of the Cup of Comfort book series. She has authored, ghostwritten, or edited more than one hundred books and published scores of magazine articles... more...
Second Natureby Jonathan Balcombe
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2010; US$ 12.99Jonathan Balcombe's follow-up to his successful first book, Pleasurable Kingdom, is an eloquent and scientifically informed account, which shatters the myth that animals eat and reproduce mindlessly and shows how we humans have to learn to treat them as sentient beings capable of feelings and pain and emotions. more...
The Loghouse Nestby Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
Dundurn Press 1988; US$ 9.95A charming account of the author?s relationship with the birds and creatures who shared her homesite at Pimisi Bay, near Mattawa, Ontario. more...
Second Natureby Jonathan Balcombe; J. M. Coetzee
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 9.99For centuries we believed that humans were the only ones that mattered. The idea that animals had feelings was either dismissed or considered heresy. Today, that’s all changing. New scientific studies of animal behavior reveal perceptions, intelligences, awareness and social skills that would have been deemed fantasy a generation ago. The implications make our troubled relationship to animals one of the most pressing moral issues of our time. Jonathan Balcombe, animal behaviorist and author of the critically acclaimed Pleasurable Kingdom , draws on the latest research, observational studies and personal anecdotes to reveal the full gamut of animal experience—from... more...
En peligro! (At Risk!)by Dawn McMillan
Shell Education 2008; US$ 8.99Many animals are at risk of becoming extinct, or no longer part of the animal kingdom. When animals' habitats are destroyed or damaged, they can die because of lack of food and space to live. Forest habitats are very often destroyed because we cut down trees for wood. Some endangered animals are the Sumatran tiger, the ivory-billed woodpecker, the northern white rhinoceros, and the black-footed ferret. There are many ways to help save endangered species such as recycling and not polluting the environment. more...
Fraser Bearby Maggie De Vries; Renne Benoit
Douglas & McIntyre 2011; US$ 10.95A true-to-life nature story for young readers, from the multi-award-winning creators of Tale of a Great White Fish . This moving, beautifully illustrated story follows a black bear cub’s life in the Pacific Northwest from his birth to his first salmon catch, uniting the cycles of bear and fish. A map and further information about bears and salmon are included. The book is based on a top-selling plush toy named Fraser Bear, created by the Pacific Salmon Foundation and Rocky Mountaineer Vacations. This toy, holding a salmon in his mouth, is sold on RMV’s trains and through their souvenir catalogue, with sales benefitting the PSF. The book will become a must-have addition to all toy purchases. more...
Ratsby Julie Mancini
TFH Publications, Inc 2009; US$ 8.99Over half a million US households own pet rats or mice, with both children and adults responsible for taking care of these adorable pets. Rats features all newly authored text by an expert on rodents and provides concise yet complete coverage of subjects such as selection, characteristics, feeding, housing, grooming, training, health and fun activities. Useful tip boxes in each chapter show every member of the household how to make the most out of owning a pet. more...
A Whale for the Killingby Farley Mowat
Douglas & McIntyre 2012; US$ 18.95When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a lagoon near his Newfoundland home, Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was a unique chance to observe one of the world's most magnificent creatures up close. But some of his neighbours saw a different opportunity altogether: in a prolonged fit of violence, they blasted the whale with rifle fire, and scarred its back with motorboat propellers. Mowat appealed desperately to the police, to marine biologists, finally to the Canadian press. But it was too late. Mowat's poignant and compelling story is an eloquent argument for the end of the whale hunt, and the rediscovery of the empathy that makes us human. more...
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