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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz—"a Thoreau for modern times" (San Antonio Express-News)—offers us a deeper understanding of the inner lives of animals and teaches us how we can more effectively communicate with them, made real by his own remarkable experiences with a wide array of creatures great and small.
In Talking to Animals, journalist Jon Katz—who left his Manhattan life behind two...
In Talking to Animals, journalist Jon Katz—who left his Manhattan life behind two...
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 26
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Learn what goes on inside your dog's mind and develop a positive, fulfilling relationship with your best friend. "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan is America's most sought-after dog-behavior expert, but he is not a trainer in the traditional sense--his expertise lies in his ability to comprehend dog psychology. Tracing his own journey from a clay-walled farm in Mexico to the celebrity palaces of Los Angeles, Cesar recounts how he learned what makes dogs...
Author
Publisher
Dutton, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Descended from shy, solitary North African wild cats, domestic cats set up homes with devoted owners all over the world by learning how to talk to us. This book translates-in case you missed anything. A renowned cat behavior scientist of over thirty years, Dr. Sarah Brown has been at the forefront of research in the field, discovering how cats use tail signals to interact with each other and their owners. Now, she reveals the previously unexplored...
7) Wild magic
Author
Series
Immortals (Tamora Pierce) volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The mage Numair, the knight Alanna, and Queen Thayet enlist thirteen-year-old Daine's help to battle the dreadful immortal creatures that have recently begun to attack the kingdom of Tortall.
11) Wolf-speaker
Author
Series
Immortals (Tamora Pierce) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
With the help of her animal friends, Daine fights to save the kingdom of Tortall from ambitious mortals and dangerous immortals.
Author
Series
Immortals (Tamora Pierce) volume 4
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
This conclusion to the three previous books about Daine and her wild magic solves many of her problems and hints at the love that lies in her future.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
The top dog behaviorists in the country - the top researchers, scientists, and veterinarians - have teamed up with a renowned media personality to create the most cutting-edge, scientifically accurate, definitive book on the most popular behavioral issues that dogs face.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to talk from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger, who has taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words.
Author
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A wonderfully quirky, heart-breaking, heart-warming and thought-provoking story of a woman's dog who not only talks to her, he talks to God. Recently widowed Mary Fassler has no choice except to believe Rufus, the miniature schnauzer, who claims to speak to the Divine. The question is: Will Mary follow the dog's advice, and leave everything she knows and loves Is this at the urging of God Or is it something else? Will Mary risk it all or ignore the...
Author
Series
Immortals (Tamora Pierce) volume 3
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When she is sent as part of the delegation from Tortall to negotiate a peace treaty with Carthak, fifteen-year-old Daine must use her powers to communicate with animals for more than healing the Carthak emperor's dying birds.
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