Little old Miss Mackey decides to adopt a dog of her very own from the animal shelter. She is faced with a big decision: What dog will she take home with her?

Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called for harmony with, rather than domestication of, nature, and for a reliance on individual integrity, rather than on materialistic institutions, is echoed in many of the great American philosophical and literary works of his time and ours, and has given an im...

Many pet owners suffer endless with grief after the loss of a pet. This book takes a new look at pet loss as it is distinct from other types of loss. This book is not focused on adding to academia on the subject or agreeing / disagreeing with the findings of other authors and experts. It focuses on helping the pet owner work through the grief process to come out at the other end ready to pay tribute to their lost pet and take joy in their memories.

Part mystery, part magical tale, this is the story of a miraculous ocean encounter that happened to the adventurer, swimmer, and bestselling author when she was seventeen and in training for a big swim.It was the dark of early morning; Lynne was in 55-degree water as smooth as black ice, two hundred yards offshore, outside the wave break. She was swimming her last half-mile back to the pier before heading home for breakfast when she became aware that something was ...

COME ON A GREAT ADVENTURE WITH TIMBA THE TIGER!A true-to-life story about endangered tigers in the wild. Discover where they live, how they hunt, what they eat, and how they survive.Jan Latta is the author and photographer of True to Life Books. To create the books she follows animals every day, taking photographs and writing about them in their natural habitats in Africa, China, Borneo, India, and Australia. With true-to-life photos and a simple text, Jan has captured amaz...

Award-winning author Temple Grandin is famous for her groundbreaking approach to decoding animal behavior. Now she extends her expert guidance to small-scale farming operations. Grandin’s fascinating explanations of how herd animals think — describing their senses, fears, instincts, and memories — and how to analyze their behavior, will help you handle your livestock more safely and effectively. You’ll learn to become a skilled observer of animal movement and behavior, and detailed illustr...

Monkeys are fascinating creatures in the sense that they have several familiar characteristics. The theory of evolution even states that we evolved from them. Learning about monkeys will help a child better understand Darwin's theory, and decide whether he/she would believe in it or not. Colorful and well-formatted, this educational book is definitely a must-have!

This book covers many topics about the monarch butterfly, including migration, interesting facts, their life cycle, what they eat, their habitat and many other aspects of their lives. They are on the endangered butterfly list and you'll discover why, and also how important the milkweed plant is to them.Written in an easy style, it goes into detail about many things including conservation and about people doing their bit for these beautiful butterflies.

My Extraordinary Life as a Zoo Director.From merciful acts of compassion to vindictive acts of litigation, Sunset at the Zoo examines the clash between the popularity of seeing exotic animals and the realities of compassionately managing captive species.On the other side of children’s wide eyes and adults’ fascination with the newest zoo attractions, is the zoo director’s ethical responsibility behind the scenes. Of the more than 175 million annual...

Few people understand the difficulties animal rights activists undergo. Some regard them as extremists or eccentric; rebels or ridiculous. Either way, the activists battle through all the human apathy and ignorance to reveal their good intentions; to be a voice to the voiceless and protect the defenseless. This book gives the public a true rendition of how some of us endure many obstacles while attempting to change the public outlook on animal and human coexistence. Until the human populou...

In Elephant House, photographer Dick Blau and historian Nigel Rothfels offer a thought-provoking study of the Oregon Zoo’s Asian Elephant Building and the daily routines of its residents—human and pachyderm alike. Without an agenda beyond a desire to build a deeper understanding of this enigmatic environment, Elephant House is the result of the authors’ unique creative collaboration and explores the relationships between captive elephants and their human caregivers.

This volume contains a collection of articles on pig-keeping, with information on farrowing, parturition, feeding, breeding, taking care of female pigs, and much more besides. Including a wealth of information fundamental to the successful keeping of pigs, this volume will be of considerable value to the novice pig farmer, and will also appeal to existing farmers looking to improve their farming practice. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of as...