Red Fox
The Catlike Canine
Written by J. David Henry
Format: eBook, 174 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $16.95
In this engaging introduction to the red fox (
Vulpes vulpes), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit pupils, the North American red fox not only resembles but often behaves like a feline, especially when...
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Of Tigers and Men
Written by Richard Ives
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 5, 2012
Price: $13.99
We have entered the age of extinction. Soon many of the animal kingdom’s most extraordinary creatures will no longer roman free, hunted and hounded out of existence—including one of its most magnificent denizens, the wild tiger.
It was this sobering realization of impending tragedy that inspired naturalist and safari leader Richard Ives...
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Old Working Dogs
Written by David Hancock
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $11.95
British gundogs, terriers, hounds and especially sheepdogs are used and held in high regard throughout the world, wherever working dogs are employed. Wherever sheep are worked by 'strong-eyed' dogs Border Collie blood from Britain is behind it. Inevitably, some old breeds have disappeared and others may follow them. In this book...
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Grayson (ESPANOL)
Written by Lynne Cox
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2011
Price: $6.99
De una de las nadadoras profesionales má
s destacadas del mundo nos llega este maravilloso relato, sobre el poder de la fe que supera todos los obstá
culosEn
Grayson, Lynne Cox narra la historia de un milagroso e inolvidable encuentro que vivió en el mar a los diecisiete años. En una madrugada serena...
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British Cattle
Written by Val Porter
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: January 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
Since the eighteenth century, British cattle breeds have spread worldwide and have made the names of several counties famous in distant lands. Yet some of those breeds have become extinct and many others have become so rare in their own country that they are in danger of disappearing.
In the hope...
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Grayson (ESPANOL)
Written by Lynne Cox
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $9.95
De una de las nadadoras profesionales má
s destacadas del mundo nos llega este maravilloso relato, sobre el poder de la fe que supera todos los obstá
culosEn
Grayson, Lynne Cox narra la historia de un milagroso e inolvidable encuentro que vivió en el mar a los diecisiete años. En una madrugada serena...
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Cats in Question
The Smithsonian Answer Book
Written by John Seidensticker and Susan Lumpkin
Photographed by Art Wolfe
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2004
Price: $24.95
What are cats? How do cats hunt? Do wild cats like catnip? Do cats dream?
Cats in Question, a new book in Smithsonian's highly successful “In Question” series, offers authoritative and engaging answers to the thousands of questions about cats that Smithsonian scientists receive annually. All of the world’s cats are...
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The Whole Hog
Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigs
Written by Lyall Watson
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2004
Price: $24.95
Not all animals are created equal. For a start, pigs have it, sheep don’t; that is, that special quality of intelligence, a sense of play, and a gregariousness that make these tragically misunderstood—yet no less endearing—creatures more like us than any other animal. Best-selling author Lyall Watson takes a delightful look...
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The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats
A Journey Into the Feline Heart
Written by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2004
Price: $13.95
Drawing from literature, history, animal behavioral research, and the wonderful true stories of cat experts and cat lovers around the world, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson vividly explores the delights and mysteries of the feline heart. But at the core of this remarkable book are Masson’s candid, often amusing observations of his own...
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North American Tree Squirrels
Written by Michael A. Steele and John L. Koprowski
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2003
Price: $17.95
Written with clarity and wit by two top scientists,
North American Tree Squirrels illuminates the everyday lives of gray and fox squirrels, the two most dominant types of tree squirrels of the eastern United States.
Drawing on more than twenty years of research, Michael A. Steele and John L. Koprowski detail the...
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